MOHAMED YUSUF bin Zuhri (Hj)
Education in Singapore (Part 3: Malay/Tamil),
Accession Number 001992
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 5
Total Reels
- Zaleha bte Osman
Interviewer
- 02:19:33
Total Running Time
- Malay
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 5
Metadata
- 12 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:29:30
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Personal background. Primary school education at Radin Mas Primary. Comparison of today's standard of education and past. Kampong days and games he played as children. Why parents made him learn Mandarin in school. Subjects taught at madrasah. Description of madrasah. Education at Raffles Institution. Extracurricular activities in school. Father was religious figure.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 5
Metadata
- 12 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:28:34
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Teaching experience at Sang Nila Utama in 1967. Became Acting Assistant Specialist Inspector of religious knowledge in 1969. Duties of an Inspector. Participation in Interact Club. Interaction between teachers and students. Discipline of students. Comparison of students of today and past. Religious education at Sang Nila Utama. Community's attitude towards religious education. Increasing demand for religious education.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 5
Metadata
- 12 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:12
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Description of Sang Nila Utama. Explanation of school logo and motto. Social background of students. Working experience at Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (MUIS) as Director of Religious Edcuation. Problems encountered as Director; how they were solved. Allocation of funds to madrasah and mosque. Introduction of common examination for all in madrasah.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 5
Metadata
- 12 Jan 1998
Recording Date
- 00:30:29
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Introduction of systems approach in madrasah. Madrasah's committee and its activities. Increasing interest in madrasah education. Madrasah education and secular education. Reasons for increasing interest in madrasah education. Why few parents in the past sent their children to madrasah. Job opportunities for madrasah students. Ex-students of Sang Nila Utama.
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