Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?

In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether...

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Main Authors:	Quddus, S. M. Abdul, Ahmad, Khairil Izamin
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Routledge 2016
Subjects:	JA Political science (General)
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spelling	iium-540292018-02-14T07:54:51Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/54029/ Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”? Quddus, S. M. Abdul Ahmad, Khairil Izamin JA Political science (General) In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether the use of ‘standards’ as governance forms would lead Malaysia towards “identity formation”, i.e. the creation of a culture-based knowledge society, or direct it towards “knowledge shopping”, i.e. the commodification of higher education. This article concludes that Malaysian higher education governance is more oriented towards “knowledge shopping” than “identity formation.” Routledge 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54029/1/Quality%20Reform%20in%20Malaysian%20Higher%20Education%20Governance%20Identity%20Formation%20or%20Knowledge%20Shopping.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/54029/7/54029_Quality%20Reform%20in%20Malaysian%20Higher%20Education%20Governance_SCOPUS.pdf Quddus, S. M. Abdul and Ahmad, Khairil Izamin (2016) Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”? International Journal of Public Administration, 39 (4). pp. 293-302. ISSN 0190-0692 E-ISSN 1532-4265 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01900692.2015.1004085 10.1080/01900692.2015.1004085
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description	In line with its Vision 2020, Malaysia has been implementing a series of ‘quality’ reforms in its higher education sector (Sirat, 2010). For critics, these reforms are driven by an ideological shift from the idea that knowledge is a “public good” (Dzulkifli, 2011, p. 28). This study explores whether the use of ‘standards’ as governance forms would lead Malaysia towards “identity formation”, i.e. the creation of a culture-based knowledge society, or direct it towards “knowledge shopping”, i.e. the commodification of higher education. This article concludes that Malaysian higher education governance is more oriented towards “knowledge shopping” than “identity formation.”
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author	Quddus, S. M. Abdul Ahmad, Khairil Izamin
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title	Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
title_short	Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
title_full	Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
title_fullStr	Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
title_full_unstemmed	Quality reform in Malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
title_sort	quality reform in malaysian higher education governance: “identity formation” or “knowledge shopping”?
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