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Kana, Maria Perpetua, and res cand@acu edu au. "Christian Mission in Malaysia : Past emphasis, present engagement and future possibilities." Australian Catholic University. School of Theology, 2004. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp68.25092005.
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The course of Christian mission in Malaysia spans a period of almost fivehundred years. It traversed a path that began as a military crusade but then fellshort of its goals in the centuries after and has now arrived once more at thecrossroads. This dissertation reflects upon the course taken thus far and fromits present juncture ponders the passage ahead. The starting-point is mission as it was perceived in the past: an enterprise of
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Yong, Wai Sing. "The currency crisis & its effects on Malaysian society /." Title page, contents and preface only, 1999. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09ary55.pdf.
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SIMSON, Janice Jeevamalar. "Study on Sustainable Low Carbon Society in Malaysian Regional Development." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/157521.
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Koo, Yew Lie. "Submissive and asservative reading : a case study of variable reader roles in a multi-cultural society." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1998. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020310/.
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Rowan, Peter Alexander. "Proclaiming the peacemaker : The Malaysian church as an agent of reconciliation in a multicultural society." Thesis, Open University, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.533120.
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With a history of racial violence and in recent years, low-level ethnic tensions, the themes of peaceful coexistence and social harmony are recurring ones in the discourse of Malaysian society. In such a context, we consider the role of the church as a reconciling agent. We begin by setting out a prima facie case for the doctrine of reconciliation. Interacting with the works of various scholars the main contours of reconciliation are traced, underlining it as a central New Testament theme. Recent years have seen the emergence of missiological readings of reconciliation, and a paradigm of mission in which the social implications of reconciliation highlight the importance of the local church as an agent of peace. Insight into the socio-political context of Malaysia is gained from a survey questionnaire which draws our attention to the relative absence of peacemaking initiatives at the local church level. Seven key themes emerge from the survey results, and the seventh - that of identity, is the key theme to be reckoned with if Malaysian churches are to be agents of reconciliation. This thesis argues that a reconciling presence within a divided society like Malaysia necessitates an ethos of peacemaking. This is created and sustained when Christians understand that their identity has been transformed in Jesus Christ. Our aim will be to demonstrate that being an agent of reconciliation is directly linked to our effectiveness in bearing witness to an identity given by Christ. The concluding section draws from the work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer to support the idea that peace is created as a result of the integration of the self and sustained not in isolation but in fellowship with our neighbour.
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Abraham, Sheela Joycelyn. "Constraints on primary school curriculum reform in a multi-cultural society : the West Malaysian experience." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1989. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10019713/.
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The aim of this study is to assess the reactions of pupils, teachertrainees, serving teachers and society at large towards the innovatory aspects of the New Primary School Curriculum, which represents an almost revolutionary switch from the formal, didactic, cognitive mode of teaching and learning to a more informal, participating, all-round, affective mode. The two terms underlined, used in the 1979 Cabinet Report itself, are central to the analysis made in this thesis. Commencing with an analysis of the Malaysian problems within its socio-economic, cultural setting and the attendant political and educational policies, the study describes the solutions attempted between 1957 to 1980, before considering the formulation and adoption of the new curriculum in 1980. The psychological concept of affectivity and cognition indicators in education and Holmes' "problem-solving" method and "ideal-typical model" provide the conceptual framework for this study. His theory is that change can only be introduced smoothly if it is "synchronous" and in keeping with the prevalent mental states of a particular society. An "idealtypical model" of Malaysian society has been constructed based on elements common to all communities in West Malaysia, in an attempt to predict the reactions to educational change and innovations. To reinforce the above framework the theories of self-concept and perceptions are used to investigate the pupils' perceptions of their relationship with teachers and parents in respect of their achievements so illustrating their mental states. This investigation validates the "ideal-typical model" of West Malaysian society constructed. The questionnaire method 2 was employed. The Barker Lunn academic self-image scale was adapted to measure self-concept, and pupil perception of parent and teacher regard. The Bledsoe self-concept scale was used to test general self-concept. Pupils achievement scores from school examinations were also used. The second part of the field study deals with an assessment of the views of teachers who had attended in-service courses and teacher-trainees in the new curriculum. Here simple analytical methods such as mean, mode, frequencies, percentages and correlations have been used. The main findings of the thesisc'that the prevalent attitude in West Malaysia, particularly in education, is traditional, therefore curriculum changes introduced should subscribe to existing mental states. Changes introduced by the New Primary School Curriculum do not appear to do so being "asynchronous" to these mental states. Further, teacher education programmes have failed to prepare and equip both teachers and teacher trainees for the challenge. These findings are followed by comments on their relevance elsewhere and by suggestions on further investigations.
