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Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning

New challenges of academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian higher institutions of learning had been of great concern to all parties alike. However, academic freedom needs to be accompanied by educational responsibility. In Malaysia, serious research regarding academic freedom and...

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Main Authors:	Hashim, Che Noraini, Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid, Syed Azman, Sharifah Nur Asmaa’
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Language:	English
Published:	IIUM Press 2014
Subjects:	L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa)
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spelling	my.iium.irep.385622015-01-13T15:03:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38562/ Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning Hashim, Che Noraini Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid Syed Azman, Sharifah Nur Asmaa’ L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) New challenges of academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian higher institutions of learning had been of great concern to all parties alike. However, academic freedom needs to be accompanied by educational responsibility. In Malaysia, serious research regarding academic freedom and academic responsibility, is yet to be undertaken. This paper identifies the relationship between academic freedom and educational responsibility; highlights major challenges faced by academicians in exercising academic freedom, and analyses responses from academicians. In addition, the paper suggests some improvements to the current practices of academic freedom in Malaysian higher institutions of learning. A semi-structured interview schedule was designed to gain insight on academic freedom and educational responsibility from randomly selected senior academicians attached to three Malaysian universities. Findings show that there exists a strong positive relationship between academic freedom and educational responsibility. Respondents also perceived that the regulations and restrictions imposed upon academicians did not act as obstacles to voice opinions, if the regulations and restrictions were taken positively and are used as measures to exercise academic responsibility. Their perceptions suggest that the main challenge faced by academicians comes, perhaps, from their own fears and inhibitions. The prognosis is that academic freedom in Malaysian universities. IIUM Press 2014 Article REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38562/1/30-66-1-PB.pdf Hashim, Che Noraini and Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid and Syed Azman, Sharifah Nur Asmaa’ (2014) Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning. IIUM Journal Of Educational Studies, 2 (1). pp. 1-11. ISSN 38562 http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/issue/current/showToc
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spellingShingle	L Education (General) LG Individual institutions (Asia. Africa) Hashim, Che Noraini Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid Syed Azman, Sharifah Nur Asmaa’ Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning
description	New challenges of academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian higher institutions of learning had been of great concern to all parties alike. However, academic freedom needs to be accompanied by educational responsibility. In Malaysia, serious research regarding academic freedom and academic responsibility, is yet to be undertaken. This paper identifies the relationship between academic freedom and educational responsibility; highlights major challenges faced by academicians in exercising academic freedom, and analyses responses from academicians. In addition, the paper suggests some improvements to the current practices of academic freedom in Malaysian higher institutions of learning. A semi-structured interview schedule was designed to gain insight on academic freedom and educational responsibility from randomly selected senior academicians attached to three Malaysian universities. Findings show that there exists a strong positive relationship between academic freedom and educational responsibility. Respondents also perceived that the regulations and restrictions imposed upon academicians did not act as obstacles to voice opinions, if the regulations and restrictions were taken positively and are used as measures to exercise academic responsibility. Their perceptions suggest that the main challenge faced by academicians comes, perhaps, from their own fears and inhibitions. The prognosis is that academic freedom in Malaysian universities.
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author	Hashim, Che Noraini Syed Azman, Syed Marwan Mujahid Syed Azman, Sharifah Nur Asmaa’
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title	Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning
title_short	Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning
title_full	Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning
title_fullStr	Academic freedom and educational responsibility in Malaysian Higher Institution of Learning
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publisher	IIUM Press
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/38562/1/30-66-1-PB.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/38562/ http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijes/index.php/iejs/issue/current/showToc
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