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The Impact of National Polices on Accessibility to Quality Early Childhood Care and Education in Malaysia: Policymakers&apos; Perspectives
Author: Yoke-Yean, Lydia Foong
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Access to Education,Educational Policy,Policy Formation,Public Officials,Early Childhood Education,Child Care,Young Children,Educational Quality,Preschools,Disadvantaged Youth,Disabilities,Inclusion,Agency Cooperation,Enrollment Rate,Rural Areas,Foreign Countries

All children have the right to a safe and nurturing environment that promotes their holistic development. Accessibility is an important gateway to inclusive education where all children including disadvantaged children such as indigenous children, special needs children and children at risk are given equal access to quality early childhood care and education (ECCE). In ensuring inclusive accessibility to ECCE, many countries including Malaysia have instituted policies in relation to the provision of childcare and preschool education. These policies are expected to make a significant difference to the way practitioners work to achieve the best outcomes. This paper reports on a research study to examine the impact of the existing policies on the accessibility to quality ECCE in Malaysia. As part of a larger research project, this study employs a qualitative methodology that used a purposive sampling method. 54 participants were involved consisting government official and leaders of non-government agencies related to ECCE in Malaysia. A team of researchers conducted individual interviews and focus group interviews for the participants who consented to the research. Data collected were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis method involving three cycles of rigorous analytic coding and review processes. The findings of this study indicated the participants are aware of the accessibility related policies they are directly dealing with, and the major themes expressed were inter-agency cooperation to achieve enrolment target; questioning the status quo of the existing procedures; and challenges in providing support services for children with special needs; and inclusion of children with disabilities. The challenges to accessibility are mostly related to disadvantaged children and weakness in the governance and gaps of implementation. Policy reviews need to be systematized into programme planning to ensure high quality ECCE services are accessible to all children in Malaysia.
The Administrator, Teachers and Parents Involvement in Preschool during Movement Control Order
Author: Senin, Muhammad Adam
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Preschool Education,Preschool Children,COVID-19,Pandemics,School Closing,Parent Participation,Teacher Role,Preschool Teachers,Administrator Role,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Program Implementation,Guidelines

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the whole education system including the preschoolers in Malaysia in receiving a proper teaching and learning lesson especially in the classroom. Movement Control Order (MCO) implemented by the government has restricted the act for each person in the daily life. However, the action and role that has been played by the preschool administrators, teachers and parents in ensuring the smoothness of the teaching and learning process of the preschoolers should be recognized. This study focuses on the responses and roles that have been conducted and given by the preschool management and teacher as well as parents in assisting their preschoolers children during the MCO period. This study also determined the reaction played by the preschoolers in adapting the new norm act according to the Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) given by the government. A qualitative research design by using observation and interview based on the responses given by ten randomly chosen among preschool parents, teachers and administrators in a government preschool in Johor, Malaysia were used in this study. Phenomenology research was conducted to investigate the experience that has been gone through by the informants of the study during the MCO period. Narrative writing analysis were used to explain the outcome. This study indicated that the preschool administrators and teachers were able to collaborate and conduct an excellent code of practice according to the SOPs given by the government. Meanwhile, parents were able to establish a strong communication with the administrators and teachers by following the SOPs and assist the preschool management in ensuring their children are following the new norm acts according to the SOPs. A strong collaboration between all parties involved has shown a good example to the preschoolers during the pandemic MCO period.
The Development of Career Pathway Framework for Early Childhood Care and Education: Malaysia Context
Author: Saari, Erni Marlina
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Career Development,Early Childhood Education,Ethnicity,Guidelines,Preschool Teachers,Barriers,Child Caregivers,Child Care Centers,Child Development,Incentives,Rewards,Knowledge Level,Teacher Administrator Relationship,Educational Needs,Foreign Countries,Salaries,Internet,Access to Information,Educational Attainment,Faculty Promotion