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Goh, Jing Pei, and Jing Pei Goh. ""Chineseness" in Malaysian Chinese Education Discourse: The Case of Chung Ling High School." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/12443.
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The Chinese education issues in Malaysia appear frequently in political discourse, often featuring contentious discussions of language learning and national education policies. Applying an historical approach to contextualize a political discourse, this thesis examines the politics and transformation of Malaysian Chinese education, in microcosm, at the level of a renowned Chinese school, Chung Ling High School in Penang. It explores and maps the question of "Chineseness" through the examination of the history and development of Chung Ling since its establishment in 1917. This thesis also aims to elucidate the complex negotiation between multiple stakeholders of the Chinese community which took place at different historical junctures in a postcolonial and multi-ethnic nation. I discuss memorial activities for two deceased educationists, David Chen and Lim Lian Geok, which have been readapted into contemporary discourse by different factions of educationists to express their dissatisfactions toward state hegemony on education policies. Lastly, I argue that the persistent pursuit of "Chineseness" is counterproductive to the aim of safeguarding interests of Chinese schools within and outside the national education system today.
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Brown, Graham K. "Civil society and social movements in an ethnically divided society : the case of Malaysia, 1981-2001." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2004. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/10929/.
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This thesis examines the relationship between civil society, social movements and the state in ethnically-divided countries, using the case study of Malaysia. The argument begins with the observation that the respective literatures on civil society and social movements occupy a broadly congruent paradigm, but the relationship between the two is poorly theorised. Through a critical discussion of existing approaches, a synthesis of civil society and social movements theory is produced, which argues for a dualistic interpretation that emphasises both institutional linkages and cultural and discursive relationships. It is further argued that this latter aspect is of particular importance in ethnically-divided countries, as cultural differences between groups may hamper the effective mobilisation of movements. Thus may exist a form of ‘slippage’ between civil society and movement mobilisation, unidentified in much of the literature that tends to view the two as dynamically homogenous. The empirical section of the thesis utilises this model to examine the trajectories of civil society and social movements in Malaysia, focussing on the two decades from 1981 to 2001. It is argued that the first half of the 1980s saw the expansion of a broadly middle class-led, multiethnic civil society but that successful movement mobilisation nonetheless remained rooted in ethnic concerns. Nonetheless, the decade saw in increasing challenge to the regime's hegemonic position. As internal relations within the government coalition fractured during the middle years of the decade, parties and factions within the regime lurched to more ethnicist positions, contributing to an increasing spiral of ethnic `outbidding' and social mobilisation. In October 1987, this was brought to an end by a widespread crackdown that brought social mobilisation to an abrupt halt. Combined with the continuing elite fracture, this effectively re-channelled the increased protest of the period into the political sphere, where a broad opposition coalition was formed to contest the 1990 elections. With the democratic system long since undermined, however, the government won and even maintained its two-third majority. In the late 1990s, the dynamics of state, civil society and social movement were again clearly visible following the dismissal of Anwar Ibrahim as deputy prime minister and the mass protest ‘reformasi’ movement it unleashed. The ‘reformasi’ movement attempted to cultivate new modes of mobilisation, such as the Internet, appropriate to its multiethnic aspirations, but also relied heavily on the existing mobilisational networks of the Islamic movement. This mobilisational bias was reflected in the degree of electoral support for the movement's political manifestation in the 1999 general elections and contributed to the quick demise of the electoral coalition it provoked. The slippage between a multiethnic civil society and the ethnic bases of movement mobilisation in Malaysia has thus hampered the emergence of effective opposition to the regime.
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Ishak, Mohamed Mustafa Bin. "From plural society to Bangsa Malaysia : ethnicity and nationalism in the politics of nation-building in Malaysia." Thesis, University of Leeds, 1999. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/504/.
