Membangun modal insan Orang Asli: kajian peranan dan penentuan matlamat pendidikan dalam kalangan ibu bapa masyarakat Orang Asli di Kuantan, Pahang

Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau peranan ibu bapa murid Orang Asli dalam menentukan matlamat pendidikan anak-anak lalu meningkatkan pencapaian akademik. Dalam kajian kes ini, data diperolehi daripada dua orang ibu dan dua orang bapa murid Orang Asli sebagai peserta kajian. Instrumen yang digunakan ialah protokol temu bual dan senarai semak pemerhatian sebagai alat mengumpul data. Temu bual secara mendalam dan pemerhatian dilakukan untuk mendapatkan data kritikal daripada ibu bapa. Data temubual telah dianalisis dan dikategori mengikut tema-tema yang muncul. Triangulasi telah dijalankan terhadap data temubual dan pemerhatian untuk menentukan kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan dapatan kajian. Dapatan utama kajian menunjukkan bahawa ibu bapa Orang Asli mempunyai aspirasi dan matlamat untuk anak-anak mereka. Mereka juga mengatakan bahawa mereka terlibat dalam aktiviti-aktiviti pendidikan di sekolah serta telah mengambil tindakan bagi memastikan anakanak berjaya dalam pendidikan. Ini menunjukkan ibu bapa yang mempunyai matlamat pendidikan yang jelas untuk anak-anak adalah penting bagi meningkatkan pencapaian akademik serta mengurangkan kadar ketidakhadiran anakanak ke sekolah dan seterusnya dapat mengurangkan keciciran

Learning experience on career planning for community colleges in Malaysia

This study explored a learning experience in technical and vocational curriculum based on a career planning program. The aspect of career has always been ignored in the community college curriculum as it was considered less important in the education of students. Many studies showed that exposure to career since the early days of schooling are very effective in shaping the career maturity of students. This study has been conducted based on Backward Design curriculum model which used learning outcomes (graduation) as a tool to create a learning experience in the curriculum. This qualitative study was conducted on 15 respondents graduated from community college and are successful in their careers with a high income. Data was collected using Delphi techniques interview and each session had been transcribed. Thematic analysis has been conducted in 1st round Delphi techniques interview and Fuzzy Delphi Method (FDM) analysis has been used in second round of the Delphi Techniques. Findings indicate that there are three items learning experiences for pre-self-employment information (interests, self-efficacy, and intrinsic motivation) and four items of learning experiences for pre-employment career that influence the career planning. The item has been ranking base on priority for each items value of threshold (d) in FDM. Finally, in the conclusions and recommendations sectors the data identified by the research are described in detail and analyzed so that to ensure that the chain relationship of market research > curriculum design > vocational education and training will be effective and successful

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ART THERAPY MODULE ON THE WELL-BEING OF SINGLE MOTHERS

Purpose: The aim of this study is to see the effectiveness of the use of Art Therapy Module (ATM) on the well-being of single mothers. Methodology: Experimental quasi methods involving pre-test and post-test were used. A total of 40 respondents were involved in this study and divided into four groups consisting of ten respondents. This ATM was conducted through a five-week counseling session. Collection of study data was done by using Single Mothers Welfare Instrument to measure stress, resilience, mobility and well-being before and after therapy. Main Finding: The findings depicted a decrease in stress levels, increased resilience, coping and well-being. Hypothesis testing showed that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test on the well-being of single mothers in terms of stress, resilience and coping. Application: The findings showed that ATM is effective in helping single mothers to respond to stress, enhance resilience and coping skills to improve their well-being and quality of life. Novelty/Originality: ATM module also contributes to the development of knowledge in the field of counseling, particularly in treatment options offered by counselors for clients such as single mothers

Membangun modal insan Orang Asli: kajian peranan dan penentuan matlamat pendidikan dalam kalangan ibu bapa masyarakat Orang Asli di Kuantan, Pahang

Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau peranan ibu bapa murid Orang Asli dalam menentukan matlamat pendidikan anak-anak lalu meningkatkan pencapaian akademik. Dalam kajian kes ini, data diperolehi daripada dua orang ibu dan dua orang bapa murid Orang Asli sebagai peserta kajian. Instrumen yang digunakan ialah protokol temu bual dan senarai semak pemerhatian sebagai alat mengumpul data. Temu bual secara mendalam dan pemerhatian dilakukan untuk mendapatkan data kritikal daripada ibu bapa. Data temubual telah dianalisis dan dikategori mengikut tema-tema yang muncul. Triangulasi telah dijalankan terhadap data temubual dan pemerhatian untuk menentukan kesahan dan kebolehpercayaan dapatan kajian. Dapatan utama kajian menunjukkan bahawa ibu bapa Orang Asli mempunyai aspirasi dan matlamat untuk anak-anak mereka. Mereka juga mengatakan bahawa mereka terlibat dalam aktiviti-aktiviti pendidikan di sekolah serta telah mengambil tindakan bagi memastikan anakanak berjaya dalam pendidikan. Ini menunjukkan ibu bapa yang mempunyai matlamat pendidikan yang jelas untuk anak-anak adalah penting bagi meningkatkan pencapaian akademik serta mengurangkan kadar ketidakhadiran anakanak ke sekolah dan seterusnya dapat mengurangkan keciciran

Local Knowledge, Public Policy and Poverty Reduction: A Review on Indonesia Experiences

The community based Local knowledge, basically is an adaptation strategies that arise from within the community itself in fixing socially problem related to the life of society itself. Since local knowledge is the result of interaction between the community and the environment, it is needed to help the community living independently. Hence the local knowledge is the core of efforts to reduce poverty that exists and grows in the community and as the big part of from the process of poverty alleviation programs. The complexity of poverty not only can be overcome by purely economic approach, but it is associated with the dynamics of social, political and cultural that inherent in a community. The multidimensional problems requires synergy between government policy, community and local knowledge itself. This paper attempts to describes the frameworks of Indonesian policy to link the three sectors to empower the poor exit from poverty proble

Local Knowledge, Public Policy and Poverty Reduction: A Review on Indonesia Experiences

The community based Local knowledge, basically is an adaptation strategies that arise from within the community itself in fixing socially problem related to the life of society itself. Since local knowledge is the result of interaction between the community and the environment, it is needed to help the community living independently. Hence the local knowledge is the core of efforts to reduce poverty that exists and grows in the community and as the big part of from the process of poverty alleviation programs. The complexity of poverty not only can be overcome by purely economic approach, but it is associated with the dynamics of social, political and cultural that inherent in a community. The multidimensional problems requires synergy between government policy, community and local knowledge itself. This paper attempts to describes the frameworks of Indonesian policy to link the three sectors to empower the poor exit from poverty proble

The Green Management Practice by Local Government

in developing countries face an unprecedented challenge to cut annual management budget without compromising the services quality. Local government top management has been pressured by politicians and public to cut costs but keep up high level quality services. Therefore this study has been analysed the use of green management practise among local government agencies to cut the annual budget and protect the environment. The online services are the main element for green management practise by local government for this study. This study interviewed 630 residents to test the online services provided by local government in Manjung, Perak. Out of the total samples, 92 percent respondents use the online services. Meanwhile, 90 percent of respondents are satisfied with the online services. More than 81 percent respondents agreed that online services can be a medium to share their local knowledge to the local government to cut budget and protect the environment. Besides that, the study also found that, the support by consumer and the internet speed have a significant relationship with the online services usage. This study suggested that, local government should increase the online services to reduce budget and protect the environment simultaneously

The Green Management Practice by Local Government

in developing countries face an unprecedented challenge to cut annual management budget without compromising the services quality. Local government top management has been pressured by politicians and public to cut costs but keep up high level quality services. Therefore this study has been analysed the use of green management practise among local government agencies to cut the annual budget and protect the environment. The online services are the main element for green management practise by local government for this study. This study interviewed 630 residents to test the online services provided by local government in Manjung, Perak. Out of the total samples, 92 percent respondents use the online services. Meanwhile, 90 percent of respondents are satisfied with the online services. More than 81 percent respondents agreed that online services can be a medium to share their local knowledge to the local government to cut budget and protect the environment. Besides that, the study also found that, the support by consumer and the internet speed have a significant relationship with the online services usage. This study suggested that, local government should increase the online services to reduce budget and protect the environment simultaneously

The Moderating Effects of Gender between Patient Intimacy, Trust, and Loyalty

This research examines the moderating effects of gender on the relationship between a patient’s intimacy and trust. This study used patients as sample who frequently visit the health care clinics (medical specialist). A sample of 357 respondents were selected using convenience sampling. To examine the first hypothesis, a two-way Anova was used. To examine the second hypothesis, a simple regression was used. The results reveal that the influence of patient intimacy on trust between the male patients and female patients is different. The influence of patient intimacy on the trust in female patients is higher than that in male patients of the medical specialists. An important implication of our study is that the medical specialists need to increase their quality of communications and social interactions to their patients