Disparity in School's Literacy Practices and That of Home: Understanding Orang Asli Children's Educational Needs in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Renganathan, Sumathi, Chong, Su Li
• Other Authors: Xie , Yi
• Format: Book
• Published: International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology 2009
• Subjects: L Education (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3403/1/Renganathan_and_Chong%5B1%5D.doc; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/3403/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This paper is based on an ongoing literacy project in an Orang Asli school in Peninsular Malaysia. The Orang Asli, or literally translated as ‘Original People’ are the indigenous minority community of Peninsular Malaysia. In this paper we explore how different perspectives are held by various comm...