Education in Malaysia [electronic resource] : Developments and Challenges / edited by Moses Samuel, Meng Yew Tee, Lorraine Pe Symaco.

Contributor(s): Samuel, Moses [editor.] | Tee, Meng Yew [editor.] | Symaco, Lorraine Pe [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: TextTextSeries: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ; 39Publisher: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2017Description: XIV, 182 p. 4 illus. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789811044274Subject(s): Education | International education | Comparative education | Education | International and Comparative EducationAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 370.116 | 370.9 LOC classification: LB43Online resources: e-book Full-text access
Contents:
1 The educational landscape of Malaysia -- 2 Race-based policies and practices in Malaysia's education system -- 3 Education and politics in Malaysia -- 4 Development of higher education in Malaysia: Issues and challenges -- 5 Educational policies and practices in Malaysia -- 6 Teachers and teaching in Malaysia -- 7 Changes in the Malaysian school curriculum from the pre-independence years until the new millennium -- 8 The role of indigenous languages in schools: The case of Sarawak -- 9 Skills training and vocational education in Malaysia -- 10 Reflections on the state and future of Malaysia's education.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: This book examines Malaysia's educational landscape, providing a contemporary study of key themes that have emerged in this multicultural, multi-ethnic society, as it attempts to shift from a middle-income to a high-income nation. Combining contributions by scholars from various fields-such as economics, history, sociology, political science and, of course, education-the book provides richer insights into Malaysia. Offering a unique resource, it will be of particular interest to educators, researchers, students, policymakers and members of the public who want to be updated on the latest trends and challenges in Malaysian education. .
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1 The educational landscape of Malaysia -- 2 Race-based policies and practices in Malaysia's education system -- 3 Education and politics in Malaysia -- 4 Development of higher education in Malaysia: Issues and challenges -- 5 Educational policies and practices in Malaysia -- 6 Teachers and teaching in Malaysia -- 7 Changes in the Malaysian school curriculum from the pre-independence years until the new millennium -- 8 The role of indigenous languages in schools: The case of Sarawak -- 9 Skills training and vocational education in Malaysia -- 10 Reflections on the state and future of Malaysia's education.

This book examines Malaysia's educational landscape, providing a contemporary study of key themes that have emerged in this multicultural, multi-ethnic society, as it attempts to shift from a middle-income to a high-income nation. Combining contributions by scholars from various fields-such as economics, history, sociology, political science and, of course, education-the book provides richer insights into Malaysia. Offering a unique resource, it will be of particular interest to educators, researchers, students, policymakers and members of the public who want to be updated on the latest trends and challenges in Malaysian education. .

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