PENTADBIRAN DAN PENGURUSAN PENDIDIKAN PEREMPUAN MELAYU DI NEGERI-NEGERI MELAYU BERSEKUTU, 1896-1941

Abstract

The increase in the number of female students and Malay Girls schools in the Federated Malay States (NNMB) between the 1920s and 1941 resulted in the need to improve the education and administration of Malay women. The creation of the position of Lady Supervisor, Assistant Lady Supervisor and Girls’ Department in Malay Girls schools were intended to facilitate the administration and management of their education. In addition, the British Government also established regulations and imposed certain conditions for the enrollment of female students into Malay schools and English schools. From one angle, this action is seen to as a smooth administration of women's education. From another point of view, these developments had actually slowed the development of Malay women education. Conditions and stringent regulations especially for entry into English Schools  resulted in the much lower number of Malay female students in English schools. This undertaking by the British Government was in line with their aim of scrutinizing against the Malay girls ' education. For the British Government, the intention behind encouraging education for female Malay students were only to enable them to learn the basics of reading, writing, counting, as well as household management skills.