Teaching and learning in the third space to engender shared Malaysian identity

• Main Author: Idrus, Faizah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English; English; English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/35760/2/ACE1.jpeg; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35760/3/ACE2.jpeg; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35760/4/ACE3.jpeg; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35760/14/Teaching_and_Learning_in_the_Third_Space_to_engend.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/35760/; http://iafor.org/iafor/conference-proceedings-the-fourth-asian-conference-on-education-2012/

Cultural tension in Malaysia have escalated in the past 5 years bringing a whole host of undesirable impacts on the nation’s economy and, most importantly, on inter-ethnic relationships. Thus, this study proposes the need to construct a shared Malaysian identity, starting from the classroom, which i...