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The question of nation-building has always been a central issue in Malaysian politics. Whilst the country has been able to sustain a relatively stable politics since the 1969 tragedy, and hence spawn a rapid economic development (at least until the 1997 Asian economic crisis), the project of nation-building remained a basic national agenda yet to be fully resolved. This study investigates the delicate process of nation-building in Malaysia in the post 1970s, especially in the context of the vision of constructing the Bangsa Malaysia or 'a united Malaysian nation' enshrined in Mahathir's Vision 2020 project which was introduced in 1991. The aim of the study is firstly, to examine the underlying socio-political parameters that shaped and influenced the politics of nation-building in the country, and secondly, to explore the viability of the project of Bangsa Malaysia in the context of the daunting challenges involved in the process of nation-building. Drawing from a range of theoretical frameworks as well as from both primary and secondary data, the study contends that, based on the Malaysian experience, the potent interplay between the forces of ethnicity and nationalism constitute the crux of the problems in the politics of nation-building in Malaysia. This dialectic it is argued, stems from the prevalence of the varying perceptions of 'nation-of-intent' within and across ethnic groups. These phenomena have not only shaped the pattern of ethnic political mobilisation in the country, but above all, laid the most complex set of obstacles in the path of the project of nation-building. This study argues that the project of constructing the Bangsa Malaysia therefore, can be seen as a significant attempt by the state to reconcile the varying ethnic ideologies of nation-of-intent. It can also be considered as an attempt to consolidate Malay nationalism and cultural pluralism, thus, depicting 'the nation' as a 'mosaic of cultures', or reflecting a creation of 'a supra-ethnic' national identity. However, the viability of the envisaged project is yet to be tested. The concept itself is still vague to many people and the challenges ahead are enormous, involving political, economic, socio-cultural and religious issues. Indeed, the project risks becoming the 'latest' in the series of competing notions of nation-of-intent circulating in Malaysia. This study contends that whilst, to some extent, the socio-political landscape of Malaysian society has been rapidly changing, especially under the eighteen years of Mahathir's reign,ethnicity still pervades Malaysian political life. This study differs from many previous studies on nation-building in Malaysia which have mainly focused on either the historical dimensions or those which have examined the impact of key national policies. As such, it is hoped that this study would be able to provide an alternative perspective in the analysis of ethnic relations and nation-building in Malaysia, thus broadening the understanding of Malaysian politics and society.
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Fung, Jojo Jee Vui. "The struggle for a society of equals." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Hajinoor, Mohd Shukri. "Malaysia, the fifth tiger? : industrialization and economic development in a pluralistic society." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/66749.
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Stivens, Maila Katrin Vanessa. "Women, kinship and economy in Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362320.
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This study investigates the sphere of gender relations in rural Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, a state long famous for its 'matriliny'. The central aim of the thesis is to explore the significance of this historically reconstituted 'matriliny' for women's situation, arguing for a re-examination of the clasfc debates ri about 'matriliny'. This re-examination is conducted by an analysis of the complex relationships between economic and political developments in the agrarian economy, kinship relations and gender relations. The thesis first briefly looks at the historical material on Rembau 'matriliny', suggesting that this has been reified both in the literature and in local Rembau discourse. It then explores the interplay between local social forms and the political and economic changes in the wider society, giving detailed material on women's and men's activities and land owning in a situation of a declining village economy and massive out-migration. The following chapters examine aspects of domestic production, class and gender differentiation, kinship relations and practices, household relations, marriage, sexuality and childrearing. The concluding chapter explores the ways that Rembau women's autonomy is being undermined by contemporary developments in the Malaysian economy. The central argument of the thesis stresses the intervention of. capitalist class interests and the colonial state in reconstituting a 'matrilineal' peasantry characterised by non-capitalist relations of production within subsistence and petty commodity producing sectors. Stressing the historical specificities of developments in Malay(si)a, it rejects functionalist theorisations implying a symbiotic rektionship between non-capitalist enclaves and the dominant capitalist sector. The thesis also argues that most previous attempts to characterise the linkages between these sectors and the dominant capitalist sectors in many parts of the Third World have been blind to the significance of gender differentiation within so-called peasant sectors. An attempt is made to show how deconstructing the peasant household and exploring the political significance of women's land ownership and of gender relations overall historically can cast light on past and present developments in Rembau and other Malay peasant society.
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Aman, Mohd Salleh. "Leisure policy in New Zealand and Malaysia: a comparative study of developments in sport and physical recreation." Lincoln University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10182/1768.
