Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project

Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project

Living Literacies – The Orang Asli Literacy Project Abstract This paper highlights the challenges and experiences of the researchers in an academic institution where the research project which initially began as part of an academic research initiative expanded to helping a marganalised community i...

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Main Authors: Renganathan, Sumathi, Chong, Su Li, Valenzuela, Joan
Format: Article
Published: AstonJournals 2011
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HT Communities. Classes. Races
H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
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spelling utp-33762014-03-31T19:48:18Z Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project Renganathan, Sumathi Chong, Su Li Valenzuela, Joan HT Communities. Classes. Races H Social Sciences (General) L Education (General) Living Literacies – The Orang Asli Literacy Project Abstract This paper highlights the challenges and experiences of the researchers in an academic institution where the research project which initially began as part of an academic research initiative expanded to helping a marganalised community in need. As social science researchers in a technological university which emphasises natural science research, opportunities and motivation to carry out social based research is a challenge. Furthermore as minorities among academicians from the Engineering and Technology disciplines, obtaining funding and carrying out social based research is also difficult. In this paper we share the conception of Living Literacies, a literacy programme for the Orang Asli, an indigenous community in Malaysia, and share the challenges we faced in executing this project. AstonJournals 2011-01-11 Article PeerReviewed http://astonjournals.com/index.html Renganathan, Sumathi and Chong, Su Li and Valenzuela, Joan (2011) Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project. The Arts and Social Sciences Journal, 2011 (ASSJ-27). ISSN 21516200 http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3376/
institution Universiti Teknologi Petronas
Universiti Teknologi Petronas
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topic HT Communities. Classes. Races
H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
spellingShingle HT Communities. Classes. Races
H Social Sciences (General)
L Education (General)
Renganathan, Sumathi
Chong, Su Li
Valenzuela, Joan
Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
description Living Literacies – The Orang Asli Literacy Project Abstract This paper highlights the challenges and experiences of the researchers in an academic institution where the research project which initially began as part of an academic research initiative expanded to helping a marganalised community in need. As social science researchers in a technological university which emphasises natural science research, opportunities and motivation to carry out social based research is a challenge. Furthermore as minorities among academicians from the Engineering and Technology disciplines, obtaining funding and carrying out social based research is also difficult. In this paper we share the conception of Living Literacies, a literacy programme for the Orang Asli, an indigenous community in Malaysia, and share the challenges we faced in executing this project.
format Article
author Renganathan, Sumathi
Chong, Su Li
Valenzuela, Joan
author_facet Renganathan, Sumathi
Chong, Su Li
Valenzuela, Joan
author_sort Renganathan, Sumathi
title Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
title_short Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
title_full Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
title_fullStr Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
title_full_unstemmed Living Literacies - The Orang Asli Literacy Project
title_sort living literacies - the orang asli literacy project
publisher AstonJournals
publishDate 2011
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