"Explores the ways in which language and education policies have contributed to the development of national integration in Malaysia, by examining whether and how policies have succeeded in forming a middle ground. Considered through the lenses of policy-making structure and achievement, this vo...

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1. Verfasser:	Segawa, Noriyuki (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Abingdon, Oxon Routledge 2019
Schriftenreihe:	Asia's transformations Asia's transformations
Schlagworte:	Language and education / Malaysia Language policy / Malaysia Education and state / Malaysia Multiculturalism / Malaysia Assimilation (Sociology) / Malaysia National characteristics, Malaysian Nation-building / Malaysia
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"Explores the ways in which language and education policies have contributed to the development of national integration in Malaysia, by examining whether and how policies have succeeded in forming a middle ground. Considered through the lenses of policy-making structure and achievement, this volume examines the relationships between the formation of a middle ground in language and education policies and the political structure, economic growth strategies and social system. It then goes on to explore the extent to which these policies have contributed to national integration whilst providing a valuable discussion on the complexities involved in developing a consistent policy framework. Drawing on research surveys of Malay proficiency amongst ethnic Chinese people, it ultimately demonstrates how the unification of education streams has contributed to the spread of the Malay language as a major medium of inter-ethnic communication within the Chinese community"--
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xiv, 206 pages)
ISBN:	9780429751240 0429751249 9780429751233 0429751230 9780429751226 0429751222 9780429423185 0429423187