118 research outputs found
Unveiling the practices and challenges of professional learning community in a Malaysia Chinese School
Professional learning community (PLC) studies in the Asian Chinese nations remain scarce despite the emerging interest in the practice of PLC beyond the Western context. This study attempts to provide an understanding of the practices of PLC and challenges in implementing PLC in a Malaysian Chinese culture–dominated secondary school. This qualitative study used a phenomenological constructivist approach as a strategy of inquiry. Semi-structured interview data were collected from six middle leaders and ordinary teachers in a national-type Chinese secondary school in the northern region. Findings informed three existing PLC practices at the school level, namely, (a) peer coaching, (b) sharing of personal practices, and (c) professional development courses. However, the practice of PLC encounters various challenges, including excessive workload, teachers’ passive attitudes, unsupportive conditions in the school, poor execution of PLC by the school community, and a vague understanding of PLC. Interestingly, this study identified two uncovered challenges hindering the development of PLC: misconception about PLC and lack of supervision from the authority. Implications and future studies are presented
Unveiling the practices and challenges of professional learning community in a Malaysian Chinese Secondary School
Professional learning community (PLC) studies in the Asian Chinese nations remain scarce despite the emerging interest in the practice of PLC beyond the Western context. This study attempts to provide an understanding of the practices of PLC and challenges in implementing PLC in a Malaysian Chinese culture–dominated secondary school. This qualitative study used a phenomenological constructivist approach as a strategy of inquiry. Semi-structured interview data were collected from six middle leaders and ordinary teachers in a national-type Chinese secondary school in the northern region. Findings informed three existing PLC practices at the school level, namely, (a) peer coaching, (b) sharing of personal practices, and (c) professional development courses. However, the practice of PLC encounters various challenges, including excessive workload, teachers’ passive attitudes, unsupportive conditions in the school, poor execution of PLC by the school community, and a vague understanding of PLC. Interestingly, this study identified two uncovered challenges hindering the development of PLC: misconception about PLC and lack of supervision from the authority. Implications and future studies are presented
Unveiling the Practices and Challenges of Professional Learning Community in a Malaysian Chinese Secondary School
Professional learning community (PLC) studies in the Asian Chinese nations remain scarce despite the
emerging interest in the practice of PLC beyond the Western context. This study attempts to provide an
understanding of the practices of PLC and challenges in implementing PLC in a Malaysian Chinese culture–
dominated secondary school. This qualitative study used a phenomenological constructivist approach as a
strategy of inquiry. Semi-structured interview data were collected from six middle leaders and ordinary
teachers in a national-type Chinese secondary school in the northern region. Findings informed three
existing PLC practices at the school level, namely, (a) peer coaching, (b) sharing of personal practices, and
(c) professional development courses. However, the practice of PLC encounters various challenges,
including excessive workload, teachers’ passive attitudes, unsupportive conditions in the school, poor
execution of PLC by the school community, and a vague understanding of PLC. Interestingly, this study
identified two uncovered challenges hindering the development of PLC: misconception about PLC and lack
of supervision from the authority. Implications and future studies are presented
Relative contribution of risk factors for early-onset myopia in young Asian children
10.1167/iovs.15-16577Clinical and Epidemiologic Research56138101-8107GUSTO (Growing up towards Healthy Outcomes
Rome III survey of irritable bowel syndrome among ethnic Malays
AIM: To survey irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) using Rome III criteria among Malays from the north-eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia
an observational study
Objective This study aimed to investigate total and device-specific screen
viewing (SV) and its determinants in children aged 2 years and below. Design
Cross-sectional study conducted in February 2014. Setting Well-child clinics
in Singapore national polyclinics. Participants Parents of children (Singapore
citizens or permanent residents) aged 2 years and below were enrolled during
routine clinic visits. Out of 794 eligible parent–child dyads, 725 (91.3%)
provided informed consent and were included in the analysis. Main outcome
measures Device-specific information on SV and determinants was ascertained
using interviewer-administered survey questionnaires. The prevalence and
duration of aggregate and device-specific SV were reported. Associations with
potential determinants were investigated using multiple logistic regression
analysis. A p value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results The prevalence of daily SV and SV ≥2 h/day constituted 53.5% and
16.3%, respectively. The majority of children aged 18–24 months (88.2%)
engaged in daily SV. TVs and mobile devices were the most commonly used screen
devices, followed by computers and video consoles. In multivariable analysis,
younger child age, Chinese ethnicity and setting rules on time of SV were
strongly and consistently associated with lower levels of any SV and SV ≥2
h/day. Parental knowledge of SV recommendations and less parental SV were
additionally associated with lower levels of SV ≥2 h/day. The number of screen
devices was not associated with children's SV. Conclusions In contrast to
recommendations, SV prevalence in children aged less than 2 years is high and
appears to increase steadily across age groups. TVs and mobile devices are
most frequently used. Improving parental knowledge of SV recommendations,
reducing parental SV and especially the implementation of strict rules on SV
time could be successful strategies to reduce SV in young children
Size-selective purification of hepatitis B virus-like particle in flow-through chromatography: types of ion exchange adsorbent and grafted polymer architecture
Hepatitis B virus-like particles expressed in Escherichia coli were purified using anion exchange adsorbents grafted with polymer poly(oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate) in flow-through chromatography mode. The virus-like particles were selectively excluded, while the relatively smaller sized host cell proteins were absorbed. The exclusion of virus-like particles was governed by the accessibility of binding sites (the size of adsorbents and the charge of grafted dextran chains) as well as the architecture (branch-chain length) of the grafted polymer. The branch-chain length of grafted polymer was altered by changing the type of monomers used. The larger adsorbent (90 μm) had an approximately twofold increase in the flow-through recovery, as compared to the smaller adsorbent (30 μm). Generally, polymer-grafted adsorbents improved the exclusion of the virus-like particles. Overall, the middle branch-chain length polymer grafted on larger adsorbent showed optimal performance at 92% flow-through recovery with a purification factor of 1.53. A comparative study between the adsorbent with dextran grafts and the polymer-grafted adsorbent showed that a better exclusion of virus-like particles was achieved with the absorbent grafted with inert polymer. The grafted polymer was also shown to reduce strong interaction between binding sites and virus-like particles, which preserved the particles' structure
Axial length/corneal radius of curvature ratio and myopia in 3-year-old children
10.1167/tvst.5.1.5Translational Vision Science & Technology511-6GUSTO (Growing up towards Healthy Outcomes
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