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Power distance in the implementation of a participatory action research project in a hierarchical society in Malaysia

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dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Major Language Studies
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.authorPuteh-Behak F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSaad N.S.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAli U.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDarmi R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHarun H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSamah R.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-28T08:44:54Z
dc.date.available2024-05-28T08:44:54Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores the influence of power distance that was present in the hierarchical Malays society in conducting an opposing egalitarian-based research methodology which is the participatory action research (PAR). This study involved a researcher and two lecturers in an educational setting in Malaysia. Data was collected through qualitative means such as observations, informal conversations, journal reflections and semistructured interviews. Data was then analysed through a critical reflective analysis. Findings suggest that the Malay lecturers� social background, which is highly influenced by the Islamic culture, affected the way they negotiated the Western-based egalitarian concept in PAR. It was recommended that future researchers to deliberate the cultural influences before embarking on a PAR journey in Malaysia. � 2017 American Scientific Publishers All rights reserved.
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1166/asl.2017.8953
dc.identifier.epage4913
dc.identifier.issn19366612
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85023774392
dc.identifier.spage4908
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85023774392&doi=10.1166%2fasl.2017.8953&partnerID=40&md5=4d422b1c5d3d57b012518ca45e413c1b
dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9393
dc.identifier.volume23
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Scientific Publishersen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAdvanced Science Letters
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectMalay Societyen_US
dc.subjectParticipatory Action Researchen_US
dc.subjectPower Distanceen_US
dc.titlePower distance in the implementation of a participatory action research project in a hierarchical society in Malaysia
dc.typeArticleen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication

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