Translating higher education in the British Empire : the question of vernacular degrees in Postwar Malaya
Document Type
Book chapter
Source Publication
Empires, post-coloniality and interculturality : new challenges for comparative education
Publication Date
2014
First Page
217
Last Page
232
Publisher
Sense Publishers
Abstract
This paper analyses the decision of British academic advisors to deny vernacular university degrees in post–war Malaya. As a case study, this decision was important as one element in the first systematic effort to build up higher education in the British Empire.
DOI
10.1007/978-94-6209-731-5_14
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Chou, G. A. (2014). Translating higher education in the British Empire: The question of vernacular degrees in Postwar Malaya. In Leonic Vega (Ed.), Empires, post-coloniality and interculturality: New challenges for comparative education (pp. 217-232). Rotterdam: SensePublishers. doi: 10.1007/978-94-6209-731-5_14