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ERIC Number: EJ547137
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Literacy in Postcolonial Malaysia.
Pandian, Ambigapathy
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v40 n5 p402-04 Feb 1997
Discusses literacy in the postcolonial era (since 1957) in Malaysia. Notes that while the literacy rate has risen dramatically, a growing problem that demands urgent attention is "Reading Reluctancy." Discusses survey results regarding major reasons leading to reading reluctancy, and discusses the future of literacy in Malaysia. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Literacy, Reading Attitudes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Malaysia