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Type :Article
Subject :LB Theory and practice of education
ISSN :2232-0458 /eISSN 2550-1771
Main Author :Abdul Talib Hashim
Additional Authors :
  • Insyirah Abu Bakar
  • Rosma Osman
  • Nordin Mamat
  • Abdul Rahim Razali
  • Amir Hasan Dawi
Title :Strengthening relationship among multi-ethnic students in Malaysia
Hits :3
Place of Production :Tanjong Malim
Publisher :Fakulti Pembangunan Manusia
Year of Publication :2015
Notes :Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Journal of Research, Policy & Practice of Teachers & Teacher Education (JRPPTTE)
Corporate Name :Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun
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Abstract : Perpustakaan Tuanku Bainun
The education system in Malaysia plays an important role in strengthening the relationship among multi-ethnic students. This article uses data drawn from interview session, observation and document analysis, which aim to identify strategies to strengthen relationship among multi-ethnic students in a secondary school. Through purposive sampling, two school administrators, seven teachers and twenty form four students from various ethnicities were selected. This study revealed that, there were four strategies such as nurturing national integration, encouraging interactions among multi-ethnic students, stimulating acceptance and tolerance between students and creating school environment that reflects diversity of ethnics. The present findings provide new evidence illustrating how a secondary school implemented various strategies to strengthen student relationship and a few recommendations were made. Key words Diversity, multi-ethnic students, strategies, relationship, national unity, multicultural education, education policy, Malaysia

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