Open AccessGraduate Education in Malaysia and Thailand
Author(s) -
Chiao-Ling Chien,
David W. Chapman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2014.76.5529
Subject(s) - graduate education , political science , graduate students , economic growth , higher education , sociology , pedagogy , economics
Graduate education in Malaysia and Thailand has expanded significantly to provide qualified instructors to serve growing undergraduate enrollment. In both countries, this rationale was eclipsed, to a large extent, by the view that graduate education would help fuel national economic development. The focus on economic development triggered an intensified emphasis on universities placing high in international rankings which, in turn, led to pressure for more research.