Kesantunan

Apabila saya bertanya kepada peserta seminar dan ceramah yang mengikuti pembentangan kertas kerja saya yang bertajuk ”kesantunan” apakah makna kesantunan, rata-rata akan memberi jawapan bahawa kesantunan itu perlakuan yang baik, tutur kata yang manis atau budi bahasa.  Semua itu memang betul kerana perkara –perkara tersebut merupakan kriteria kesantunan.  Namun begitu, ilmu kesantunan yang saya gali beberapa tahun sepanjang menyediakan tesis Ph.D berhubung dengan kesantunan itu, memberi saya semangat untuk berkongsi dan menyebarkan makna kesantunan yang lebih tepat dan mendalam kepada masyarakat.  Saya berpendapat sudah tiba masanya masyarakat perlu dididik dan diberi pengetahuan tentang konsep kesantunan yang lebih jelas dan meluas.  Pemahaman tentang makna kesantunan akan menbina sebuah masyarakat yang lebih harmoni, malahan kesantunan sangat berkait rapat dengan kestabilan dan kecekapan dalam pengurusan emosi seseorang. 

Sesiapa yang ingin maklumat lanjut berhubung bidang kesantunan sila hubungi saya.

Terima Kasih

Sedang dipakaikan Jubah

Mewakili Rektor Ke Konvokesyen IPGM Kampus Tun Abdul Razak, Sarawak 7/7/2011

Cantik dan kemas tenunan jubah ini.

Factors Influencing Self-efficacy in Environmental Education among Malaysian Secondary School Teachers

By Noriati A. Rashid, Masitah Hj. Mohammad Yusof, Azizi Hj. Muda, Ahmad Makmom Hj. Abdullah, Bahaman Abu Samah, Ramli Basri, and Mohamed Khaidir Alias.

Published by The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability

The aim of this study was to identify the antecedents of teachers’ self-efficacy in Environmental Education. The factors were teachers’ knowledge, attitudes and awareness towards environment, teachers’ perception towards school principals’ instructional leadership practices, teachers’ background factor and school location factor. This study involved 300 teachers from 30 Malaysian Daily Secondary School from the states of Perlis representing Northern Zone, states of Selangor representing Central Zone, states of Pahang representing Eastern Zone, states of Malacca representing Southern Zone and states of Sarawak representing East Malaysia. Nevertheless, the analyses of the study were based on 263 sets (87.7%) of completed questionnaires from 283 questionnaires collected. Descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage) and inferential statistics (t-test, one-way ANOVA, correlation Pearson r and multiple linear regressions) were utilized to analyze and present the findings. The findings showed that level of teachers self-efficacy in Environmental Education were moderate (M=3.53, SD=.30), teachers’ perception towards school principals’ instructional leadership practices (M=3.36, SD=.77), teachers’ knowledge about Environmental Education and Environmental Issues (%M= 57.05, SD=9.74) and teachers’ awareness towards environment (M=3.60, SD=.58) were also moderate. Yet, the results reported that teachers’ attitudes toward environment was good and positive (M=4.22, SD=.42). The findings also showed that there is a significant and positive relationship between teachers’ self-efficacy with teachers’ academic qualifications (r=.148, p=.017), teachers’ attitudes towards environment (r=.440, p=.000), teachers’ awareness towards environment (r=.462, p=.000) and teachers’ perception towards school principals’ instructional leadership for all the three dimension that is Dimensional of Defining the School and the Environmental Goal (r=.185, p=.003), Dimensional of Instructional Management Programs and Environmental Programs (r=.150, p=.015) and Dimensional of Climate Nurturing Teaching and Learning of Environmental Education (r=.277, p=.000). The findings showed that the factors influence teachers’ self-efficacy were teachers’ awareness towards environment (Beta=.323, p=.000), teachers’ perception towards school principals’ instructional leadership for Dimensional of Climate Nurturing Teaching and Learning Environmental Education (Beta=.298, p=.001), teachers’ attitudes towards environment (Beta=.234, p=.000), teachers’ perception towards school principals’ instructional leadership for Dimensional of Instructional Management Programs and Environmental Programs (Beta=-.219, p=.012), teachers’ age (Beta=- .191, p=.000) and teachers’ academic qualification (dummy variable 1=Masters) (Beta=.129, p=.014).These factors explained 34.4% variance of teacher’s self-efficacy in Environmental Education. According to the findings, several suggestions were suggested to Malaysian school, ministry and researchers in future.

Keywords:	Environmental Education, Teachers’ Self-efficacy, Knowledge, Attitudes, Awareness, Instructional Leadership

The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, Volume 7, Issue 1, pp.81-102. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 692.646KB).

The 2007 UNESCO-APEID Hiroshima Seminar on Teacher Education

Kenangan Semasa Mewakili Malaysia ke Seminar di Hiroshima, Jepun

The 2007 UNESCO-APEID Hiroshima Seminar on Teacher Education

Date :Nov 30, 2007

Theme:

Innovation and Reform in Teacher Education in Asia and the Pacific Region: Developing Graduate Programs in Teacher Education

1.      Sponsors:

Hiroshima University UNESCO-APEID Project Committee

Japanese National Commission for UNESCO

UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education

2.      Objective:

Hiroshima University, as the UNESCO-APEID Associated Center, has been organizing international seminars on educational development annually since 1987 and is now organizing the sixth seminar in the 7th Programming Cycle (2002-2007) of the Asia and the Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) in its designated program area of "teacher education". In this cycle, the UNESCO-APEID Hiroshima Seminar intends to examine the problems and issues related to teacher education in Asia and the Pacific Region, exchange experiences concerning the efforts to improve teacher education, and design national and international cooperative frameworks and action plans to improve them.

