Kajian ini adalah bertujuan untuk menerangkan hubungan antara ciri-ciri kerja berpasukan dengan keberkesanan kerja berpasukan dalam kalangan guru-guru Tingkatan Enam Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan di Negeri Pahang. Kajian ini adalah berbentuk kuantitatif melibatkan pengumpulan data yang dilakukan menggunakan soal selidik. Populasi kajian adalah seramai 677 orang. Sampel kajian melibatkan 250 orang guru Tingkatan Enam Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan di Negeri Pahang. Statistik deskriptif digunakan bagi menjawab persoalan kajian manakala statistik inferensi iaitu analisis Korelasi Pearson untuk menguji hipotesis. Dapatan kajian menunjukkan daripada analisis Korelasi Pearson, bagi aspek dibawah tema proses, analisis menunjukkan aspek potensi, perkongsian beban tugas dan komunikasi/kerjasama di dalam pasukan kerja menunjukkan hubungan yang tinggi dengan keberkesanan pasukan kerja. Bagi aspek di bawah tema reka bentuk tugas, aspek pelbagai tugas dan penglibatan menunjukkan hubungan yang tinggi den.....

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Mobile learning is an emerging approach in Asian countries, particularly in the local context, such as the Malaysian universities. This research adds the perspectives of users’ experiences to the mobile learning regarding potentials in the study of local culture. The motivation for this research is the limited users’ voices – students for mobile learning – particularly, their own experiences in learning local cultural studies and the associated potentials. The aim of this study is to investigate if user experience has any mobile learning potentials to assist users in studying local culture. To find in-depth meaning, this research garnered the data from focus group discussions with students. The data were then analyzed using thematic analysis. This research indicates the students’ interest in mobile learning demonstrated on the students’ perspectives: the desired mobile applications paradigm and usability design concerns..

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Green purchase behavior (GPB) is not constant and vary in different contexts. This study aims to analyze the mediation impact of green advertisement (GA) on the relationship between the environmental concern (EC), social influence (SIN), self image (SIM), and GPB. 458 responses considered to apply structural equation model test and mediation analysis to evaluate the framework model of the study. The study employed the social practices approach to integrate GPB. The study concludes that the government, marketers and educators can increase the awareness of environmental deterioration and enhance the green purchase behavior by EC, SIN, and SIM with the presence of GA. Government can also further initiates the green policies and strategies. The findings further posit that EC, SIN, and SIM, with the presence of GA, can increase the GPB, and people become greener and environment conscious in their routine life. In the end, future directions and limitations discussed...

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Penyata Razak 1956 dan Ordinan Pelajaran 1957 adalah langkah awal dalam sejarah pendidikan Malaysia dalam mewujudkan usaha mengeratkan perpaduan antara masyarakat majmuk yang dihuni bersama lebih dari enam dekad. Pada abad ke-21, kepesatan dan kemajuan teknologi menyebabkan KPM berusaha untuk mentransformasikan masyarakat Malaysia kepada masyarakat bermaklumat, maka pelbagai inisiatif dilaksanakan bagi mengintegrasikan penggunaan teknologi maklumat dan multimedia dalam pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan (PdPc) sejajar dengan Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan Malaysia (PPPM 2013-2025). Oleh yang demikian, Kajian ini dijalankan bagi mengenal pasti faktor penerimaan teknologi dan budaya organisasi mempengaruhi aplikasi perkhidmatan 1BestariNet dalam kalangan guru-guru sekolah menengah di Pulau Pinang. Kajian ini dijalankan menggunakan soal selidik yang dikutip secara atas talian dan melibatkan 150 responden. Walaubagaimanapun, hanya 80 responden yang menjawab soal selidik ini. Hasil dapatan kajian.....

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Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a chronic neurodegenerative disease in which the symptoms of the disease are worsen over time. Core symptoms of the disease are such as tremor-at-rest, rigidity, postural instability, and bradykinesia. Apart from these motor-problems, other problems such as sleep disorder, sensory abnormalities, neuropsychiatric disorders also exist. In addition to the motor-problems, latest literature documented 80-90% of the people with Parkinson’s Disease (PwP) are prone to develop voice impairment known as Parkinsonian Dysarthria, when symptoms deteriorate, causing loss of communication, difficulties in swallowing and breathing that are psychologically devastating and life threatening. Growing research in music therapy (MT) and music-based rehabilitative activities worldwide documented positive effects on PwP. A local research using therapeutic singing as rehabilitative model at the Malaysian Parkinson’s Disease Association (MPDA) also have reported positive benefi.....

