Policies and Practices Governing Disability in Malaysia's Higher Education: A Comparison with England and Australia

Autor/inn/en	Tan, Clarene; Abdullah, Melissa Ng Lee Yen; Shuib, Munir
Titel	Policies and Practices Governing Disability in Malaysia's Higher Education: A Comparison with England and Australia
Quelle	In: Journal of International and Comparative Education, 8 (2019) 2, S.85-101 (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2232-1802
Schlagwörter	Comparative Education; Students with Disabilities; Educational Policy; Educational Practices; College Administration; Administrator Attitudes; Financial Support; Universities; Educational Finance; Governance; Information Sources; Knowledge Level; College Students; Foreign Countries; Civil Rights; Legislation; Malaysia; United Kingdom (England); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Finanzielle Förderung; University; Universität; Bildungsfonds; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Finanzierung; Information source; Informationsquelle; Wissensbasis; Collegestudent; Ausland; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Gesetzgebungslehre; Australien
Abstract	Throughout the last decade in Malaysia, participation of students with disabilities in higher education has seen minimal growth. This paper investigates the policies and practices regulating disability in Malaysia's higher education. Three aspects -- legislation, funding, and governance -- are analysed. To reveal the gaps in policy and practice, comparison is carried out with the cases of England and Australia. The research involved examining government documents such as disability acts, action plans, and research and statistics reports, combined with interviewing university administrators. It was found that Malaysian legislation requires more supporting details and that disability funding for universities should be considered. For governance, systematic legislation review and specific university monitoring are recommended. Establishing an independent national entity to conciliate grievances is proposed to address the inadequate redress mechanism available for students with disabilities. Overall, the government and universities could ensure that disability information is available in the public domain, especially online. Such practice would enhance disability awareness and knowledge for all. Although this paper mainly takes on the perspective of a developing nation, it attains an international orientation as it also depicts the workings of the developed world in governing disability in higher education. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	University of Malaya Press. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 50603. e-mail: jice@um.edu.my; Web site: http://jice.um.edu.my/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01