A Review of Racial Microaggression in Malaysian Educational System and Its Higher Education Institutions

Noormaizatul Akmar Muhamad Nasir, Nurul Husna Yaacob, Noraini Mohd Nor and Radzuwan Ab Rashid

International Journal of Higher Education, 2021, vol. 10, issue 2, 151

Abstract: This paper reviews other forms of racial oppression among Malaysian students in the business of their school and campus life day. It begins with a brief demographic background of Malaysia as a pluralistic country together with explanation pertaining to the aspirations of its diverse society. Then, it reviews some literature and findings revealed from previous studies concerning various racial microaggression issues in Malaysia with reference to schools and higher learning institutions. The challenges reviewed in this paper may be relevant to the administrative parties concerned and educational practitioners mandated to manage and train these diverse students. Other than that, this paper also provides insights into the multiracial Malaysians, especially the majority race students concerning the sense of oppression and discontent that their other ethnic peers may feel resulting from the present distinctive practice of ethnic polarisation. This paper argues that microaggression is on the rise among Malaysian youngsters and this problem stems from the environment that shapes their learning landscape.

Date: 2021
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