Transformation of Higher Education: A Stakeholder Perspectives in Private Islamic Higher Education Institution (IPTIS) in Malaysia

Ahmad Hadijah ()
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Ahmad Hadijah: Kolej Pengajian Islam Johor, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

HOLISTICA – Journal of Business and Public Administration, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 112-126

Abstract: The mushrooming of private higher education institution in Malaysia is not new. To date, there are 391 private institution registered under Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and there are 11 private Islamic higher education served on the basis of providing religious content of curriculum along with the academics line. Most of the private Islamic higher institution has catching up with the trends when they transform the status from college to university college, making the transformation absolutely essential. The transformation however, bring the nerved of urgency to change the institution, thus in order to transform, the institution should take immediate action by improve the areas mentioned by participants. The study carried out to explore and find a specific variable on transformation particularly as perceived by various stakeholder in one of the Private Islamic Higher Education Institution in Southern Malaysia. There are 24 stakeholder involved in the structured interview session. The findings served substantial information for the administrator particularly for the whole institutional stakeholders to transform in the four areas of improvisation as excerpt from the participant. The findings delineates the reputation of the institution as well known Islamic Higher Institution in the state and it explicates the areas of improvisation for the institution transformation.

Keywords: Transformation; Islamic institution; stakeholder (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.2478/hjbpa-2019-0009

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