Transforming Malaysia's Higher Education: Policies and Progress

Malaysia's higher education sector has a substantial number and diverse types of public and private providers, which have contributed toward improving access. Over time, with improved access, there are increasing policy efforts directed toward improving the quality of higher education to meet t...

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Main Authors: Tham S.-Y., Chong P.-Y.
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Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc 2024
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-342062024-10-14T11:18:25Z Transforming Malaysia's Higher Education: Policies and Progress Tham S.-Y. Chong P.-Y. 35175267900 57119078000 education I21 I24 I28 indicators performance private public Malaysia's higher education sector has a substantial number and diverse types of public and private providers, which have contributed toward improving access. Over time, with improved access, there are increasing policy efforts directed toward improving the quality of higher education to meet the desired human capital needed for advancing economic development. This paper assesses three key areas that have been undertaken to improve the quality of higher education, their measurements, achievements, outstanding challenges, and ensuing implications on future policy directions. The key performance indicators used for monitoring quality improvements show that some targets have been achieved. A review of the approach used to measure performance and a consolidation of the sector are needed for further quality improvement. � 2023 Japan Center for Economic Research. Final 2024-10-14T03:18:25Z 2024-10-14T03:18:25Z 2023 Review 10.1111/aepr.12417 2-s2.0-85147340906 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85147340906&doi=10.1111%2faepr.12417&partnerID=40&md5=4a4aa6aedc40ddcb339649ed0c40308e https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34206 18 2 243 260 John Wiley and Sons Inc Scopus
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Transforming Malaysia's Higher Education: Policies and Progress
description Malaysia's higher education sector has a substantial number and diverse types of public and private providers, which have contributed toward improving access. Over time, with improved access, there are increasing policy efforts directed toward improving the quality of higher education to meet the desired human capital needed for advancing economic development. This paper assesses three key areas that have been undertaken to improve the quality of higher education, their measurements, achievements, outstanding challenges, and ensuing implications on future policy directions. The key performance indicators used for monitoring quality improvements show that some targets have been achieved. A review of the approach used to measure performance and a consolidation of the sector are needed for further quality improvement. � 2023 Japan Center for Economic Research.
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