The educational sector plays an important role in delivering quality education in order to build better nations by striving for excellence. Career development is filled with many challenges encompassing financial, economic, logistical and social factors. The challenges are mainly on quality, qualification, language and ethnicity. Specifically, unclear career pathway, limited information, internet access and job positions, training, special needs training, policies, promotion, no funding, no standardized wage charter guidelines, pursue study and lack of support. This study focuses on the framework of the orientations and challenges related to career pathway faced by in-service educators namely edu-carer and assistant. Methodology used in this study are document analysis and thematic analysis of interview data from public and private Early Childhood Care and Education in Malaysia. The results show there are five important elements that contribute to the development of career path among the ECCE educators. These include the appropriate plan of career pathway for each individual, assessment carried out by the superiors to identify individual's performance and its implication to the children development, sufficient and appropriate trainings either skills or knowledge, requirement of incentives and reward for self-improvement and the support, encouragement and facilitation from the superiors. This study impact on individual growth and development not only professionally but also personally, by plotting a course for identifying occupational interests, determining education and training needs and verifying an action plan for reaching career goals. In sum, the standardize framework for EECE career pathway had been developed that is beneficial to all parties. [Note: The page range (131-138) shown on the PDF is incorrect. The correct page range for this article is p131-139.]
The Relationship between Personality Traits, Professional Identity and Job Involvement of Novice Kindergarten Teachers in Zhejiang Province, China
Author: Yu, Wang
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Correlation,Personality Traits,Professional Identity,Job Satisfaction,Beginning Teachers,Preschool Teachers,Kindergarten,Educational Research,Foreign Countries

In China, recent social and economic development have resulted in further attention being given to the development of preschool education. Culturally, many Chinese parents have held high expectations of their children's early learning and academic success in later studies. Hence, a high-quality preschool service has become a contentious issue. The recent child abuse incidents involving various kindergarten teachers exposed by the media have increased parents and society's concerns about the personal qualities and mental health of kindergarten teachers. Novice teachers are an important part of the kindergarten workforce as they are at the beginning of their careers. Their professional development level is a fundamentally important matter as it directly affects the reform and development of preschool education. The publication of a relevant preschool policy document not only emphasizes the importance of early childhood education, but also introduces new requirements for kindergarten teachers. Professional identity factors (Motivation, Self-Image, Self-efficacy, Task perception) and personality trait factors (extraversion, neuroticism, openness, conscientiousness, agreeableness) have been found in many research studies to be associated with kindergarten teachers' job involvement. However, research on professional identity, personality traits and job involvement of novice kindergarten teachers is an undeveloped research area in China. This study will explore the relationship between personality traits, professional identity, and job involvement of novice kindergarten teachers in Zhejiang Province, China. A study of this nature will aid policy makers, the Ministry of Education, kindergarten management, and researchers on the implementation and enforcement of policies and practices that could be implemented to improve kindergarten teachers' overall quality and teaching effectiveness in China.
New Educational Strategies for Life Quality of Retirement Age People during Pandemic
Author: Zharkova, Alena A.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Educational Strategies,Adult Education,Older Adults,Retirement,Quality of Life,COVID-19,Pandemics,Social Isolation,Individual Development,Learning Motivation,Lifelong Learning,Stress Variables,Communication Skills,Skill Development,Foreign Countries

The article considers the problem of activation of people of retirement age during the period of self-isolation and studies education as a means of their activation. As a research method, the questionnaire method was used, which allows us most effectively to find out the features in the attitude of retirement age people who are in self-isolation to personal development through education. It is determined that with the help of education in conditions of self-isolation and in the presence of a modern information society, elderly people want to activate their resources, increase their own professional competence in various fields of knowledge, and master various skills in response to a stressful situation during the situation of self-isolation. It is revealed that most of all during the period of self-isolation, people of retirement age need knowledge from the field of psychology and pedagogy; slightly less in knowledge from the field of medicine and political science; rather low interest in knowledge from the field of agricultural sciences. It is shown that people of retirement age showed interest in computer literacy, knowledge about a healthy lifestyle, history and culture of their native land.
Online Learning Effects on Students with Learning Disabilities: Parents&apos; Perspectives
Author: Ziadat, Ayed H.
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Electronic Learning,Instructional Effectiveness,Elementary School Students,Secondary School Students,Students with Disabilities,Multiple Disabilities,Learning Disabilities,Aphasia,Dyslexia,Parent Attitudes,Barriers,Academic Achievement,Social Isolation,Handheld Devices,Foreign Countries

