%0 Journal Article
%T Living Literacies ¨C The Orang Asli Literacy Project
%A S Renganathan
%J Arts and Social Sciences Journal
%D 2011
%I AstonJournals
%X This paper highlights the challenges and experiences of the researchers in an academic institution where the research project which initially beganas part of an academic research initiative expanded to helping a marginalized community in need. As social science researchers in a technological university which emphasizes natural science research, opportunities and motivation to carry out social research is a challenge. Furthermore, as minorities among academicians from the Engineering and Technology disciplines, obtaining funding and carrying out community based research is also difficult. In this paper, we share the conception of Living Literacies, a literacy programme for the Orang Asli, an indigenous community in Malaysia, and share the challenges we faced in executing this project.
%K Academic Research
%K Orang Asli
%K Literacies
%K Community Service
%U http://astonjournals.com/manuscripts/Vol2011/ASSJ-27_Vol2011.pdf