Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics

Private institutions of higher learning (IHLs) are as important as the public ones in preparing Malaysia as an educational hub in the Asian region. This article discusses background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and career challenges faced by the academics. The background con...

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Main Authors: Arokiasamy, Lawrence, Ismail, Maimunah, Ahmad, Aminah, Othman, Jamaliah
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Language:English
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Published: The Journal of International Social Research 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/1/arokiasamy_ismail_ahmad_othman.pdf
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author Arokiasamy, Lawrence
Ismail, Maimunah
Ahmad, Aminah
Othman, Jamaliah
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description Private institutions of higher learning (IHLs) are as important as the public ones in preparing Malaysia as an educational hub in the Asian region. This article discusses background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and career challenges faced by the academics. The background consists of their account of establishment to the current development. The challenges include uncertain career path of academics, problems of tasks in teaching versus research due to lack of funding, opportunities for sabbatical leave and pursuance of higher education as well as participation in conferences abroad. Thus understanding challenges is important for the academics in private IHLs to prepare, plan and develop their careers.
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spelling upm-74352013-05-27T07:35:07Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/ Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics Arokiasamy, Lawrence Ismail, Maimunah Ahmad, Aminah Othman, Jamaliah Private institutions of higher learning (IHLs) are as important as the public ones in preparing Malaysia as an educational hub in the Asian region. This article discusses background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and career challenges faced by the academics. The background consists of their account of establishment to the current development. The challenges include uncertain career path of academics, problems of tasks in teaching versus research due to lack of funding, opportunities for sabbatical leave and pursuance of higher education as well as participation in conferences abroad. Thus understanding challenges is important for the academics in private IHLs to prepare, plan and develop their careers. The Journal of International Social Research 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/1/arokiasamy_ismail_ahmad_othman.pdf Arokiasamy, Lawrence and Ismail, Maimunah and Ahmad, Aminah and Othman, Jamaliah (2009) Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics. The Journal of International Social Research, 2 (8). ISSN 1307-9581 English
spellingShingle Arokiasamy, Lawrence
Ismail, Maimunah
Ahmad, Aminah
Othman, Jamaliah
Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title_full Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title_fullStr Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title_full_unstemmed Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title_short Background of Malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
title_sort background of malaysian private institutions of higher learning and challenges faced by academics
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7435/1/arokiasamy_ismail_ahmad_othman.pdf