The study aimed to investigate the parents' perspectives toward the effect of online learning on their child's learning, particularly, the ones with learning disabilities. This descriptive study randomly selected one hundred and ninety-three parents with students with learning difficulties. All participants received an online designed form of survey to achieve study objectives. The results carryout that: the parents has medium perspectives toward the effects of online learning, while they have high perspectives toward factors related to their children. Furthermore, there is a statistically significant impact of online learning on the learning of students with learning difficulties and the effects of online learning on students learning disabilities differ based on their disability and are higher in case of multiple learning difficulties.
Speaking as a Musical Expression Tool According to Teachers&apos; Views
Author: Bilen, Sermin
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Speech Communication,Music Teachers,Teachers,Nonverbal Communication,Interpersonal Communication,Music,Teaching Methods,Music Education,Teacher Attitudes,Intellectual Disciplines,Foreign Countries

The aim of the study is to evaluate the relationship between speaking as a musical expression tool and music in effective communication according to teachers' opinions. The qualitative research method is used in this study. The data were collected with the 'opinion form' that prepared online and consists of three open-ended questions. The research group consisted of 400 teachers, 131 of whom music teachers and 269 of whom other field teachers. The results of the research are that body language is at the forefront of communication tools other than music; musical expressions are mostly used in speech; emotional expression and effective expression are common aspects of music and speech; and music teachers are willing to learn this strategy. Training arrangements for teachers to use body language and speech effectively are in line with these results, and in-service training programs for music teachers to develop a musical expression are among the suggestions.
The Role of Moral Self-Regulation in Mediating the Effect of Goal Orientation on Academic Integrity
Author: Suralaga, Fadhilah
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Moral Values,Ethics,Integrity,Cheating,Self Management,Goal Orientation,Achievement Need,College Students,Student Motivation,Gender Differences,Islam,Religious Colleges,Academic Achievement,Foreign Countries

Previous research has explored possible reasons to conduct academic dishonesty while there are only a few research studies that investigate the strategies to promote academic integrity and do not look at moral self-regulation as a mediating variable. This study, therefore, aims to examine whether moral self-regulation mediates the effects of mastery goal orientation and performance goal orientation on academic integrity. A self-report scale was distributed to 251 students (M = 41%; F = 59%) of one state Islamic university in Jakarta, Indonesia, in which the structural equation model was used to analyse the data. Using the root mean square error of approximation, comparative fit index and Tucker-Lewis Index as indicators of the model of fit, the results proved that moral self-regulation mediated two mentioned variables affecting academic integrity. This finding implies the need to consider the inclusion of moral self-regulation in the academic life of students.
Evaluation of Asynchronous Piano Education and Training in the COVID-19 Era
Author: Yücetoker, Izzet
Date: 2021-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Program Evaluation,Asynchronous Communication,Music Education,COVID-19,Pandemics,Distance Education,College Students,Foreign Countries,Academic Achievement

The aim of this study is to examine the success of music students in asynchronous piano education during the distance learning process in the spring semester of the 2019/2020 academic year in the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants of the study consisted of 34 students studying at Giresun University, 37 students studying at Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University and 32 students studying at Kirikkale University. Various quantitative and qualitative research techniques were used depending on the aim and sub-problems of the study. Hence, this research was carried out with a mixed method. Besides, this research is an experimental study in one dimension. In order to collect the data of the research, the &quot;track deciphering form&quot; &quot;track technical form&quot; and &quot;track acceleration and musicality form&quot; developed by Yücetoker were used in the assessment of the play records received from the students, and the midterm and final grades of the students were received from the student information systems of the relevant universities. Findings obtained from qualitative data were analyzed by the arithmetic mean, and findings obtained from quantitative data were analyzed by the paired-samples t-test. In light of the findings, it was concluded that the students did not gain enough deciphering, technical study, and musicality behaviors in asynchronous piano education in distance education, and their distance education achievement scores were lower than the face-to-face education achievement scores. Various suggestions were given in light of these results.
Investigating the Relationship between Innovation Competencies of School Principals and Innovation Level of Schools
Author: Cakir, Rahman
Date: 2021-04-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Principals,School Administration,Transformational Leadership,Organizational Climate,Competence,Communication Skills,Motivation,Educational Innovation,High School Teachers,Vocational High Schools,Teacher Characteristics,Age Differences,Gender Differences,Teacher Attitudes,Foreign Countries,Correlation

