1st Edition
National Identity, Language and Education in Malaysia Search for a Middle Ground between Malay Hegemony and Equality
By Noriyuki Segawa
Copyright 2019
220 Pages
by
Routledge
220 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
220 Pages
17 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book 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... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Language and Education Policies: Shifting between Assimilation and Multiculturalism, 1957–present 3. Ethnic Politics, Electoral Bargaining and Negotiation 4. The Nexus between Development Strategies and Fluctuating Policies 5. Malay Preferential Policies and Nation-building 6. Search for a Middle Ground: Soft Assimilation Language and Education Policies, 1960s–1980s 7. Search for a Middle Ground: Accommodative Multiculturalism Language and Education Policies, 1990s–Present 8. New Approach towards National Integration 9. Conclusion
Biography
Noriyuki Segawa is a Professor in the Faculty of International Studies at Kindai University, Japan. His research interests are in nation-building in Malaysia and Fiji.
