Islamic principles of administration: implications on practices in organization

The purpose of this paper is to develop a discussion expounding the principles of Islamic administration and its implication to practices in any organization. The paper will enumerate basic principles of Islamic administration that are extracted from the primary and secondary sources of shariah, its definition and scope, application and implementation and more significantly; its impact to the practice in any organization. The paper will also highlight the relationship of Islamic principles of administration vis-à-vis the mainstream corporate values and good governance as adopted by world leading firms and organization particularly in amplifying the impact of those principles to the aforesaid firms and organization in a real sense. The discussion of the paper in relation to the impact of the Islamic principles of administration would centre around the three main areas of any organization i.e. employment practices, managerial practices and lastly the training and development. At the climax of the discussion, readers of the paper will find that Islamic principles of administration do not merely serve as a concept or theoretical aspect in the Islamic administration but rather as a very practical tool in serving the needs of any organization in facing the challenges of this new globalization era

The integrated Islamic education: principles and needs for thematic approaches

The revelation of the first surah of the Holy Quran delivered by Malaikat Jibril A.S. to the Prophet S.A.W. is concerning education. The significance, variety and benefit of education were mentioned directly and indirectly in many surahs. The readers of the Qur’an are frequently requested to use their senses to learn, study and understand truly the meanings. They need to generate dynamically their mind, sight, aural, oral capabilities and deed in order to acquire the gist. These were practiced and manifested during the life of the beloved Prophet S.A.W., the Companions and early generation of Muslim scholars during the glorious era of Islamic Civilization. This is to show that Islam is very meticulous in this vital aspect of the development, progress and accomplishment of human being in the present world and akhirat

Investigating the Best Practice of Teachers in Conflict Management, MARA Education Institutions, Malaysia

This study attempts to investigate the views, processes, and, best practice of conflict management among the MARA - Majlis Amanah Rakyat or Board of People Trust – teachers in the MARA education institutions. The sample of the study was 306 teachers conveniently selected from MARA education institutions in Malaysia. The data was processed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17.0 for Windows. The finding shows that the highest perception of MARA teachers was ‘conflict can be thought as problem, we need to find the source and take the appropriate steps to solve it’ mean 4.40 and SD 0.585. In relation to the process of managing conflict, the perception was highest on ‘solution finding process is needed in conflict management’ mean 4.29 and SD 0.698. Finally, the finding indicates that the best practice of conflict management among MARA teachers was ‘conflict can be solved if there is understanding between parties and find the solution together’ mean 4.40 and SD 0.618. It is believed that if the teachers regardless of background can manage effectively the conflict in schools or colleges and foster healthy teacher-administrator relationship, teaching and learning can be improved towards facing the challenges in the era of globalization and realization of vision 2020, Malaysia, and beyond. Keywords: Best Practice – MARA Teachers - Conflict Managemen

Peer influences in academic achievements and behaviours among students of Mara junior science college, Malaysia

The study discusses the students’ perceptions of the peer influence in the academic achievements and behaviour among students of MARA Junior Science College Malaysia. The study involved 140 students of Forms Three, Four and Five who were purposely selected from the MARA Junior Science College in Pahang. The instruments used were survey questionnaire and the data was processed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 15.0 for Windows. The findings show that the students have a clear definition of what and who are their peers and they are not influenced by their peers in decision making. They could relate peers to giving them a positive influence in terms of academic and are able to differentiate between the right and wrong act of their peers. The students clearly realized that a positive attitude should be attained to excel in academics. They have also agreed that those gifted and excellent students have an optimistic and positive affect towards their view and perspectives of learning. They are strongly influenced to be of the same level and status as their friends are. It is hope that the findings of this research would benefit teachers, educators, administrators, and, educational leaders to manipulate positively the peer influence in achieving good students in academics and moral attitudes

Educational leadership model: an Islamic perspective

This paper discusses a model of leadership from an Islamic perspective. Drawn from a concatenation of authentic Islamic texts and sources, the model comprises ten principles synopsized simply as L-E-A-D-E-R-S-H-I-P with each letter illustrating a principle of good governance. The principles were derived from a thorough examination and analysis of various sources that included the Qur’an, prophetic traditions, biographies of the Prophet's companions, thoughts of classical and contemporary scholars, and best practices in Islamic leadership. In essence, the model proposes that a leader should lead like an imam in prayers, educate and be educated, communicate explicit organisational aims and vision, use effective delivery strategies, empower those under him rather than keeping all power to himself, and lead in piety with justice, integrity and humility. The model is comprehensive--offered as a solution to guide the leadership and management practices of educational institutions in the Muslim world. The application of the model and adherence to its principles should help to develop Muslim leaders’ competencies, promote organisational transformation among Muslim institutions, and forge greater solidarity within their working communities

The principles of education in Islam

The revelation of the first surah of the Holy Quran delivered by Malaikat Jibril A.S. to the Prophet S.A.W. is concerning education. The significance, variety and benefit of education were mentioned directly and indirectly in many surahs. The readers of the Qur’an are frequently requested to use their senses to learn, study and understand truly the meanings. They need to generate dynamically their mind, sight, aural, oral capabilities and deed in order to acquire the gist. These were practiced and manifested during the life of the beloved Prophet S.A.W., the Companions and early generation of Muslim scholars during the glorious era of Islamic Civilization. This is to show that Islam is very meticulous in this vital aspect of the development, progress and accomplishment of human being in the present world and hereafter

The relationship between’ instructional leadership practices and students academic achievement of secondary schools in Banda Acheh, Indonesia.