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between level of innovation competence of school principals and innovation level of schools with the opinions of teachers working in Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools. The research was designed with the correlational survey model. The research population consists of 306 teachers working in the Vocational and Technical Anatolian High Schools in the center of Giresun in the 2019/2020 academic year. According to results obtained from the research, the relationship between innovation competence of the school principals and innovation levels of the schools is at the middle level. There are statistically significant differences in the views of teachers about the sub-dimensions of innovation competencies of school principals according to gender and age variables. There is no statistically significant difference in terms of branch, educational background, professional seniority and duty duration variables. According to the teachers' opinions, it was found that the innovation level of schools did not differ significantly according to age, branch, education level, professional seniority and duty duration at school. Statistically significant difference was found in the teachers' opinions regarding the organizational barriers sub-dimension of the innovation levels of the schools according to the gender variable. At the end of the research, it is recommended that studies be conducted on the innovation competencies of school administrators and the innovation level of schools and to support innovative applications especially for vocational and technical education.
Listen to the Voices of Street Children: A Case Study in Trinidad and Tobago
Author: Julien, Gabriel
Date: 2021-05-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Foreign Countries,Homeless People,Experience,Attitudes,At Risk Persons,Listening,Males,Adolescents,Interviews,Research Methodology,Action Research,Policy Formation

This research was conducted at Sunshine in Trinidad and Tobago and highlights the voices of seventeen street children. Although they live at Sunshine many of them continue to frequent the streets. Published research indicates that there exists a paucity of information about the lives and experiences of these children. It is important that professionals and policy makers pay particular attention and consideration to the voices of these children especially when they formulate policies that pertain to their lives. A case study was conducted to carefully ascertain as accurately as possible their experiences. Semi-structured interviews and open-ended questionnaire were also employed. Data revealed that listening is necessary to try to understand the lives and perspectives of these children. Although it is difficult and demanding, it is strongly suggested that professionals, policy makers and indeed all citizens listen carefully to the voices of these children to bring about some meaningful change.
Teachers&apos; Expectations and Perceptions of the Relevance of Professional Development MOOCs
Author: Herranen, Jaana Kristiina
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Expectation,Value Judgment,Teacher Attitudes,Relevance (Education),Online Courses,Open Education,Inservice Teacher Education,Professional Development,Cooperative Learning,Mathematics Education,Science Education,Synchronous Communication,Foreign Countries

Online professional-development courses such as massive open online courses (MOOCs) could bring relevant content to a wider base of teachers who might not otherwise have access to professional development. However, research on the relevance of such online courses is scarce. The main aim of this study is to investigate the relevance (individual, societal, and vocational) of MOOCs (mostly participatory cMOOCs) from the viewpoint of teachers now and in the future. We examined teachers' expectations and perceptions of 10 courses before (N = 364) and after (N = 177) the courses, using an online questionnaire developed on the basis of relevance theory. According to the results, the studied teachers had positive expectations for the courses in terms of their usefulness for their prospective teaching (especially vocational relevance). Teachers' expectations related to the usefulness of the course for the future (individual and vocational relevance) were most strongly met. Effort put into the course was connected to, for example, how the course improved the teachers' interest. The results of this study indicate that MOOCs can serve as relevant courses for teachers' professional development in science, mathematics, and technology education.
Tipping Point: Perceptions of Diversity in Black and White
Author: Grier-Reed, Tabitha
Date: 2021-00-00
Type: Journal Articles
Subjects: Student Attitudes,Racial Attitudes,African American Students,White Students,Diversity,Undergraduate Students,Racial Bias,Racial Discrimination,Institutional Characteristics,College Environment

By 2044, the USA is projected to be a majority-minority nation. Research suggests that when people of color reach 40-60% of the population, a tipping point occurs in which white individuals experience a collective existential threat and threat to their status and resources, resulting in more negative attitudes toward diversity. Institutions of higher education are microcosms of society. We were interested in how perceptions of diversity might differ across two universities--one that had reached the tipping point of only 50% white Americans; 543 black and white undergraduates completed items from the Diverse Learning Environment Core Survey measuring perceptions of belonging, diversity, and discrimination. We found that white students in the more diverse context were less satisfied with diversity on campus than their white counterparts (at the less diverse university); moreover, these students reported the highest level of discrimination in the study--even higher than that of black students in the less diverse context. These findings highlight the ways in which increasing representation and enfranchisement of racially and culturally different others may result in feelings of disenfranchisement for white Americans. With implications for the larger society, we argue that centering and deconstructing whiteness and white racial socialization is essential for the next era of equity and diversity aimed at redressing structural inequality.