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Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges

The expansion and transformation of Malaysian universities have generated major changes in the nature of academic employment and the structure of academic promotion in higher education institutions. These changes have considerable implications, in particular for the policy and practice of academic p...

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Main Authors: Azman, Norzaini, Che Omar, Ibrahim, Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya, Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam
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Language:English
Published: Routledge 2016
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17593/1/Academic%20promotion%20in%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20a%20critical%20look%20at%20issues%20and%20challenges.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17593/
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03054985.2015.1135114?journalCode=core20
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spelling my.upm.eprints.175932016-06-08T04:27:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17593/ Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges Azman, Norzaini Che Omar, Ibrahim Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam The expansion and transformation of Malaysian universities have generated major changes in the nature of academic employment and the structure of academic promotion in higher education institutions. These changes have considerable implications, in particular for the policy and practice of academic promotion in the public universities. We argue that despite sharing one common grade and salary system, distinct and significant differences exist in the academic promotion systems of the public universities. Drawing on one recent study on the academic promotion process in Malaysian public universities to contextualise our discussion, this paper highlights the complexity in the promotion process in these institutions. It also discusses and articulates the attendant issues and challenging aspects of the academic promotion process. We argue that the interrelated issues and challenges, and certain academic practices and habits stemming from the pressure to gain a promotion are pervasive, and that they affect the academic value system and work culture. We conclude by asserting the importance of applying a consistent standard for promotion within a single salary system and that the academic promotion system in the public universities should ultimately affirm and communicate core academic values, and also aim at obtaining evidence of excellent accomplishments. Routledge 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17593/1/Academic%20promotion%20in%20Malaysian%20public%20universities%20a%20critical%20look%20at%20issues%20and%20challenges.pdf Azman, Norzaini and Che Omar, Ibrahim and Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya and Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam (2016) Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges. Oxford Review of Education, 42 (1). pp. 71-88. ISSN 0305-4985; ESSN: 1465-3915 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03054985.2015.1135114?journalCode=core20 10.1080/03054985.2015.1135114
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description The expansion and transformation of Malaysian universities have generated major changes in the nature of academic employment and the structure of academic promotion in higher education institutions. These changes have considerable implications, in particular for the policy and practice of academic promotion in the public universities. We argue that despite sharing one common grade and salary system, distinct and significant differences exist in the academic promotion systems of the public universities. Drawing on one recent study on the academic promotion process in Malaysian public universities to contextualise our discussion, this paper highlights the complexity in the promotion process in these institutions. It also discusses and articulates the attendant issues and challenging aspects of the academic promotion process. We argue that the interrelated issues and challenges, and certain academic practices and habits stemming from the pressure to gain a promotion are pervasive, and that they affect the academic value system and work culture. We conclude by asserting the importance of applying a consistent standard for promotion within a single salary system and that the academic promotion system in the public universities should ultimately affirm and communicate core academic values, and also aim at obtaining evidence of excellent accomplishments.
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author Azman, Norzaini
Che Omar, Ibrahim
Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya
Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam
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Che Omar, Ibrahim
Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya
Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam
Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
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Che Omar, Ibrahim
Md. Yunus, Aida Suraya
Md Zain, Ahmad Nurulazam
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title Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
title_short Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
title_full Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
title_fullStr Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Academic promotion in Malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
title_sort academic promotion in malaysian public universities: a critical look at issues and challenges
publisher Routledge
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http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/03054985.2015.1135114?journalCode=core20
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