Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia

Education for Elites addresses the aspiration of the government in providing education for the future ethnic Malays leaders in Malaysia. The focus of the book is on the development of an "an elite education" for the ethnic Malays. In addition, the ethnic Malays' perceptions toward lea...

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Main Author: Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG 2011
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description Education for Elites addresses the aspiration of the government in providing education for the future ethnic Malays leaders in Malaysia. The focus of the book is on the development of an "an elite education" for the ethnic Malays. In addition, the ethnic Malays' perceptions toward leadership will also be highlighted in the book. Indeed, and it is well observed that the struggle for the survival of the ethnic Malays since independence has become an important agenda for the government. Ever since,the government has acted as the catalyst and expected to become an important player for modernizing and developing the ethnic Malays. Thus,the perceptions of the ethnic Malay students toward leadership show the importance of education and leadership which are aligned with the aspirations of the government.
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spelling iium-263542021-06-09T08:02:03Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/26354/ Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham L Education (General) LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools LB2361 Curriculum LC65 Social aspects of education Education for Elites addresses the aspiration of the government in providing education for the future ethnic Malays leaders in Malaysia. The focus of the book is on the development of an "an elite education" for the ethnic Malays. In addition, the ethnic Malays' perceptions toward leadership will also be highlighted in the book. Indeed, and it is well observed that the struggle for the survival of the ethnic Malays since independence has become an important agenda for the government. Ever since,the government has acted as the catalyst and expected to become an important player for modernizing and developing the ethnic Malays. Thus,the perceptions of the ethnic Malay students toward leadership show the importance of education and leadership which are aligned with the aspirations of the government. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG 2011 Book NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/26354/1/26354_NAHI-_edit.pdf Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham (2011) Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG, Saarbrucken, Germany. ISBN 9783639361599 http://www.vdmpublishinggroup.com/?p=81
spellingShingle L Education (General)
LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
LB2361 Curriculum
LC65 Social aspects of education
Ismail, Nik Ahmad Hisham
Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title_full Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title_fullStr Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title_short Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia
title_sort nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in malaysia
topic L Education (General)
LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools
LB2361 Curriculum
LC65 Social aspects of education
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