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This comparative study assessed the usefulness of the convergence thesis as a tool for understanding developments in leisure, recreation and sport in New Zealand and Malaysia. The study examined the interrelationship between 'global' and 'local' or 'contingent' factors and their impact upon leisure behaviour, leisure policy and leisure structures. 'Local' factors included institutional arrangements (notably political ones) and national cultural practices. A social history of New Zealand and Malaysia with particular reference to leisure, sport and recreation and national cultural practices was provided as a context for discussion of these issues. The study utilised a mixture of archival and library research and semi-structured interview, and was guided by an explicit comparative framework, concentrating on the development of leisure, sport and recreation in the two countries between 1970 and 2002. Interviews with 'key players' in both countries captured valuable data in the form of 'insiders' views' on leisure behaviour, policy and structure. These data were analysed with the relevance of the convergence thesis in mind. This study shows that contemporary leisure behaviour in New Zealand and Malaysia is shaped by the media and is highly commercialised, placing a high value on entertainment, and involves increasingly passive forms of participation. Informal sport and individualised recreational activities are replacing organised team-based sports in popularity. Leisure behaviour trends have led governments in both countries to encourage greater participation in sport and physical activity and to encourage private sector ventures into leisure-related products, services and infra-structures in the form of private-public partnerships. In terms of leisure policy, developments in leisure, recreation and, noticeably, sport, in Malaysia and New Zealand have been shaped by the wider agendas of the governing political parties. This is particularly noticeable at central government level. Individual political leaders in both countries have been influential in setting leisure-related policy. They had the vision to see that sport in particular might serve wider, national interests and that investments in sport could help raise the profiles of their countries in international markets and among trading organisations and the regulatory bodies that oversee trading practices. Malaysian and New Zealand governments seek to make leisure, sport and recreation policy supportive of other priorities. In Malaysia, the government legitimises its control over the policies which affect people's lives by appeals to Islamic principles and the need to put collective needs of nation building ahead of individual concerns for freedom. In terms of institutional, political, arrangements, this impacts at both central and local government levels in Malaysia. New Zealand, following a pluralist, Westminster, tradition of political representation, experiences regular changes in political management at central government level and a system of local government whereby local autonomy is jealously protected. Malaysia has resisted 'the global', by virtue of the nation-building policies of the Barisan Nasional, which has been in power since 1957. New Zealand's 'resistance' stems in part at least from the autonomy which local government enjoys. These experiences demonstrate that resistance to 'global' change can take varied forms at the 'local', contingent, level (Thorns, 1992). Differences in leisure structures reflect, once again, different agendas stemming from different political arrangements. The Malaysian government's approach is multi-Ministry, and micro-managed. In New Zealand, a 'hands off' approach via a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation (‘Quango'), became the favoured means of structuring central government leisure provision in the 1980s and 1990s. This was with a view to encouraging stability and consistency in leisure policy and provision in a pluralistic political system. Overall, and 'cautiously', this study provided support for the convergence thesis as a way to explain development in leisure, recreation and sport in New Zealand and Malaysia over the past 32 years. Although institutional arrangements and national cultural practices have provided some resistance to convergence processes, changing consumer sentiments may weaken such resistance in future.
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Wan, Asna Wan Mohd Nor Wan Asna Wan Mohd. "Malaysia : the political and economic aspects of accommodation and conflict regulation in an ethnically divided society." Thesis, University of Hull, 1996. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:11291.
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This study examines practices used by the Malaysian elites in their efforts to solve problems related to ethnic and cultural divisions in the country. The study traces the history of political development of Malaysia, from the very first attempt at inter-ethnic co-operation --- the meetings of the 1949-1950 Communities Liaison Committee --- to the most recent one --- the deliberations of the 1989-1991 National Economic Consultative Council. The focus of the research is on political and economic issues involved. Theories which are relevant to the study of ethnicity and political stability such as 'pluralism', consociationalism and conflict-regulation theory are reviewed in this study. In addition, alternative explanations of contemporary Malaysian politics such as those provided by critical social theory, political economy/development and radical political economy approaches are also included. Empirically, the research is based on personal interviews in Malaysia in 1993, materials on the National Economic Consultative Council, letters, parliamentary debates, government and party literature, newspapers, periodicals, election manifestos, articles and books related to the subject. This study shows that the ideal concepts of consociationalism cannot fully apply to contemporary Malaysia. Because of the dominant role of UMNO in the Barisan Nasional, the system has developed into 'asymmetric accommodation'. However, there is still an adherence to the principle of multi-ethnic coalition, a genuine power-sharing and the presence of accommodative attitudes and motives among the elites which the consociational model highlights.
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Chi, Janine Kay Gwen. "Emergent identities and state-society interactions : transformations of national and ethnic identities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/8889.
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Idris, Nor Azizan. "Malay-Muslim ethnicity and civil society groups : Linkages and their impact on malaysia's International relations." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497034.
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Hashim, Rahmah. "Accommodating national goals and conflicting societal needs through privatization of television broadcasting : the Malaysian case /." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487671640056377.
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Izumi, Takako. "Effectiveness of Partnership between Civil Society Organizations and Local Governments for Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia: Perspectives from Indonesia and Malaysia." 京都大学 (Kyoto University), 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2433/161043.
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Mohamed-Hashim, Abdul Talib. "Intercultural education for a multicultural society : a case study of perceptions and responses to cultural diversity in a national primary school in Malaysia." Thesis, Durham University, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.494329.
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This thesis seeks to investigate and understand perspectives held by a diverse group of people in a multicultural school setting in Malaysia. It examines the understanding of, and attitudes towards, cultural diversity of school administrators, teachers and students in a specific school setting. It also seeks to understand how cultural diversity is dealt with in this context and what are the perceived rationales underlying the approaches and strategies adopted by the school. The study draws on literature in the field of multi/interculturalism, and uses a qualitative case study approach employing a range of approaches including, primarily, interviews and observation The thesis examines the concept of cultural diversity as a social phenomenon and links current understanding of the phenomenon to that of the people involved, explaining how and why they think, respond and react the way they do.
