Merging and Demerging Education Ministries in Malaysia

Authors

  • Richard Sack
  • Omar Jalloun

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.88.9689

Keywords:

Malaysia, ministerial merger, institutional analysis

Abstract

There is little research about the potential effects of large-scale institutional changes. Mergers and demergers of educational ministries provide an example of such changes, with their impact on the detailed workings of the organizational mechanics of education systems. The case study reported here is based on the perceptions of the frontline actors concerned by mergers/demergers, none of whom expressed enthusiasm for the merger. Overall, the Malaysian merger, and the demerger two years later, had little overall effect. The short time of the merger was a factor, as well as the existence of autonomous agencies assuring key functions. 

Author Biographies

Richard Sack

Richard Sack is a consultant. He was formerly executive secretary of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa. 

Omar Jalloun

Omar Jalloun is an assistant professor of international and comparative education at Taibah University, Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

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Published

2017-01-17

How to Cite

Sack, R., & Jalloun, O. (2017). Merging and Demerging Education Ministries in Malaysia. International Higher Education, (88), 20–22. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2017.88.9689

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Section

Focus on Southeast Asia