The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Human Resource (HR) practices (training, career development, compensation and performance appraisal) and teachers' job satisfaction. Correlational method was used and data were collected by using questionnaires from teachers pursuing their studies in one of the public universities in Malaysia. Simple random sampling technique was utilized and 148 teachers were selected as the research sample. The value of Cronbach's Alpha obtained was 0.923 meaning that the research instrument was reliable. Data were analyzed by using Pearson correlation and regression analysis. Results showed that training (r = 0.52, P ..

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The main aim of this paper is to establish the Tamil literary sources of the Hikayat Seri Rama. Various recensions of the Hikayat Seri Rama demonstrate the close identity between one text and the other which would seem to indicate that all these texts were apparently derived from some older versions of the Rama story, which was the common source of all the recensions. Methodology: The methodology employed in this article is qualitative in nature. It is library research based on the existing published materials. Four steps of Hermeneutics approaches have been employed to produce findings which are objective in nature. This research is aimed to contribute to the existing body of knowledge about the sources of Hikayat Seri Rama. Main findings: This study would enable us to appreciate the close similarity of motifs and episodes between HSR and the Rama story in Tamil tradition. The Rama story in Tamil folklore itself stands out as a great proof to manifest that the Tamil sources are predom.....

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This is a review of ‘An Evaluation of Teachers’ Opinions about the Servant Leadership Behaviours of School Principals’ published in Educational Process: International Journal. That article delves into how school teachers perceive the implementation of the ‘Servant Leadership Behaviours’ concept by school principals, where teachers serve under these principals’ supervision. It also identifies the level of this concept’s application in primary and secondary schools. The article has strengths and weaknesses. The concept of servant leadership by school principals is well-explained and it effectively employs methodology (snowball sampling and content analysis). It systematises data, succeeds in answering the research questions, and its references are compatible with bibliographic rules. But the article lacks a research problem statement or review of past studies, has a shallow and unorganised introduction, and only vaguely distinguishes data analysis from its overall conclusio.....

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The guided inquiry approach is an inquiry activity where problems and various questions are raised by the teacher while the student needs to initiate the findings of the item. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to know the level of knowledge and skill of managing the Islamic Education teacher towards the implementation of guided inquiry approach based on Aqidah in high school. Also, this study also identifies the relationship between the two aspects. The methodology of this study is quantitative in the survey of 108 Islamic Education teachers. The descriptive analysis was carried out that both elements of knowledge and skills in managing teachers were at high levels. Spearman's correlation inference analysis also found that the strength of the relation between the two aspects was at a moderate positive level. Furthermore, the implication of the study found that teachers need to emphasize specifically on issues of knowledge and skills in managing the implementation of guided inquir.....

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This article aims to verify the key factors behind the changes in small towns due to the spillover of the Klang-Langat Valley using Exploration Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) approaches. This study is based on the responses of 355 stakeholders from Hulu Selangor, Selangor, selected via random sampling. Likert scale questionnaires ranging from 1 to 5 were used to obtain feedback. Overall, the questionnaire was reliable with an Alpha Cronbach value for each construct greater than 0.7. The obtained data were processed through EFA in order to group the constructs and items for the change factor of small towns. The CFA was undertaken in order to verify the accumulated constructs based on their respective groups. The findings reveal the creation of six constructs: access (5 items), environment (5 items), security (2 items), activity (4 items), neighbourhood (2 items) and infrastructure (2 items). It is thus hoped that the findings of this research can help in id.....

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Kajian ini bertujuan meninjau samaada pergerakan gamifikasi atau kinaesthetic gamification (KG) boleh bantu mengurangkan masalah tingkah laku disruptif dalam kalangan kanak-kanak masalah pembelajaran (ADD/ADHD) sekolah rendah. Kajian berbentuk kuantitatif menggunakan kaedah tinjauan melalui soal selidik, temu bual dan pemerhatian dijalankan di Perak, Selangor dan Melaka. Persampelan bertujuan (purposive sampling) terdiri daripada 30 orang murid ADHD dan 30 orang guru pendidikan khas. Instrumen kajian terdiri daripada dua set soal selidik (murid ADHD dan guru), jadual pemerhatian dan temu bual berstruktur. KG ditadbir selama empat minggu. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan guru menangani masalah tingkah laku disruptif melalui pensyoran ubat-ubatan oleh ibu bapa murid dan pemberian token ekonomi. Hasil dapatan melalui pemerhatian menunjukkan tingkah laku disruptif berkurangan selepas menerima intervensi. Walau bagaimanapun, hasil analisis korelasi Pearson menunjukkan tidak terdapat hubungan sign.....

