Ethnicity, Inequality, and Higher Education in Malaysia.

Selvaratnam, Viswanathan

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Publication Date: 1988

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Ethnicity, Inequality, and Higher Education in Malaysia.

Selvaratnam, Viswanathan

Comparative Education Review, v32 n2 p173-96 May 1988

Traces the development since 1957 of Malaysian education policies aimed at providing equitable access to higher education. Suggests that these policies have increased representation of the Malay underclass in tertiary institutions and the professions, but have had little effect on intraethnic class inequalities. 46 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Education, Educational Discrimination, Educational History, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Social Bias

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Malaysia

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