Current Trends in Malaysian Higher Education and the Effect on Education Policy and Practice: An Overview

Autor/inn/en	Grapragasem, Selvaraj; Krishnan, Anbalagan; Mansor, Azlin Norhaini
Titel	Current Trends in Malaysian Higher Education and the Effect on Education Policy and Practice: An Overview
Quelle	In: International Journal of Higher Education, 3 (2014) 1, S.85-93 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1927-6044
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Trends; Higher Education; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Knowledge Economy; Global Approach; Developing Nations; Educational Improvement; Governance; Employment Potential; Quality Assurance; English (Second Language); Language Proficiency; Educational Change; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsentwicklung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Knowledge society; Economy; Wissensgesellschaft; Wirtschaft; Globales Denken; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Arbeitsmarktbezogene Qualifikation; Beschäftigungsfähigkeit; Qualitätssicherung; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Bildungsreform
Abstract	Malaysia has evolved from a production-based to knowledge-based economy in order to stay relevant and compete in the global marketplace. Thus, the purpose of this article is to discuss current trends in Malaysian higher education and how these affect education policies and practices. Four main trends are discussed in this study: Globalization, Teaching and Learning, Governance, and the Knowledge-Based Society. These are followed by four elements that affect education policy and practices: Employability, Quality Assurance, Academia, and English Language Competency. The transformation that has taken place will surely contribute to the success of Malaysia's Vision 2020 policy of becoming a fully developed nation in the near future. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01