Saya berdoa semoga usaha yang saya buat diberi pahala oleh Allah.
Pada12-14 Nov 2013 juga ada satu conference anjuran UIA juga berkenaan pendidikan, iaitu International Conference on Teacher Education in the Muslim World (ICTEM 2013) di Royale Bintang Hotel, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Oleh kerana saya merasakan pendidikan sekolah rendah di Malaysia sangat berbeza dengan Australia, dan juga saya merasakan ia tidak baik untuk kebajikan anak-anak, maka saya bekerjasama dengan dua orang kawan menyiapkan kertas kerja untuk dibentangkan dalam conference tersebut.
Paper kami akan dibentangkan oleh Mohd Fauzi, ia bertajuk
EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF MALAYSIAN PRIMARY STUDENTS: LEARNING FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SCHOOL SYSTEM
Nurhidayah, Muhammad
Hashim1
MohdFauzi Kamarudin2
CheNoraini Hashim3
ABSTRACT
Numerous studies (see, for example Yanhong and Kaye (1998)) have explored international
students' experiences on various aspects of education which
explores the perspective of overseas students who have attended tertiary
education in other counties. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of research exploring
specifically the perspectives of Malaysian students who have had the experience
attending overseas primary schools. The present study intends to address this
gap in the literature. The main aim of this study is to explore the experiences
and challenges faced by Malaysian children who have returned home after
attending Australian primary schools. This study utilises the qualitative
research approach using a case study research design. A self-developed semi
structured interview was used to get the insight views of the respondents. This
paper seeks to present the views, experiences and reflections of both parents
and students with the objective of providing a useful description of the
Australian school system, as well as constructing meaning towards issues and
common themes of primary school education. Employing the Purposive Sampling
method, 15 people were interviewed. They consisted of 8 Malaysian children who
attended the Victorian primary schools, their parents (Malaysian postgraduate
students) and selected two senior Australian teachers who taught them at
respective schools in Australia. The result of the study reveals several
important lessons useful for Malaysian educationists and policy makers to
improve the Malaysian primary school education system. Among the emerging themes
in this study are educational approaches and objectives, teachers’ pedagogy,
class size, class activities and classroom organization. This paper ends with
several suggestions in the context of implementing change for the improvement
and advancement of the Malaysian education system.
Keywords: Educational research,
primary education, school transition, school is fun.
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1 Associate
Professor Dr, a lecturer at the Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
2 Lecturer
at the Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), mohdfauzi@utem.edu.my
3Associate
Professor Dr, Head of Research,
Institute of Education (INSTED), IIUM, cnoraini@gmail.com