The study presents the relationship between principals’ instructional leadership practices and students' academic achievement of secondary schools in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. The Principal Instructional Management Rating Scale (PIMRS) modified by Hallinger and Murphy (1985) and Latip (2006) was used as the data collection instrument through survey questionnaire. The respondents of this study were 12 principals and 163 randomly selected teachers of secondary schools Banda Aceh. The study used correlation statistical analysis based on interpretation of the Pearson Correlation (r) which provides the direction, significance, strength, and, considered as the most stable measure of correlation (Gay, 1992; Creswell 2008). There were twelve null hypotheses were formulated to examine the correlation of the two variables. This study found that there were only three job functions, namely, monitoring student progress, maintaining high visibility, and, developing and enforcing academic standards which had a significant relationship with students' academic achievement. It is hoped that this research will provide useful findings which will effectively assist the process of instructional leadership enhancement among principals and teachers of secondary schools in Banda Aceh in order to improve students' academic performance

Best practice of individual competences in strategic leadership among principals of excellent secondary schools, Malaysia

The aim of the study is to investigate the best practice of Individual Competences in strategic leadership among principals of excellent secondary schools. The Model of Individual Competences of Strategic Leadership have been developed by Davies and Davies (2005, 2010), Preedy, Glatter & Wise (2007), Quong & Walker (2010), Nazifah (2012). The respondents of the study were thirty-six principals of excellent secondary schools in Selangor, Malaysia. The principals were asked to rate their practices using a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 - not at all, and, 5 - frequently. It is interesting to discover that the most frequent practices for the component of ‘Restlessness’ were represented by two items ‘I always motivate members of the school organisation to continuously work hard for school excellence’ and ‘I always enlighten my desire to continuously increase my school development together with all members of the school organisation towards better level of excellence’ with same mean score of 4.7778. The most frequent practice of Absorptive Capacity was ‘I am always concerned with the latest information to increase my school excellence’ with mean score 4.6111. The component of Adaptive Capacity highest score was item ‘I am always ready to receive new ideas that can enhance the school excellence’ with the mean score of 4.7222. The most frequent practice of Wisdom item ‘I can tolerate the implementation of period of strategy but I am strict towards its achievement’ with mean score of 4.7222. It is hope that the research conducted amongst the excellent secondary schools principals would provide valuable insights into the strategic development processes and approaches towards the realization of Vision 2020 and Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025

Conflict management in the Mara education institutions, Malaysia

Conflict if managed appropriately and efficiently would add important values to an organization as it act as a catalyst for change. These changes may lead to a conducive environment in workplace, foster good relationship among employees, and, over a period of time it will result in high productivity. This is important as a team, they can work hand in hand to achieve the organizational goals. Pursuant to this matter, this study attempts to investigate the views of MARA educators on conflict management and identify the processes of managing conflict in the MARA education institutions. The sample of the study was 306 respondents randomly selected from MARA educators who attended the Postgraduate Diploma in Education programme at the International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak. They were from MRSM, KPM, KKTM, KM and IKM across the country. The data was processed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 17.0 for Windows. The responses on the questionnaire items were reported and discussed in frequency, percentage, and, mean. The findings shows that the highest score was on ‘Conflict can be thought as problem, we need to find the source and take the appropriate steps to solve it’ with mean score 4.40 of 5.00 Likert scale. The lowest was on ‘It is better to lie a bit in order to solve a conflict’ with mean score 2.51. It is believed that if the educators regardless of background can manage effectively the conflict in schools and foster healthy teacher-administrator relationship, teaching and learning can be improved towards facing the challenges in the era of globalization and realization of vision 2020

An Analysis of multi-ethnics students' attitudes in the teaching and learning of history at the selected secondary schools in Sabah, Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to examine the multi-ethnics students’ attitudes in the teaching and learning of History at the selected secondary schools in Sabah, Malaysia. This study was based on the data collected from questionnaires distributed to 189 students of various ethnicity including Dusun Bagahak, Suluk, Bajau, Chinese, Cocos, Iranun, Bugis, Kadazan, Timor, Tidong, Javanese, Orang Sungai, Kagayan, and, Malays. The data was analyzed by using convenience statistics such as frequency, mean, standard deviation, and, independent samples test. The results showed that the students’ interest, motivation, and, examination performance were greatly influenced by the teaching strategies of history teachers. The study suggests that if the teachers have the ability in attracting their students’ attention during the learning session, there will be great possibilities that the entire students regardless of gender and ethnics will love to learn History. It is hoped that more students would have benefits from this core subject of the lower and upper secondary levels, ICSS Malaysia, towards the realization of the first class human capital of Malaysian in the era of globalization. Key words: students’ attitudes, teaching and learning histor