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Noon, Hazizan Md. "Development and social change in Malaysia during the Mahathir Administration, 1981-1992 : a comparative sociological study, with particular emphasis on their impact on the Muslim society." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29886.
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This work is a modest attempt at examining and understanding the nature and impact of development process in Malaysia during the Mahathir administration. The main time frame chosen is from the year 1981 to 1992, although the events after this period up to the completion of this thesis are also relevant in various ways. The analysis is made primarily in the light of the Government's Islamization policy and Vision 2020. The study is undertaken in view of a popular belief that development during this time demonstrates a significant shift from its long standing traditional approach. How far does this claim bear the truth? The result of this study reveals an answer to this primary question. The research, which adopts what the researcher calls a comparative sociological study or approach that combines the elements of sociological and Islamic studies together, primarily analyses the Government development policies and strategy which are believed to have been responsible in bringing about the observed changes and impacts on the society, especially on the Muslims. For practical reasons, comparison takes place in various forms and on different levels. For example, in the theoretical chapter the philosophy of development and change as seen from both perspectives is established as a framework upon which our analysis of Malaysian development is based. Contrasts between certain development policies and the achievements of two different eras are also made through longitudinal comparison. Standard comparison is used more often due to the nature of the subjects under scrutiny. Despite its unavoidable reference to Malaysia as a whole, the research, however, places more emphasis on the development and changes in the Peninsular. Logistic and financial constraints explain the need for this geographic limitation.
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Binti, Zakaria Noor Aini. "Trade Barriers in Forest Industry between Malaysia and Europe." Phd thesis, AgroParisTech, 2011. http://pastel.archives-ouvertes.fr/pastel-00750922.
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This study analyses the international timber trade between Malaysia and Europe with respect to the importance of environmental issues on trade and the role of Malaysia as a major timber exporter to Europe. It also evaluates the comparative advantage of Malaysian wood products and the willingness of French consumers (to represent European communities) to pay for sustainable forest management. The first part gives an overview the clashes of perception between developed and developing countries on the environmental concerns over trade. It was observed that environmental standards may act as non-tariff barriers to exporting countries. In addition, the stringent requirements posed by importing countries on technical, marking and labelling to some extent provide unnecessary barriers to trade. The second part deals with the role of Malaysia as a key player in the tropical timber trade. This part evaluates the main export market for Malaysian wood products to the world. For the purpose of this thesis, the analysis focuses on the European market. From the observations, it was found that the export of wooden furniture surpassed major timber exports in 2004. However, to penetrate the European market, Malaysia has to compete with the Chinese with their lower cost tropical wood products, and Brazil with their advantage in certification and labelling of tropical wood products. In tandem with that, the commitment towards sustainable forest management at national level causes shortage of raw materials in Malaysia. To a certain extent, the internal and external factors create necessary challenges to enter the European market. In the third part, the Balassa approach was used to classify the comparative advantage of Malaysia's twenty one types of wood products in Europe. It was estimated that Malaysia had high comparative advantage only in five products which were mechanized and intermediary industrial products. The products identified were sawn wood, wooden mouldings, plywood, veneer and builders' joinery and carpentry. The remaining products had lower comparative advantage and disadvantage to export to the European market based on the Balassa index. In the last part, the estimation on the willingness to pay for sustainable forest management attributes was conducted. Besides that, additional attributes such as fair trade and wood origin were included. A questionnaire was set up using all the attributes reflected in the hypothetical wood flooring product in the market. Based on the result, consumers were willing to pay the highest for the presence of fair trade and wood origin (in this study referring to French origin); nevertheless they were still willing to pay for sustainable aspects of forest. However, the willingness to pay for all the attributes was altered depending on the respondents' knowledge of forest labelling, their attitudes towards environmental preservation, living area, education level, type of job and income level. In the overall finding of the thesis, all the results from each part were synthesized in a systemic approach simultaneously deliberating on the macro and microeconomic perspectives as well as the dimensions on demand and supply. Overall, the findings suggest that the challenges and constraints facing the Malaysian timber industry indirectly shaped the export of Malaysian wooden products. Malaysia has adapted by going into value-added products to lessen the impact of environment-related trade barriers and to circumvent the shortage of raw materials supply. Malaysia has successfully customized the wooden products to the sustainability and legality requirements of the European market by pursuing the national certification (Malaysian Timber Certification) and being committed to sustainable forest management objectives.
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Dator, Jessica Asne. "The state, market and civil society in the growth areas of Mindanao, Philippines approaches to development governance in the Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines East ASEAN growth area (BIMP-EAGA) sub-region /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ57279.pdf.
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西野, 節男, and Setsuo Nishino. "マレーシアにおける教育改革とイスラーム化政策 : 価値多元化への対応をめぐって." 日本教育学会, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/10867.
