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Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957

This paper traces the transmission of Western science through the agricultural education sector during the British colonial administration of Malaya. This education system included three levels: elementary, intermediate and the school of agriculture. To understand the process by which Western scienc...

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Main Authors: Arman, E., Mamat, M.Z., Hasbullah, M.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
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LA History of education
Q Science (General)
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/18335/
https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2015.1130268
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spelling my.um.eprints.183352017-11-21T03:52:32Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18335/ Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957 Arman, E. Mamat, M.Z. Hasbullah, M. LA History of education Q Science (General) This paper traces the transmission of Western science through the agricultural education sector during the British colonial administration of Malaya. This education system included three levels: elementary, intermediate and the school of agriculture. To understand the process by which Western science was transmitted in Malaya, Basalla’s model was adopted to clarify the vectors of Western science and the types of knowledge disseminated by these vectors, and to identify the mechanisms sustaining scientific research activities outside Europe. This paper shows that the transmission and the diffusion of Western science through education were highly centralised under the British colonial umbrella and closely associated with the agricultural economy. Taylor & Francis 2016 Article PeerReviewed Arman, E. and Mamat, M.Z. and Hasbullah, M. (2016) Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957. History of Education, 45 (5). pp. 587-601. ISSN 0046-760X https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2015.1130268 doi:10.1080/0046760X.2015.1130268
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topic LA History of education
Q Science (General)
spellingShingle LA History of education
Q Science (General)
Arman, E.
Mamat, M.Z.
Hasbullah, M.
Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
description This paper traces the transmission of Western science through the agricultural education sector during the British colonial administration of Malaya. This education system included three levels: elementary, intermediate and the school of agriculture. To understand the process by which Western science was transmitted in Malaya, Basalla’s model was adopted to clarify the vectors of Western science and the types of knowledge disseminated by these vectors, and to identify the mechanisms sustaining scientific research activities outside Europe. This paper shows that the transmission and the diffusion of Western science through education were highly centralised under the British colonial umbrella and closely associated with the agricultural economy.
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author Arman, E.
Mamat, M.Z.
Hasbullah, M.
author_facet Arman, E.
Mamat, M.Z.
Hasbullah, M.
author_sort Arman, E.
title Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
title_short Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
title_full Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
title_fullStr Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
title_full_unstemmed Agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of Western science during British rule in Malaya, 1905-1957
title_sort agricultural education as a medium for the transmission of western science during british rule in malaya, 1905-1957
publisher Taylor & Francis
publishDate 2016
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/18335/
https://doi.org/10.1080/0046760X.2015.1130268
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