Selecting the Sample
There are twenty public universities in Malaysia. From these twenty, eighteen universities are in Peninsular Malaysia whilst the other two are in East Malaysia (see Table 5.18). Owing to the fact that most universities are located in Peninsular Malaysia, the noted eighteen universities are divided info four regions, i.e. North Central, South and East Peninsular Malaysia-based on their location. three universities from the North, Central and South regions in Peninsular Malaysia were selected for inclusion in the samples; however, no representative universities from the East region in peninsular Malaysia as universities located there had been established for less than ten years, and were offering limited courses to students. The other university selected for inclusion in sample is from East Malaysia, i.e. Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) (see Figure 5.3).