马来西亚中等后教育和高等教育的标准和质量保证的研究是一个不断扩大的领域。虽然马来西亚中等后教育和高等教育标准和质量保证的研究大多与教育的其他方面有关，但马来西亚标准和质量保证也可以与马来西亚的一个重要社会问题——种族关系一并讨论。因此，这篇论文将探讨马来西亚标准和质量保证教育政策的历史发展，以及它如何有助于修复该国的种族关系。本论文试图回答的两个问题是：马来西亚标准和质量保证教育政策发展背后的原因，以及根据这些政策的发展趋势为马来西亚民族关系和解做出贡献的潜力。本论文运用渐进主义理论和历史分析来调查马来西亚标准和质量保证教育政策的制定和实施与当地当代背景之间的关系；数据来源于各种有关政策和研究文章的文本。结果表明，马来西亚制定标准和质量保证教育政策的原因大多与教育质量需求无关，而这些政策的发展趋势表明有可能有助于该国的民族和解，特别是在一个教育问题上。本论文的意义在于它论证了在教育标准、质量保证和社会问题之间进行研究的可行性。此外，本论文可以提供更好地理解关于马来西亚标准和质量保证教育政策的当地当代政治和社会背景。

Research into standards and quality assurance of Malaysian post-secondary and higher education is an ever-expanding field. While the research on standards and quality assurance in Malaysian post-secondary and higher education were mostly discussed in relation with other aspects of education, it could also be discussed in relation to an important social issue in Malaysia – ethnic relations. So, this research paper would cover on the relationship between the historical development of standards and quality assurance education policies in Malaysia to the ethnic relations in the country. Two questions that this paper sought to answer was the cause behind the development of these educational policies, and the potential for contributing to the reconciliation of ethnic relations in Malaysia based on the development trend of these policies. This paper utilized the theory of Incrementalism and historical analysis to discover the relationship between the enactment and implementation of the standards and quality assurance educational policies and the local contemporary contexts; data would be sourced from the texts of the various policies and research articles. The results showed that the development of standards and quality assurance educational policies in Malaysia happened because of circumstances mostly unrelated to educational quality needs, and the development trend of these policies suggested that it could possibly contribute to the country’s ethnic reconciliation, particularly on one educational issue. The significance of this paper lies in the fact that it demonstrates the feasibility of research between educational standards and quality assurance and social issues. Also, this paper could provide a better understanding of the quality assurance educational policies in terms of their political and social contexts.