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Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menganalisis ciri-ciri perwatakan wanita Melayu Islam dalam cerpen Akar Cinta karya Aminah Mokhtar. Analisis ini dilakukan berasaskan Konsep Feminisme Talbiah. Konsep Feminisme Talbiah adalah satu konsep yang dibangunkan bagi memperjelaskan konsep feminisme yang lebih sesuai dengan wanita Melayu Islam berbanding dengan konsep Feminisme Ginokritik. Konsep Feminisme Talbiah menggabungkan idea Ginokritik oleh Elaine Showalter dengan idea Yusuf al-Qardhawi berkait dengan kedudukan wanita dalam Islam. Konsep Feminisme Talbiah memfokuskan kepada aspek kepatuhan dan penyerahan wanita kepada Allah SWT baik dari sudut luarannya mahupun dalaman. Aspek luaran wanita terdiri daripada personaliti, ketakwaan dan budaya manakala aspek dalaman pula terdiri daripada psikologi dan kerohanian. Dapatan analisis ini menunjukkan aspek-aspek luaran watak wanita `Aku` sejajar dengan kriteria wanita talbiah yang patuh dan menyerah diri kepada Allah SWT dalam setiap tindakan ber.....

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This study aims to determine the acute effects of complex training with a cluster set configuration on countermovement jump. A crossover counterbalance design was used in this study. Fourteen recreational male underwent three sessions of trainings, with a minimum of 72 hours between each session. In the complex training (CT) protocol, squats with 65% 1RM were used for resistance training while jump squats with 80% of maximum effort for plyometric. Subjects performed the resistance and plyometric training alternately, using either traditional (TRA) or cluster with two sets (CS2). In TRA, no rest was given between the repetitions until they completed the entire set. For CS2, the pairs of CT 30s rest were inserted between the repetitions. The results of the study showed no significant interaction between TRA and CS2 across the all parameters: CMJ height (p> 0.05), power (p>0.050, and velocity (p>0.05) respectively. This study shows that both TRA and CS2 provide better CMJ height, power an.....

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Gabungan Pilihan Raya Bersih dan Adil (BERSIH) telah ditubuhkan pada tahun 2006. Sejak tahun 2007, BERSIH telah mengadakan perhimpunan awam sebanyak lima kali. BERSIH dikatakan telah menandakan lembaran baru terhadap sistem demokrasi di Malaysia dan memperjuangkan pembaharuan dalam sistem demokrasi terutamanya ketelusan sistem pilihan raya dan pentadbiran. Kajian bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti faktor perkembangan BERSIH pada tahun 2006 hingga 2017. Kaedah kualitatif khususnya temu bual separa berstruktur dan analisis dokumen telah digunakan untuk melengkapkan kajian ini. Sebanyak tujuh orang informan telah dipilih dalam kalangan pihak penganjur perhimpunan BERSIH, ahli politik serta ahli akademik dalam kajian ini. Hasil kajian ini mendapati bahawa perkembangan BERSIH didorong oleh faktor dalaman dan faktor luaran. Antara faktor dalaman perkembangan BERSIH adalah kepimpinan organisasi dan pengintegrasian organisasi BERSIH. Manakala, faktor luaran seperti pembukaan ruang demokrasi, perub.....

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This study was designed to determine the constructs to develop a new model of innovative instructional leadership for polytechnics system in Malaysia. The study used Hallinger and Murphy theories as the main underpinning leadership development framework. This study has utilized a model development approach as its research design. In an earlier stage, a modified Delphi technique was used to gather initial data regarding innovative instructional leadership. Eleven experts were selected based on their expertise and experience. They confirmed 13 constructs for the new innovative instructional TVET leadership model. Besides the experts, a stratified random sampling was used to select the polytechnic lecturers. A new instrument was developed which consisted of 13 constructs and 185 items and it was distributed to the lecturers in the selected polytechnics to verify the proposed constructs of the innovative instructional leadership. The empirical data collected were analyzed using descriptive.....

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