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Broinowski, Alison Elizabeth, and alison broinowski@anu edu au. "About face : Asian representations of Australia." The Australian National University. Faculty of Asian Studies, 2002. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20030404.135751.
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This thesis considers the ways in which Australia has been publicly represented in ten Asian societies in the twentieth century. It shows how these representations are at odds with Australian opinion leaders assertions about being a multicultural society, with their claims about engagement with Asia, and with their understanding of what is typically Australian. It reviews the emergence and development of Asian regionalism in the twentieth century, and considers how Occidentalist strategies have come to be used to exclude and marginalise Australia. A historical survey outlines the origins of representations of Australia in each of the ten Asian countries, detecting the enduring influence both of past perceptions and of the interests of each countrys opinion leaders. Three test cases evaluate these findings in the light of events in the late twentieth century: the first considers the response in the region to the One Nation party, the second compares that with opinion leaders reaction to the crisis in East Timor; and the third presents a synthesis of recent Asian Australian fiction and what it reveals about Asian representations of Australia from inside Australian society. The thesis concludes that Australian policies and practices enable opinion leaders in the ten countries to construct representations of Australia in accordance with their own priorities and concerns, and in response to their agendas of Occidentalism, racism, and regionalism.
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Chong, Siou Wei, and 張曉威. "A Study of Malaysian Chinese Association and its Impact on the Chinese Society in Malaysia." Thesis, 1998. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/e89mqv.
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Lim, Hui-Hui, and 林惠惠. "The Study of Taiwan Images Formulated by Malaysian Chinese Society Watching Taiwan Programs Broadcasted Overseas." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/25114600233934598215.
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This research is conducted on the basis of 204 questionnaires and thorough interviews with 9 Malaysian Chinese audiences in search of the effects that Taiwan TV shows may put on their overseas audience’s impressions and willingness to visit the country. The data shows that Malaysian Chinese hold a positive impression toward Taiwan while also show a great interest to pay visits. Yet, the inclination for a longer stay to study, work, or immigrate declined in accordance with the lengths of stay. In addition, the findings show that while explaining media publicity results, if the audience’s impressions, concepts, and behavior intentions have already been formed in advance, his or her sum of exposure to Taiwan TV shows is proved to be more competent than the preferences on TV show categories. The research results gathered from our interviews, which are designed on verified hypothesis, demonstrate how TV shows play a vital role on a country’s images, as well as the fact that Malaysian Chinese acquire information of Taiwan via watching Taiwan TV shows.
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Weiss, Meredith L. "The politics of protest civil society, coalition-building, and political change in Malaysia /." 2001. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/51954997.html.
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Appleton, Ann Lucille. "Acts of integration, expressions of faith : madness, death and ritual in Melanau ontology : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology at Massey University." 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1675.
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Longitudinal medical research studies undertaken on an international scale by the World Health Organisation continue to confirm a better prognosis for mental illness in traditional societies than in more technologically developed societies. While various associations have been drawn or hypothesised between specific cultural factors and a more favourable outcome, attention has also frequently been drawn to the methodological, analytic and diagnostic inadequacies of these studies. The work for this thesis was undertaken with these criticisms in mind and also in part as a counter to the perceived inadequacies of a solely bio-medical approach to psychopathology. The specific purpose of the research was to assess the role that culture plays in the construction and experience of both psychological well-being and psychopathology in a "traditional" society in Sarawak, Malaysia. There was an equal concern to ascertain and examine the ways in which explanations and understandings about identity, illness and wellness differ from current western models and approaches and how they are realised and lived out in the experience of individuals. The ethnographic data was collected during intensive participant-observation conducted over two years in the Mukah District of Sarawak, Malaysia, a region which has a long association with the Melanau ethnic group. Drawing on the ethnographic evidence, this thesis argues that psychopathological experiences (as psychological phenomena) embody characteristics that make it possible to identify them as culturally constructed artifacts. A theory is advanced which locates the source of psychopathology within the context of human being-in-the-world and which suggests that features of the mental illness experience such as chronicity and stigma are historically and culturally constructed within the illness concept itself. The argument draws on the theory and insights of existentialism, phenomenology. Turner's ritual theory, and Jung's concept of the shadow, extended to include a concept of the cultural shadow. It concludes that a failure to take account of the cultural dimensions of mental illness may also result in a failure to perceive not only the source of our psychopathologies but also a solution.
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Lee, Horng-Wah, and 李宏華. "Propagation of Moral Uplifting Association in Malaysia: An East Malaysia Sabah Che Hsing Khor Moral Uplifting Society Perpective." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/73464469997895638069.
