Policy Discourses in Malaysian Education A nation in the making

• Other Authors: Rengasamy, Nagappan C. (Editor), Malakolunthu, Suseela (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: New York Routledge 2017
• Series: Routledge critical studies in Asian education
• Subjects: Education and state > Malaysia; Education, Higher; Educational planning; Language and education
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 Since independence in 1957, Malaysia has become a globally-recognised industrial trading partner. With a 60% Muslim population, it also enjoys the reputation of being a moderate and peaceful nation. However, with just a short time left to realising its Vision 2020 of developed nationhood, the pathway of nation building still seems ambiguous. There is a brewing tension in its race and ethnic relations which has permeated the various fronts, namely politics, society, economics and education. This book analyses the education policies that have been formulated and implemented in Malaysia since independence. It demonstrates how these policy enactments have influenced the nation's growth and transformation, and the challenges faced in creating a model of equity and multicultural co-existence among its racially and ethnically diversified people. Shedding light on these issues, it points towards the major mending that is needed for Malaysia to become a truly developed nation.