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Entrepreneurship generally refers to small business ownership which implies quality of innovation and initiative in creating a new venture. Previous studies on entrepreneurship have indicated that pull and push factors in motivation and the environmental influences are the two main dynamic aspects that prompt women into their decision in creating their own business. In the Malaysian context, some women music teachers have ventured into establishing music businesses after several years of contribution in music teaching. What are the pull factors and influences that prompted these women music teachers into music business ownership after some years of music teaching? This study aims to examine and explore the pull motivational and influencing factors of why women music teachers endeavour in setting up music studios, music schools and entering into small music business ownership. In-depth interviews were conducted with 3 women music entrepreneurs and data was analysed for emerging themes. .....

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Past research has shown that the effects of prolonged exposure to urban acoustic noise are both detrimental to mind and body. In recent years, studies have also indicated that the socially disadvantaged are more susceptible to environmental hazards such as noise pollution. This paper aims to fill a gap in literature through the evaluation of urban soundscapes by analysing the spatiotemporal patterns of acoustic events within selected New York City (NYC) neighbourhoods and comparing the datum to the socio-economic data of the urban environments. In this paper, the author aims to address this question, ‘Does racial/ethnic composition of each neighbourhood influence how acoustic events are distributed, and in what way does this relate to the socio-economic status of each location?’ This study focuses on seven neighbourhoods within the New York City metropolitan area, each location representing one of the seven levels of noise metadata found on NYC’s 311 noise map. The ambient sounds.....

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This study aims to examine whether the American elementary students increase their cultural understanding after a six-week multicultural music programme on China and Cuba, considering factors of age, gender and learning needs. The use of Edwards’ (1994) levels of cultural understanding as a research tool and the way in which this approach can motivate children learning were examined. Participants were 110 second and fifth graders of two schools in New Jersey. Interviews were administered before and after the programme and classroom observations were conducted. Data indicated that such multicultural music programme has increased children’s cultural understanding and reduce their stereotypes on other people. Different levels of cultural understanding have been demonstrated. It was easy for children to achieve the basic level (i.e. Level 1: Knowledge) but it became more and more difficult as the levels proceed (i.e. Levels 2-4: Awareness, Sensitivity and Valuing). Therefore, multicult.....

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The chamber work Mood, scored for Guitar and String Quartet, was inspired by my fieldwork in Pang Ma Pha, Mae Hong Son province in the Northern part of Thailand. I worked with the musician guru Fu Deua who taught me about folk music of the Lisu, the hill tribe. I decided to adapt this music for a Western ensemble to connect a new audience with this little-known musical culture. Mood uses standard string techniques such as plucking and strumming to imitate the sounds of the Sue-bue, a Lisu three-stringed instrument. My compositional process was an exploration of the integration of musical traditions. Through the sound of Western Instruments and the procedures of development, variation, and improvisation, Mood expresses and transforms the original musical idiom it borrows from the Lisu’s tune. This paper describes the process behind Mood, both regarding its underlying philosophy and the compositional procedures I used. Besides, I discuss how Mood relates to other forms of dance music w.....

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This article reviews the status of Lanna music in higher education, offering suggestions for the development of Lanna music in Northern Thai universities. The researcher adopts a phenomenological method, utilising data from a number of interviews (N=20) and observations. The results suggest that Lanna music in higher education plays a significant role in shaping the cultural identity of the community. This unique style of music is often taught as a core area of study, as an extension to existing music curricula, or is being offered elsewhere as a general subject of study pursued by non-music students. In the development of Lanna music curricula, the main objective is to sustain musical traditions, musical creativity and to promote professionalism in performance. The curriculum needs to consider the readiness of the elements, especially those pertaining to culture and community, which form the foundation of knowledge. The curriculum should develop learners on the basis of their interest.....

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