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碩士國立政治大學
宗教研究所
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De-Jiao Hui, Moral Lifting Association（德教會）is a religious sect that origins from China, Teo-Chew（潮州） to South-eastern asia. Its believers and organizations spead to Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong and Vietnam. This sect separate with few branches. Their main worshipers are included Buddhism and Taoism deities. The belief which the Moral Uplifting Society composes with Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucius. Although this association makes a syncretic faith called Five Traditions or Teachings share the same origin. The teaching is included religion of Islam and Christian, propaganda for others. Through this religious group and Che Hsing Khor Moral Uplifting Society（紫辰閣） in Tawau of Sabah, by the activities which their started and launched, trying to determine the reasons and methods of this belief association become popular and successfully attaching local believers in Malaysia. With the history and social factors of Malaysia, Moral Uplifting Association become a matchmaker between a different Chinese native province, professions, social status, educational background to gather their believers. It tried to attach not only the local Chinese society group but also obtained approving from the other ethnic community in that nation. Its believers take part in this belief group to share the same vision of future and the pursuit of harmony.
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Chuen, Pek Wee, and 白偉權. "The Changes and Integration of Chinese Society in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, 1855-1942." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/60609321654312787243.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
地理學系
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This article aims to investigate the formation and changes of a territorial society in the Malay Peninsula. Since the mid 18th century, numerous Chinese immigrants coming from Fujian and Guangdong Province sought economic opportunities in the prosper peninsula. By their origins and clans, these immigrants tend to divide themselves into various groups of “Bang”（幫群）. Generally, interactions were stronger in ‘inter’ than ‘intra’ Bang. Economic conflicts and social tensions occurred frequently between different groups of people. The Bang relationship in Johor Bahru (hereafter “JB”) is unique, although the Chinese here were sub-divided into five distinctive Bangs, but their relationships were rather coherent. The comparatively integrated connections could be demonstrated by communal landscapes, such as burial ground, temple, and school. By the concept of “territorial society”, this article investigates the integrations between various Bang in JB since 1855 to 1942. To demonstrate this, this article first features the environment background of Johor. It then investigates the influx and the relationship of these Bangs to show their structuring and restructuring process. The article believes that, the integration of Chinese society in JB was highly base on its non competition and conflict environment. On this premise, there have two difference groups who were leading the Chinese society in specific period due to the changes of politics and economic circumstance. In mid 19th century, inhabitants of JB consist almost entirely of Teochews, the simple society was dominated by Ngee Heng Kongsi, a Teochew base secret society. During the declined of pepper and gambier economy in 20th century, the influence of Ngee Heng in Chinese society began to diminished gradually, the domination role was soon succeeded by merchants (or leaders) from various Bang. Although the social component in JB during 20th century became more complex, the Chinese society did not split up, but also follow the path of integration as before. The case of Bang integration in Chinese society of JB during 20th century may be highly related with their long-term interaction in the daily live over the past. Besides, the national identity of Chinese at that phase was also cannot be ignored. Generally, the changes and formation of Chinese society can be known as a dynamic process.
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Foo, Yen-Chew, and 古燕秋. "Changing Spatial Forms and Society in Chinese New Villages of Malaysia—Case studies of Kampung Kanthan Baru." Thesis, 2011. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/59512079749892067222.
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碩士國立臺灣大學
建築與城鄉研究所
99
My thesis analyzes the dynamic socio-spatial relationship in the transformation of the Kanthan Baru of Chinese New Villages in Malaysia. Based on qualitative research methods, I investigate the changing ethnoscape in the new village and how the physical forms embody segregation and exclusion between the mainstream Malaysians and marginal Chinese, as well as the new Asian immigrant works. First, I introduce how the British colonial government was battling with the communists in the rural Malaysia. Chinese New Village presented segregated and marginalized landscapes that mirrored British power. Second, I analyze how Chinese ethnic was marginalized by economy, culture, education and was “rejected” by the public servant under New Economy Policy (NEP). Chinese villagers of Kanthan Baru became illegal workers in oversea countries such as Britain, United States, Japan, in order to seek opportunity. Some of them succeeded in improving economic situations and thus transformed the landscape. In 1980s, industrialization of Kanthan Area was brought a large number of Asian immigrant workers from Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand, who relocated the Kanthan Area. Third, I investigate how the newcomers of Asian workers interact with Chinese villagers and how they have been negotiating new boundaries and transcultural spaces within these Chinese New Villages. By examining field data, I argue that built environments are not only the container of our society, but also the interactive processes that response to essential forces driving from socio-cultural, political and economic dimensions. In conclusion, I suppose changing of social mobility and spatial segregation/ exclusion are limited in lower classes, Chinese Malaysians are still marginality of the country.
