Education, either formal or informal, plays an important role to help the masses. As such, educators, especially trainees, are entrusted to teach young generations all important elements, principles, or concepts in a wide range of disciplines. Surely, such an undertaking, especially for early childhood care and education, requires quality teachers. In this regard, existing early childhood care and education modules or curricula should be periodically reviewed and revamped (if necessary) to help produce competent teachers who are excellent in all aspects encompassing content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge. This paper discusses the professional growth and development of trainees in early childhood care and education (ECCE) in terms of short-and long-term goals, missions, and career path-planning. The paper also elaborates on the relevant training workshops, courses, modules, and curricula that can be implemented to help improve their practical skills. The discussion also highl.....

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This paper discusses the qualifications of operators of Malaysian childcare centers, namely TASKA and TADIKA, and the challenges faced by practitioners in the industry of early childhood education (PAKK). This research used both qualitative and quantitative methods involving interviews and a survey. The sample study comprised 727 respondents consisting of 282 operators of TASKA and 343 operators of TADIKA. The research used a set of questionnaires and interview guidelines. The findings of the quantitative method showed the operators of TASKA and TADIKA had a diverse range of professional and academic qualifications, while the findings of the qualitative method highlighted a wide spectrum of challenges faced by operators of centers involved in the early childhood education industry. Collectively, such findings suggest that running a childcare center is fraught with a myriad of challenges encompassing economic, logistical, social, educational, and financial factors, which have to be addr.....

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Kertas kerja ini membincangkan tentang penggunaan media sosial dari perspektif psikospiritual Islam untuk kestabilan mental. Metodologi kajian ini merujuk kepada penggunaan maqamat dan ahwal untuk mengidentifikasi dan mengkategorikan media sosial yang bersesuaian dengan psikospiritual Islam yang merujuk kepada tulisan tokoh sufi Abū alQāsim ‘Abd al-Karīm ibn Hawāzin ibn ‘Abd al-Mālik ibn Talhah al-Qushayrī (376H-465H) yang berpegang dengan akidah Ahl Sunnah wa al-Jama’ah. Terdapat empat puluh lima atau lebih maqāmāt dan ahwāl yang telah dianalisa oleh al-Qushayrī (Knysh, 2000). Bagaimanapun untuk kajian ini penyelidik memilih tiga maqāmāt dan tiga ahwāl yang bersesuaian dengan pengguna media sosial yang boleh dipraktiskan untuk penyucian jiwa dan kesihatan mental. Hasil kajian adalah formulasi panduan penggunaan media sosial yang sesuai dari sudut psikospiritual Islam. Kata kunci: Media Sosial, Psiko Spiritual Islam..

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Cyber ethics awareness and education is crucial when children surf the internet especially during the Covid-19 pandemic situations where internet use is a common norm. During the pandemic, children from preschool until secondary school level had to stay at home and learn online (Teaching and Learning at Home (PdPR)). In this study, interviews are conducted to parents on how children surf the internet during the pandemic and how parents monitor and advise their children. The findings of this research suggest that parental monitoring of children related to cyber issues is equally important for the children. Parents are noticeably given a lot of advice regarding the appropriate way of communicating when playing games, the types of games played by children, the commandments and prohibitions of Allah in Islam, and also the safety and healths concern of children when playing games. Not only that, but parents also suggested to government agency such as Malaysian Communications and Multimedia .....

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