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Peer reviewedElton, Lewis; Manwaring, Gaye – Higher Education, 1981
The experience and experiments in helping to develop a training program for academic staff at Universiti Sains Malaysia and the model of staff training associated with this program are described. This is used as a basis for staff training for universities in the South East Asian region. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Correspondence Study, Developing Nations, Faculty Development
Peer reviewedAhmat, Sharom – Higher Education, 1980
The part the university plays in the building of a nation in the post-independence period is described and illustrated by means of a detailed study of Malaysia. The impact of economic, socio-cultural, and political factors are analyzed and the objectives of higher education in contemporary Malaysia are articulated. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Development, Developing Nations, Educational Economics