Needless to say, the quality of education largely depends on the quality of teachers. However, many countries still have difficulties in securing competent teachers to their schools. On the other hand, competencies required for teachers have continuously been increasing. To overcome the persistent problem and to meet the ever-increasing demand for teachers, teacher education must be improved continually, and effective and efficient way to provide it must be explored.

In this year, current programs of teacher education, especially the graduate programs in teacher education in Asia and Pacific Region will be examined, and how to develop effective programs will be discussed.

3.      Schedule:

December 4-9, 2007

3.1.December 4 (Tue): Opening Ceremony from 2:00 to 2:40 p.m. (IDEC)

3.2.Keynote Address from 3:10 to 4:10 p.m.: "Function of UNESCO-APEID and Challenges of its 8th Programme Cycle" by Ms. Hye Rim Kim (APEID Unit, UNESCO Asia and Pacific Bureau of Education)

4.      December 5 (Wed): Country Report (Cambodia, China, India) from 9:00-10:35 a.m.

4.1.Country Report (Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand) from 10:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

4.2.Visit to Education Center beginning at 2:00 p.m.

5.      December 6 (Thu): Visit to Schools

6.      December 7 (Fri): Discussion from 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.

7.      December 8 (Sat): Report Preparation from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

8.      December 9 (Sun): Plenary Session and Closing Ceremony from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

4. Invited Participants:

4.1.Malaysia: Dr. Noriati Binti A. Rashid, Assistant Director, Teacher Education Division of the Ministry of Education – Malaysia

4.2.Cambodia: Dr. Sitha Chinnh, M.Ed. Program Director of the Royal University of Phnom Penh

4.3.China: Dr. Shijian Chen, Vice President of Southwest University

4.5.India: Dr. Shardindu, Chairperson of the National Council for Teacher Education – India

4.6.Philippines: Dr. Amelia C. Fajardo, Assistant Professor at the College of Education in the University of the Philippines

4.7.Thailand: Ms. Sudhasinee Vajrabul, Senior Advisor on Education System in the Office of the National Education Council, Ministry of Education

5.      Venue: The Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation (IDEC) at Hiroshima University

6.      Language: English

Dr. Yoshinori Tabata

Chairperson, UNESCO-APEID Seminar Committee

Asas Kepimpinan dan Perkembangan Profesional Guru

Title	:	SPG: Asas Kepimpinan dan Perkembangan Profesional Guru
Series	:	Siri Pendidikan Guru
Author	:	Dr Noriati A. Rashid, Dr. Boon Pong Ying & Dr. Wong Kiet Wah
ISBN 10	:	N/A
ISBN 13	:	9789834505332
Year of Publication	:	April 2010
URL	:	N/A
Summary
Buku SPG: Asas Kepimpinan dan Perkembangan Profesional Guru dihasilkan berdasarkan sukatan pelajaran (proforma) kursus yang ditawarkan dalam Program Ijazah Sarjana Muda Perguruan di Institut Pendidikan Guru Malaysia (IPGM). Kursus ini merupakan salah satu kursus teras yang wajib dipelajari oleh semua pelajar. Buku ini dianggap penting kerana meliputi kesemua tajuk pembelajaran bagi Semester 8 yang terdapat dalam sukatan pelajaran tersebut. Justeru, buku ini dapat membantu para pelajar memenuhi kehendak dan keperluan kursus Asas Kepimpinan dan Perkembangan Profesional Guru. Selain boleh dijadikan buku teks bagi guru pelatih di IPGM, buku ini juga sesuai untuk kegunaan dan rujukan para pensyarah, guru-guru dalam perkhidmatan, pelajar di universiti dan institusi pengajian tinggi yang lain serta mereka yang berminat dalam bidang kepimpinan dan perkembangan profesional guru sekolah.

Murid dan Alam Belajar

Title	:	Siri Pendidikan Guru: Murid dan Alam Belajar
Series	:	Siri Pendidikan Guru
Author	:	Dr. Boon Pong Ying, Noriati Abdul Rashid & Sharifah Fakhriah Syed Ahmad
ISBN 10	:	N/A
ISBN 13	:	9789834505189
Year of Publication	:	April 2009
URL	:	N/A
Summary
Siri Pendidikan Guru: Murid dan Alam Belajar merupakan sebuah buku teks yang ditulis khusus untul sukatan pelajaran Murid dan Alam Belajar bagi Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan. Buku ini terdiri daripada 7 bab yang mencakupi semua aspek murid dan alam belajar seperti yang digariskan di dalam sukatan pelajaran tersebut. Tajuk-tajuk disusun mengikut silibus agar pelajar dapat memahami teori dan aplikasi Murid dan Alam Belajar secara teratur dan terancang. Teks disusun secara sistematik.

Teknologi dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran

Title	:	Siri Pendidikan Guru: Teknologi dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran
Series	:	Siri Pendidikan Guru
Author	:	Dr. Boon Pong Ying, Noriati Abdul Rashid, Sharifah Fakhriah Syed Ahmad & Wan Kamaruddin Wan Hassan
ISBN 10	:	N/A
ISBN 13	:	9789834505226
Year of Publication	:	April 2009
URL	:	N/A
Summary
Siri Pendidikan Guru: Teknologi dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaranmerupakan sebuah buku teks yang ditulis khusus untul sukatan pelajaran Teknologi dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran bagi Ijazah Sarjana Muda Pendidikan. Buku ini terdiri daripada 12 bab yang mencakupi semua aspek teknologi dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran seperti yang digariskan di dalam sukatan pelajaran. Tajuk-tajuk disusun mengikut silibus agar pelajar dapat memahami teori dan aplikasi Teknologi dalam Pengajaran dan Pembelajaran secara teratur dan terancang. Teks disusun secara sistematik.