Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang

The number of minority students who attend mainstream school in Malaysia is substantial. Like the majority students, minority students are required to embrace the agenda of the Malaysian educational system through various programme in order to foster cooperation and unity among students and the scho...

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Main Authors:	Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel, Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	HM711 Groups and organizations
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/28173/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28173/1/Proceeding_Cover_AUSCIC_2012.pdf

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spelling	iium-281732013-08-30T03:17:08Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/28173/ Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura HM711 Groups and organizations The number of minority students who attend mainstream school in Malaysia is substantial. Like the majority students, minority students are required to embrace the agenda of the Malaysian educational system through various programme in order to foster cooperation and unity among students and the school authority. Previous studies have revealed that the experience of minority students in Malaysian schools towards Malaysian educational programme continues to evolve through the years, marking a need for researchers and academicians alike to continuously update their knowledge in this particular field. The objective of this study is to describe the experiences of minority students’ who participate in the sports-based character school (Sekolah Berwatak) programme in selected schools of Pekan, Pahang. To obtain meaningful data for this research, focus group interview (FGI) is employed with a sample of 27 students from the ethnicities of Orang Asli, Cambodian, Rohingya and Chinese. Data analysis was performed using the qualitative process. Our findings have indicated that the sports-based character school programme is seen as a tool for integration and social control in a multicultural environment; elements considered essential by both schools and students. This study provides evidence that students from different ethnic groups are able to work harmoniously with one another during their training sessions and sports competitions. In short, this study is also indispensable to the existing educational researchers who have interest in ethnic relations among minority group in Malaysian schools. 2012 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/28173/1/Proceeding_Cover_AUSCIC_2012.pdf Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel and Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura (2012) Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang. In: ASEAN University Sports Council International Conference 2012 (AUSCIC2012), 13-14 December 2012, Vientiane, Lao Pdr.
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spellingShingle	HM711 Groups and organizations Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
description	The number of minority students who attend mainstream school in Malaysia is substantial. Like the majority students, minority students are required to embrace the agenda of the Malaysian educational system through various programme in order to foster cooperation and unity among students and the school authority. Previous studies have revealed that the experience of minority students in Malaysian schools towards Malaysian educational programme continues to evolve through the years, marking a need for researchers and academicians alike to continuously update their knowledge in this particular field. The objective of this study is to describe the experiences of minority students’ who participate in the sports-based character school (Sekolah Berwatak) programme in selected schools of Pekan, Pahang. To obtain meaningful data for this research, focus group interview (FGI) is employed with a sample of 27 students from the ethnicities of Orang Asli, Cambodian, Rohingya and Chinese. Data analysis was performed using the qualitative process. Our findings have indicated that the sports-based character school programme is seen as a tool for integration and social control in a multicultural environment; elements considered essential by both schools and students. This study provides evidence that students from different ethnic groups are able to work harmoniously with one another during their training sessions and sports competitions. In short, this study is also indispensable to the existing educational researchers who have interest in ethnic relations among minority group in Malaysian schools.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
author_facet	Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel Mohamad Diah, Nurazzura
author_sort	Abd Rahim, Badruel Hairiel
title	Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
title_short	Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
title_full	Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
title_fullStr	Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang
title_sort	integrating minority students through sekolah berwatak (sports-based character school) programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of pekan, pahang
publishDate	2012
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Integrating minority students through Sekolah Berwatak (Sports-based Character School) Programme: a study of selected secondary schools in the district of Pekan, Pahang

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