Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school

This article discusses intercultural communication in Vision Schools in Malaysia. It also elaborates the extent to which the Vision Schools foster racial interaction across the three major ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese, and Indians. A total of 887 primary school students were surveyed across the Vi...

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Main Authors:	Othman, Azam, Ruslan, Norbaiduri, Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SAGE 2012
Subjects:	LC65 Social aspects of education
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/27510/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27510/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/27510/1/MIE449180azam.pdf

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spelling	iium-275102012-12-18T00:12:45Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27510/ Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school Othman, Azam Ruslan, Norbaiduri Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail LC65 Social aspects of education This article discusses intercultural communication in Vision Schools in Malaysia. It also elaborates the extent to which the Vision Schools foster racial interaction across the three major ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese, and Indians. A total of 887 primary school students were surveyed across the Vision Schools. It was found that the intercultural communication in the Vision Schools had triggered intercultural understanding and awareness of cultural diversity in the schools. The dynamics of intercultural interaction were, however, more profound in the national school compared to the other two vernacular schools (Chinese and Tamil national-type schools). Nevertheless, students seemed to appreciate national integration beyond their school experience. Despite their youth, the children understood the significance of maintaining and sustaining national unity. Inspiring school leadership towards fulfilling intercultural awareness and exposure will lead the establishment and existence of Vision Schools in the right direction. SAGE 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27510/1/MIE449180azam.pdf Othman, Azam and Ruslan, Norbaiduri and Sheikh Ahmad, Ismail (2012) Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school. Management In Education. ISSN 0892-0206 (p); 1741-9883 (o) http://sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav
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description	This article discusses intercultural communication in Vision Schools in Malaysia. It also elaborates the extent to which the Vision Schools foster racial interaction across the three major ethnic groups: Malays, Chinese, and Indians. A total of 887 primary school students were surveyed across the Vision Schools. It was found that the intercultural communication in the Vision Schools had triggered intercultural understanding and awareness of cultural diversity in the schools. The dynamics of intercultural interaction were, however, more profound in the national school compared to the other two vernacular schools (Chinese and Tamil national-type schools). Nevertheless, students seemed to appreciate national integration beyond their school experience. Despite their youth, the children understood the significance of maintaining and sustaining national unity. Inspiring school leadership towards fulfilling intercultural awareness and exposure will lead the establishment and existence of Vision Schools in the right direction.
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title	Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school
title_short	Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school
title_full	Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school
title_fullStr	Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school
title_full_unstemmed	Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school
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Intercultural communication in the Malaysian vision schools: implications for the management and leadership in a multicultural primary school

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