Mohd Yusof, Najeemah
(2006)
Patterns Of Social Interaction Between Different
Ethnic Groups In Malaysian Secondary Schools.
The Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education (formerly known as Journal of Educators and Education), 21 (1).
pp. 1-16.
ISSN 2289-9057
Abstract
Social interaction among students of different ethnic groups has been a major
focus of study in Malaysia in recent years. Schools in Malaysia have students from a
variety of ethnic, linguistic, religious and cultural backgrounds. When students of a
variety of backgrounds are put under one roof, there is a strong tendency to differentiate
and polarize. This article will discuss the patterns of social interaction amongst students
of different ethnic groups in secondary schools. A research was conducted in 15
secondary schools in Kedah and Pulau Pinang with 581 students as samples. The nature
of social interaction in this study is classified according to several factors such as
ethnicity, sex or gender, academic achievement, school level and the student's former
primary school (feeder school) before they enrolled in the secondary school. The students
were given a set of questionnaires and findings were analysed quantitatively. The findings
show that students prefer to mix with others in their own ethnic group.
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