ABSTRACT

The role of non-state providers in the provision of education has been expanding globally. However, there is a dearth of literature on the role of non-state providers in informal education, especially when delivered alongside formal education in schools predominantly under government purview. Using a mixture of methods designed with surveys and interviews involving 32 non-state providers of informal STEM education in Malaysia, this study provides new empirical material to understand the role of non-state providers in informal STEM education. Non-state providers play a complementary role to the government’s provision of formal STEM education through the informal variant, motivated by concerns of posterity and national development. At the same time, instances of political competition and bureaucratic barriers are at odds with the government’s aspirations for partnership with non-state providers in order to raise students’ interest in STEM.

摘要

非国有提供者在提供教育方面的作用一直在全球范围内扩大。然而，关于非国有提供者在非正规教育中的作用的文献很少，尤其是在主要由政府管辖的学校中与正规教育一起提供时。本研究使用混合设计的方法，对马来西亚 32 家非正式 STEM 教育的非国有提供者进行调查和访谈，以提供新的实证材料，以了解非国有提供者在非正式 STEM 教育中的作用。出于对子孙后代和国家发展的关注，非国家提供者通过非正式变体对政府提供的正式 STEM 教育起到补充作用。同时，