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Wong, Chiew-kung, and 黃招勤. "Development and Dilemma of the Chinese Newspapers in West Malaysia—Role and Function in a Multi-Racial Society." Thesis, 2004. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67552696903436950619.
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HANG, SHEAU SHYAN, and 韓筱賢. "Transformation and its Impact of Chinese Traditional Culture Festival in Multicultural Society: A Case Study of Chingay Johor Bahru Malaysia." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/74nngg.
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碩士國立臺北藝術大學
藝術行政與管理研究所
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Traditional folk culture is categorized as an intangible cultural heritage. It is a living legacy that has withstood the test of time, and only by inheriting from generation to generation can it be preserved. Chinese migration brought their culture and customs into Malaysia and coexisted with different ethnic groups. Till the present days, Chingay Johor Bahru which has a history for more than 140 years is different from its very first form. Ever since the transform of the festival, the programs of festival have been further diversified and it had even attracted more than 300,000 participants to celebrate together. This feat of festival has earned itself a prize as the Chingay Johor Bahru was gazetted by the government as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012. Taking the Chingay Johor Bahru as a case study, the purpose of this study is, first to discuss the reason transformation of Chingay Johor Bahru in a multicultural society. Second, to understanding the transformation history of Chingay Johor Bahru. Third, analyse the activity content and external relations in each section after transformation of Chingay Johor Bahru. Forth, to explore the influence after transformation of Chingay Johor Bahru. This study is done by using qualitative research method. In addition to the literature review, interviews with organizers of Chingay Johor Bahru and culture-historical researchers were done along with participating Chingay Johor Bahru by observing and recording to collect research data on the activities process. With the use of Yen Ching Hwang (2006) internal and external forces to understand factor change of chinese traditional culture festival in a multicultural society, together with Murray, Caulier- Grice, & Mulgan (2010) six section of social innovation to explore the history of Chingay Johor Bahru and the scale of its transformation, hence analyse the transformation of activity content and external relations, in addition to the impact of transformed Chingay Johor Bahru to its origin. The research conclusions include three points, first is the external force has become the main factor of the Chinese folk festivals transformation in multisociety. Second, reconstruction of the organization has brought systematic change in Chinese folk festivals. Third, the strategy to enhance the inheritance of Chinese folk festival in multicultural society has been achieved through the transformation. In a multicultural society, the transformed Chingay Johor Bahru has added multicultural elements to echo Malaysia cultural symbols and promote racial harmony through festivals.
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Lim, Pey-Huan, and 林佩環. "A Study on Promotion and The Impact of Classics-Reading Education in Malaysia : A Case of Chung-De Culture Society of Johor." Thesis, 2015. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/qdren7.
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碩士國立臺灣師範大學
應用華語文學系
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An increase in Classics-Reading Education has been an unmistakable worldwide trend in recent years. Many teachers and parents have begun to spend more positively and educate their children as they consider the benefits of reading the classics. In Malaysia, a multicultural country, Classics-Reading Education is highly emphasized, even in the regions of inhabited by few Chinese people. Nowadays, the Evaluation Committee of Classics-Reading has been promoted to the world, for example there are the Guide Reading Evaluation Committees in Singapore, United States of America, Taiwan, China, Hong Kong and so on. Taiwan is the first country that conducted the Children’s Classics Guide Reading Evaluation Committee; therefore, it plays an extremely important role in the promotion of Guide Reading Evaluation Committee. For there are many active promotors determining the spread of Classics-Reading Education, it can be positively developed throughout the world. Classics-Reading Education in Malaysia begun in 1998. Dr. Wang Cai-Gui, the first promotor of Children’s Classics-Reading Education in Taiwan, and Mr. Chen Jian-Fa, manager of Chung-De Cultural Society, have devoted themselves in promotion of Classics-Reading Education for years. On the appeal of Mr. Chen in 2001, an atmosphere of classics-reading has been consequently spread throughout Malaysia. Chung-De Culture Society of Johor was led by the manager, Mr. Chen Si-Hai, for local promotion of Classics-Reading Education. For decades, the volunteer teachers have made every effort together in developing Classics-Reading Education in every city throughout Johor. The 1st Little Champion in Johor Bahru was held in November, 10th, 2002 in Stadium Tertutup Bandaraya Johor Bahru. Among 751 Candidates from all over Johor were gathering together, opening the historic prelude of Classics-Reading Education in Johor. Chinese cultural classics plays a pivotal role among the nourishment of patriotism, the development of personality, the cultivation of habit, the achievement in the field of environment, and the construction of tradition. Moreover, Classics of Cultural Humanities have an extremely positive impact on the creation of thoughts, the development of inspiration, and the nourishment of innovative capability. Therefore, Classics-Reading Education in Johor, Malaysia, which is located near Singapore, a cultural bouillabaisse, is extraordinarily worth it to investigate and conduct research.