Author: Alan W. Boyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780912207155
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
This publication is a response to the need for better understanding of the Malaysian student population studying U.S. institutions of higher education. Part 1 is an introduction to Malaysia, with two articles giving background information. The first is a history of Malaysia and the development of its education system, by Fatimah Hamid-Don of Ohio University. The second is a concise description of the Malaysian education system today, by Joann Stedman of Columbia University. Part 2 describes the parameters of educational exchange between Malaysia and the United States in three chapters. The first outlines demographic factors of the population of Malaysian students coming to the United States, written by Dr. Marti Thomson of the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange. The second chapter is the text of a policy speech delivered in 1985, by the Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, Tan Sri Dato Haji Othman bin Abdul Malek. The third chapter describes Malaysia's presence in this country via its student departments, written by Baharom Othman of the Malaysian Embassy in the United States. Part 3 deals with the students themselves, the customs and traditions of each of Malaysia's three major ethnic groups, as well as an analysis of Malaysian students' cultural characteristics as they affect the students' adjustment to American campuses and lifestyle. Part 4 contains a selective bibliography of 30 references and a listing of addresses of Malaysian Student Departments and organizations concerned with Malaysian-American educational exchange. Contains 25 references. (GLR)
Malaysian Students in U.S. Colleges and Universities
Author: Alan W. Boyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780912207155
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
This publication is a response to the need for better understanding of the Malaysian student population studying U.S. institutions of higher education. Part 1 is an introduction to Malaysia, with two articles giving background information. The first is a history of Malaysia and the development of its education system, by Fatimah Hamid-Don of Ohio University. The second is a concise description of the Malaysian education system today, by Joann Stedman of Columbia University. Part 2 describes the parameters of educational exchange between Malaysia and the United States in three chapters. The first outlines demographic factors of the population of Malaysian students coming to the United States, written by Dr. Marti Thomson of the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange. The second chapter is the text of a policy speech delivered in 1985, by the Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, Tan Sri Dato Haji Othman bin Abdul Malek. The third chapter describes Malaysia's presence in this country via its student departments, written by Baharom Othman of the Malaysian Embassy in the United States. Part 3 deals with the students themselves, the customs and traditions of each of Malaysia's three major ethnic groups, as well as an analysis of Malaysian students' cultural characteristics as they affect the students' adjustment to American campuses and lifestyle. Part 4 contains a selective bibliography of 30 references and a listing of addresses of Malaysian Student Departments and organizations concerned with Malaysian-American educational exchange. Contains 25 references. (GLR)
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780912207155
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
This publication is a response to the need for better understanding of the Malaysian student population studying U.S. institutions of higher education. Part 1 is an introduction to Malaysia, with two articles giving background information. The first is a history of Malaysia and the development of its education system, by Fatimah Hamid-Don of Ohio University. The second is a concise description of the Malaysian education system today, by Joann Stedman of Columbia University. Part 2 describes the parameters of educational exchange between Malaysia and the United States in three chapters. The first outlines demographic factors of the population of Malaysian students coming to the United States, written by Dr. Marti Thomson of the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange. The second chapter is the text of a policy speech delivered in 1985, by the Secretary General of the Malaysian Ministry of Education, Tan Sri Dato Haji Othman bin Abdul Malek. The third chapter describes Malaysia's presence in this country via its student departments, written by Baharom Othman of the Malaysian Embassy in the United States. Part 3 deals with the students themselves, the customs and traditions of each of Malaysia's three major ethnic groups, as well as an analysis of Malaysian students' cultural characteristics as they affect the students' adjustment to American campuses and lifestyle. Part 4 contains a selective bibliography of 30 references and a listing of addresses of Malaysian Student Departments and organizations concerned with Malaysian-American educational exchange. Contains 25 references. (GLR)
Identifying the Needs of Malaysian Students in New England's Colleges and Universities
Author: Kamaruddin Bin Yaakub
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Category : Malaysian students
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malaysian students
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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A Study of Chinese-Malaysian Students' Choices to Attend a Private College, American University Transfer Program
Author: John Timothy Denny
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ISBN:
Category : Chinese students
Languages : en
Pages : 178
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chinese students
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Placement Programs for Malaysian Students in American Universities
Reentry Concerns of Malaysian Students and Alumni of Midwest Universities in the United States
Perceptions of Malaysian Students in the United States Concerning Critical Problems in Malaysian Education
Author: Min-Chor Caunter
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ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 570
Book Description
Predicting Academic Success of Malaysian Students in the California State University
Author: Nancy C. Sprotte
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ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 254
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Academic achievement
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
Adjustment of Malaysian Students in the United States
Author: Abdul Halim Othman
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Category : Malaysian students
Languages : en
Pages : 5
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Malaysian students
Languages : en
Pages : 5
Book Description
Opinion Leadership Among Malaysian Students
Author: Sankaran Ramanathan
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ISBN:
Category : Communication
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Communication
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Malaysian Students in the United States: Adjusting to Change
Author: Jamaluddin Abdul Hamid
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ISBN:
Category : American studies
Languages : en
Pages :
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American studies
Languages : en
Pages :
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