Ethnic Relations at School in Malaysia

Challenges and Prospects of the Student Integration Plan for Unity

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This book considers the impact of the Rancangan Integrasi Murid Untuk Parpaduan (RIMUP: Student Integration Plan for Unity), the program developed as a driver towards Malaysian national integration and intended to promote an ideal of ‘unity in diversity’ through enhancing ethnic interaction in primary schools.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-08-24
Mått:148 x 210 x 12 mm
Vikt:278 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:102
Förlag:Springer Verlag, Singapore
ISBN:9789811398568

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Noriyuki Segawa is a Professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Kindai University, Japan. He was previously a visiting researcher at the Institute of Ethnic Studies, the National University of Malaysia (2015-2017). He is an author of National Identity, Language and Education in Malaysia (2019).

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction.- Education Structure in Malaysia.- Inter-group Contact Theory and the Government’s Perspectives.- Overview of RIMUP.- Government’s Weak Quality Management: Incorporation of Allport’s Optimal Conditions.- Short Duration and Low Frequency: Fluctuations in Prejudice Levels.- Low Student Participation Rate: Dependence on Extended Contact.- Conclusion.