The goal of higher education in Malaysia is to meet the country's demands to produce skilled and qualified human capital. These demands require competent and globally competitive human resources and in line with the local community's culture. Therefore, the admission of students with disabilities (SWDs) to tertiary education, especially in universities, will provide equal educational opportunities with other individuals to not feel excluded from the national stream of learning. Various initiatives have been undertaken at the international and local levels. However, enrolment among SWDs is still low compared to the overall enrollment in our local universities. Along with national agendas such as the Wawasan Kemakmuran Bersama 2030 and Rancangan Malaysia Ke-12, universities are also seen to play an essential role in providing support for SWDs. This concept paper looks at the current trend of higher education in Malaysia, especially in public universities, as an education option for SWDs......

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Ninety percent of children with hearing impairment are born to hearing parents. Ready or not, these new parents face challenges raising a deaf child. One of the challenges include making important decisions regarding the child’s mode of communication and education – whether to strive towards hearing and speech or to choose an alternative of sign language. In order to provide the best learning opportunity for these children, the Ministry of Education in Malaysia has presented three educational options – Special education schools, Special Education Integration Programs, and Inclusive Education Programs. The parental choice of education for their child varies according to what seems the “best” for the child and family’s situation. However, how well do deaf students adapt to the chosen educational choice of parents? This study explored the educational experiences (primary, secondary and tertiary) and challenges of deaf students. Six deaf adults aged between 20 – 37, from Ipoh.....

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The main objective of this research was to study racial violence and gender oppression in Sahar Khalifeh’s selected novels of Of Noble Origins (2012), The End of Spring (2007), The Inheritance (2005), The Image, and The Icon and the Covenant (2007). The research also followed a qualitative textual analysis to interpret the colonial confrontation between the Jewish persecutory occupation that represents the colonizers who oppress the Palestinian people, especially the women. Furthermore, gender oppression was interpreted to scrutinize the masculine ideology that marginalizes women in the Palestinian traditional society. Accordingly, three inextricable objectives were formulated in the course of the analysis. The first objective was to ascertain the extent of how the encounter with the Israeli racial violence affects the Palestinian women based on the novels by Sahar Khalifeh. The second objective was to examine how the Palestinian women resist the Jewish occupation in the .....

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Inclusion defined as having a full and active part in the life of the mainstream kindergarten or school. The curriculum may be necessary to promote shared learning experiences and social interaction between children with and without disabilities. Children with disabilities need to have readiness to be in an inclusion classroom. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify the readiness of the transition class students at GENIUS Kurnia by using a teacher-centered strategy as an intervention. These children need to have the readiness to attend an inclusive education program. Readiness in this study was identified based on 4 domains: attention, problem-solving, language and communication, socio-emotional and behavioral during learning. A case study had been conducted to 7 students at GENIUS Kurnia’s transition class that meet the following criteria: the students have attended at least 3 months in the transition class, are able to follow 6 to 10 routine instructions independently.....

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Tanpa kita sedari kanak-kanak turut terlibat secara langsung dan menjadi golongan yang berisiko tinggi untuk dijangkiti Covid-19. Oleh itu, kajian ini ingin memfokuskan langkah pencegahan Covid- 19 kepada kanak-kanak yang berumur empat hingga enam tahun. Pengkajian ini lebih tertumpu untuk mengenalpasti maklumat kesedaran tentang Covid-19 yang perlu disampaikan kepada golongan kanak-kanak, menghasilkan skrip Wayang Kanak-kanak bertajuk Malang Si Panda berpandukan maklumat kesedaran pencegahan Covid-19 dan mempersembahkan Wayang Kanak-kanak yang bertajuk Malang Si Panda yang melibatkan karakter haiwan yang membawa mesej mengenai pencegahan Covid- 19. Malang Si Panda ditayangkan secara dalam talian menerusi Facebook live. Teori imaginasi sosiologi daripada C. Wright Mills turut memberi inspirasi dalam memperkukuhkan kajian. Selain itu, kaedah kualitatif digunakan dalam kajian seperti sumber bacaan iaitu kajian lepas, akhbar dan jurnal, sumber karya kreatif iaitu penghasilan v.....

