Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development

Abstract Before independence, the British promoted a Malay vernacular education with some form of Islamic education. This gave rise to what is popularly known as the dichotomy of education into secular and religious streams. The Malaysian government later made an effort for the reintroduction of...

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Main Authors: Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi, Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman
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Language:English
Published: ROUTLEDGE 2013
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spelling iium-332502013-12-09T06:29:42Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/33250/ Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman LA History of education LB1555 Elementary or public school education Abstract Before independence, the British promoted a Malay vernacular education with some form of Islamic education. This gave rise to what is popularly known as the dichotomy of education into secular and religious streams. The Malaysian government later made an effort for the reintroduction of Islamic education and in the 1970s implemented the New Economic Policy. Under the policy, the government realized the importance of Islamic education in affirming Malay hegemony. The study attempts to shed light on the variety of forms, patterns, and evolutionary trends of Islamic education and hopefully present a more subtle picture of the Malaysian Islamic education. ROUTLEDGE 2013-06-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/33250/1/Islamic_Education_in_Malaysia.pdf Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi and Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman (2013) Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development. Religious Education, 108 (3). pp. 298-311. ISSN 0034-4087
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topic LA History of education
LB1555 Elementary or public school education
spellingShingle LA History of education
LB1555 Elementary or public school education
Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi
Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman
Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
description Abstract Before independence, the British promoted a Malay vernacular education with some form of Islamic education. This gave rise to what is popularly known as the dichotomy of education into secular and religious streams. The Malaysian government later made an effort for the reintroduction of Islamic education and in the 1970s implemented the New Economic Policy. Under the policy, the government realized the importance of Islamic education in affirming Malay hegemony. The study attempts to shed light on the variety of forms, patterns, and evolutionary trends of Islamic education and hopefully present a more subtle picture of the Malaysian Islamic education.
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author Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi
Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman
author_facet Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi
Abdullah @ Chuah Hock Leng, Osman
author_sort Ishak, Mohd. Shuhaimi
title Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
title_short Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
title_full Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
title_fullStr Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
title_full_unstemmed Islamic Education in Malaysia: A Study of History and Development
title_sort islamic education in malaysia: a study of history and development
publisher ROUTLEDGE
publishDate 2013
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/33250/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/33250/1/Islamic_Education_in_Malaysia.pdf
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