期刊名称：International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2222-6990
出版年度：2020
卷号：10
期号：1
页码：111-125
DOI：10.6007/IJARBSS/v10-i1/6811
语种：English
出版社：Human Resource Management Academic Research Society
摘要：STEM is a highly regarded area internationally. Malaysia also does not want to miss out on developing the STEM field. We wants to develop local expertise in this field so that we are able to grow in line with other countries. Thus, Malaysia has implemented a 60:40 policy which targets 60 percent of students to be in the STEM field. In the early stages of this policy implementation, this policy was known as the 60:40 Science/technical:Literature. In line with current developments, 60:40 policy is changed to STEM:Non-STEM as stated in Malaysia Education Blueprint 2013-2025. Various programs are implemented to achieve this policy objective. However, the target of 60 percent of students in the STEM field is still unreachable. Therefore, this study focuses on the exploration of critical factors that influence the implementation of this policy. This is a qualitative study in which the semi-structured interview method involves eight respondents. The results of the interviews have been analyzed thematically. Based on the findings, four critical factors have been identified which contribute to the implementation of the 60:40 policy. The critical factors are student factors, school factors, parent factors and administrator factors.
