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Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system

This paper intends to describe and analyze the process of education reform that has taken place in Malaysia. Islamization plays a major role in such reform. The approach is innovative and novel in nature. Historically, Malaysia was under the British colony and the British left a strong impact in the...

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Main Authors: Othman, Noraini, Mohamad, Khairul Azmi
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Published: 2012
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spelling my.utm.470032017-09-28T04:18:05Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/47003/ Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system Othman, Noraini Mohamad, Khairul Azmi Q Science This paper intends to describe and analyze the process of education reform that has taken place in Malaysia. Islamization plays a major role in such reform. The approach is innovative and novel in nature. Historically, Malaysia was under the British colony and the British left a strong impact in the education system. Naturally the position of Islam was not in the priority list. The post-Independent era witnessed a strong demand by the Muslims that Islam should be embedded firmly in the Malaysian education system. This paper also analyze some of the foundational issues relevant to the reform. The concept and methodology of this reform was finally translated in the form of learning institutions. It seeks to harmonize between the Western and the Islamic traditions of knowledge. The success is far reaching and has a strong impact on human capital as well as knowledge society developments. 2012 Article PeerReviewed Othman, Noraini and Mohamad, Khairul Azmi (2012) Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system. Archives Des Sciences, 65 (8). pp. 40-51. ISSN 1661-464X
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Othman, Noraini
Mohamad, Khairul Azmi
Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
description This paper intends to describe and analyze the process of education reform that has taken place in Malaysia. Islamization plays a major role in such reform. The approach is innovative and novel in nature. Historically, Malaysia was under the British colony and the British left a strong impact in the education system. Naturally the position of Islam was not in the priority list. The post-Independent era witnessed a strong demand by the Muslims that Islam should be embedded firmly in the Malaysian education system. This paper also analyze some of the foundational issues relevant to the reform. The concept and methodology of this reform was finally translated in the form of learning institutions. It seeks to harmonize between the Western and the Islamic traditions of knowledge. The success is far reaching and has a strong impact on human capital as well as knowledge society developments.
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author Othman, Noraini
Mohamad, Khairul Azmi
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Mohamad, Khairul Azmi
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title Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
title_short Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
title_full Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
title_fullStr Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
title_full_unstemmed Foundational reform and Islamisation programme in the Malaysian education system
title_sort foundational reform and islamisation programme in the malaysian education system
publishDate 2012
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