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The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]

The article examines the role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and its role in promoting social mobility through education. The role of higher education exhibits differences and influenced by social origin, job mobility and class inequalities. In‐depth interviews with six intergenerational gradua...

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Main Authors: Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin, Shuib, Adibah, Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian, Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA 2020
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Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47365/1/47365.pdf
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spelling my.uitm.ir.473652021-06-13T02:24:15Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47365/ The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.] Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin Shuib, Adibah Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy Classes Malaysia Malaysia The article examines the role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and its role in promoting social mobility through education. The role of higher education exhibits differences and influenced by social origin, job mobility and class inequalities. In‐depth interviews with six intergenerational graduates of UiTM and observations of general social mobility provide insights into the way in which UiTM graduates thrive themselves in the social landscape. Results illustrate that adaptation of UiTM graduates in the light of their social origin and earlier study in UiTM support the gross observation of a stronger chance of their betterment in the society. The potential to thrive by UiTM graduates appears to be related to their advanced education as well as their previous level of studies that contribute to the destiny and job mobility. Little direct evidence is found, however, to explain variations of adjusting to the society and job mobility by graduates whom are from middle to upper income families. A tentative suggestion is proposed that significant composition of graduates of UiTM has successfully reduced class inequalities among different races in Malaysia. It is recommended that future research should use different methods, such as experiments or detailed observations, to gain a better viewpoint on the impact of UiTM through its academic offerings. Universiti Teknologi MARA 2020-06 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47365/1/47365.pdf ID47365 Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin and Shuib, Adibah and Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian and Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy (2020) The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]. Journal of Administrative Science, 17 (1). pp. 105-132. ISSN 1675-1302 http://jas.uitm.edu.my/
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
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country Malaysia
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language English
topic Classes
Malaysia
Malaysia
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Malaysia
Malaysia
Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin
Shuib, Adibah
Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian
Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy
The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
description The article examines the role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) and its role in promoting social mobility through education. The role of higher education exhibits differences and influenced by social origin, job mobility and class inequalities. In‐depth interviews with six intergenerational graduates of UiTM and observations of general social mobility provide insights into the way in which UiTM graduates thrive themselves in the social landscape. Results illustrate that adaptation of UiTM graduates in the light of their social origin and earlier study in UiTM support the gross observation of a stronger chance of their betterment in the society. The potential to thrive by UiTM graduates appears to be related to their advanced education as well as their previous level of studies that contribute to the destiny and job mobility. Little direct evidence is found, however, to explain variations of adjusting to the society and job mobility by graduates whom are from middle to upper income families. A tentative suggestion is proposed that significant composition of graduates of UiTM has successfully reduced class inequalities among different races in Malaysia. It is recommended that future research should use different methods, such as experiments or detailed observations, to gain a better viewpoint on the impact of UiTM through its academic offerings.
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author Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin
Shuib, Adibah
Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian
Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy
author_facet Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin
Shuib, Adibah
Mahmud, Mohammad Bastyian
Ridzuan, Mohd Rozaimy
author_sort Bakar, Ahmad Naqiyuddin
title The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
title_short The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
title_full The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
title_fullStr The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
title_full_unstemmed The role of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) in education and social mobility in Malaysia / Ahmad Naqiyuddin Bakar … [et al.]
title_sort role of universiti teknologi mara (uitm) in education and social mobility in malaysia / ahmad naqiyuddin bakar … [et al.]
publisher Universiti Teknologi MARA
publishDate 2020
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/47365/1/47365.pdf
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