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Despite increased awareness about autism, knowledge and skills to teach students with autism remains low among pre-service teachers globally. An e-module called ‘The Story of Khamdy®’ was developed to provide a means of introducing as many as 140 information and pedagogical strategies to teach students with ASD in inclusive environments. The entire module is presented through online platforms, via Facebook and Openlearning. Inspired by the pictorial narrative approach, each component in this module is specially designed to optimise the learning outcomes. This module, the first of its kind, delivers the content via pictorial narration, in which over 200 illustrations are presented sequentially for a systematic learning on the topics of identifying autism, early diagnosis and intervention, disputing the myths of autism, family and inclusion support, social communication strategies, differential instructions, preventing of bullying, and transition to puberty and adulthood. This study.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenalpasti hubungan kepimpinan guru dan hubungannya dengan efikasi guru serta sokongan organisasi. Kajian ini menggunakan soal selidik dan ditadbir kepada guru-guru di sekolah menengah di Selangor. Seramai 348 responden yang dipilih secara rawak daripada 23,589 orang guru sekolah menengah di negeri Selangor. Teori Tindakan Kepimpinan Guru, Model Sfera Tindakan Kepimpinan Guru serta Teori Efikasi merupakan antara teori dan model yang mendasari kajian ini. Data dalam kajian ini dianalisis menggunakan analisis faktor eksploratori (EFAEksploratory Factor Analysis), analisis faktor konfirmatori (CFA- Confirmatory factor analysis) dan Model Persamaan Struktural (SEM). Dapatan kajian menunjukkan bahawa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan di antara kepimpinan guru dan efikasi guru, kepimpinan guru dan sokongan organisasi serta sokongan organisasi dan efikasi guru. Namun begitu dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa sokongan organisasi bukanlah mediator di.....

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The possibilities of nurturing creativity for students with learning disabilities (LD) are limitless. Providing access to students with LD to venture in the elements of creativity through traditional dance allows them the opportunity to improve their self-confidence, express their thoughts and ideas to others and the chance to receive feedback in order to continue improving themselves, their knowledge and skills. In some primary schools in Malaysia, traditional dance has been introduced as an element of music education and extracurricular activities in order to encourage creative learning and participation among students; however, it is found that there is a significant discrepancy in the levels of exposures and opportunities among students with special needs, specifically for indigenous students with LD. School is reviewed as the place for indigenous students with LD to inculcate creativity, explore on new tasks, and preparation for future roles in the society. In this qualitative cas.....

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Tujuan kajian ini adalah untuk meninjau sejauh manakah tahap burnout dan tahap kepuasan kerja dalam kalangan guru-guru Pendidikan Jasmani sekolah rendah di daerah Kuala Langat. Kajian ini juga bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan kepuasan kerja dan burnout. Sejumlah 78 orang responden secara pensampelan bertujuan dan berkelompok yang melibatkan guru-guru Pendidikan Jasmani sekolah rendah di daerah Kuala Langat, Selangor terlibat dalam kajian ini. Segala maklumat diperoleh dengan menggunakan satu set soal selidik. Data yang telah dikumpulkan diproses dengan menggunakan Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS ver 22.0). Analisis statistik deskriptif dan inferensi digunakan melibatkan analisis ujian t, Anova dan korelasi Pearson bagi mencari jawapan kepada persoalan kajian yang dibentuk. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan responden mengalami tahap burnout yang rendah dan tahap kepuasan kerja yang tinggi. Secara keseluruhan analisis inferensi, perbezaan dari segi demografi menunjukk.....

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The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore, describe, and interpret the experiences of students at tertiary education with visual impairments in using adaptive technology particularly Digital Electronic Textbooks (DETB) with Screen Reading Programmes (SRP) to assist learning. This is a qualitative study which involves the methods of interview and observation. A total of six participants between the ages of 18 to 30 from tertiary institutions are selected. Findings show six emergence themes, types of vision loss, the types of adaptive technology used, awareness of adaptive technology, support from university administrators and parents, the benefits and disadvantages of adaptive technology. functionality of adaptive technologies, awareness of knowledge, support from parents, university administrators and lecturers, and direct benefits may influence visually impaired students’ preference in adopting the use. Scarcity of DETB and accessibility conundrums are the disad.....

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