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Instances of dis/juncture: STEM education and young people’s aspirations for development in the Malaysian luar bandar (2023)
Journal Article

This article foregrounds young people’s aspirations from one secondary school in the Malaysian luar bandar (literally meaning 'outside of the city' in Bahasa Melayu) as they encounter science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education,... Read More about Instances of dis/juncture: STEM education and young people’s aspirations for development in the Malaysian luar bandar.

Letters on Suspension (2022)
Book Chapter

I often think about my last flight back to Boston from Singapore in Jan 2020. Six months before, I visited Chicago in August, and Houston in September. Despite having classes and a teaching assistantship, I flew to India to attend my friend’s wedding... Read More about Letters on Suspension.

The building “bricks” of informal STEM education: Narratives of a participatory project on aspirations for development in rural Malaysia (2021)
Conference Proceeding

In the mainstream, national development is often defined in terms of economic growth that privileges modernity, urbanization and scientific expertise. The promise of science, technology and innovation in contributing to development is reified through... Read More about The building “bricks” of informal STEM education: Narratives of a participatory project on aspirations for development in rural Malaysia.

Positionality, power and the postcolonial context: Meditations on identity, access and relations in education policy research (2021)
Book Chapter

Through a combination of reflections, fieldnotes and transcripts of semi-structured interviews with elite informants, this chapter presents personal meditations on positionality and strategic navigation of power relations whilst researching Malaysia'... Read More about Positionality, power and the postcolonial context: Meditations on identity, access and relations in education policy research.

The role of non-state providers in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education: a Malaysian perspective (2021)
Journal Article

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 scho... Read More about The role of non-state providers in informal science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education: a Malaysian perspective.