Ah Khaw Goes To Heaven (AKGTH): initiating culturally responsive teaching and identity construction in the Malaysian classrooms

• Main Author: Idrus, Faizah
• Format: Proceeding Paper
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools; LB1705 Education and training of teachers
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/32316/2/Boston_conference.jpeg; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32316/9/Ah_Khaw_Goes_to_Heaven.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32316/10/Boston_Invite.jpeg; http://irep.iium.edu.my/32316/

This article presents evidence to the need for culturally responsive teaching in the Malaysian classrooms. Students who come from culturally diverse community as well as those who are in almost homogeneous backgrounds need to learn to function effectively in multicultural Malaysia. Since an importan...