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Teacher's view on leadership style and job satisfaction handling online learning during COVID-19 in Malaysia

2023-06-12 , Fauziah Ismail , Siti Norayu Mohd Basir , Aida Shakila Ishak , Hassad Hassan , Othman N.Z.

The covid-19 pandemic has had an impact on teachers and students contributing to stress among them. Among the challenges for teachers when conducting teaching and learning activities from home are internet accessibility, teaching aids, support from parents and school leadership concerns. The leadership aspect is seen to be one of the challenges among teachers and this needs to be examined at the leadership level. Therefore, the role of the leader is important to ensure that all leadership approaches that can be highlighted can provide satisfaction among teachers. This study aimed to look at teachers' views on the leadership style practiced and the level of job satisfaction of teachers when conducting online teaching and learning during the Covid-19 pandemic. A total of 102 teachers in Penang were selected using simple random sampling technique as respondents in this study. The findings of the study show that all three leadership styles practiced are at a high level. Transformational leadership styles obtained a mean value of 4.08, while transformational and laissez-faire leadership styles obtained the same mean value of 3.71. The findings also show that job satisfaction is at a high level with a mean value of 4.04. The findings of this study are expected to be used as a guide to administrators, teachers and also the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE).

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Solution-focused therapy as a counseling intervention to help individuals whom experiencing psychological distress in organizations

2023-04-24 , Amran M.E. , Nurul Naimah Rose , Shuhairimi Abdullah , Aida Shakila Ishak

This conceptual paper aims to understand the psychological distress that occurs among employees in organizations and to find out how the Solution-Focused Therapy able to help counsellors in helping their clients in managing their psychological distress. Psychological distress refers to two main components namely depression and anxiety that often occur to employees due to factors such as excessive workload, health problems, responsibilities to family, social relationships, relationships with spouses, time management and lack of self-care. While there are a variety of methods that can be used to help them reduce such stress levels, it is still not well resolved. In fact, it continues to disrupt the emotions and quality of life among the employees. The adverse effects of psychological distress can be identified based on four aspects namely physical, emotional, behaviour and thought. Therefore, it is important for counselling practitioners to strive and help organizational employees to manage their stress better. Solution-Focused Therapy as an intervention in a counselling session that serves as a guideline for the counsellor to understand the factors, effects, and the real issues that is happening to the client. Solution Focused Therapy also helps counsellors to be able to quickly understand the issues and focus more on solutions rather than the problems. By having a clear understanding of the real issue, counsellors can apply techniques in Solution Focused Therapy such as scaling techniques and magic questions in their session. The use of these therapy techniques is proven to help clients to be more realistic in finding their own solutions to the problems and later help them to reduce the level of psychological distress.

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The role of the instructor in the online classroom

2023-12-21 , Nurul Naimah Rose , Aida Shakila Ishak , Nazifah Hamidun , Faten Khalida Khalid , Nur Farhinaa Othman

This chapter is about the role of instructors in the online classroom particularly in Malaysian higher education. This chapter will focus on two important points, which are the redefining instructors in virtual education and the four main role of instructors in virtual education: the pedagogical role, the social role, the managerial role, and the technical role. Understanding the true role of the instructor in online classes aids in the transition between the classroom and online learning. Instructors play a more significant role in online courses than they do in traditional ones in many ways. They can adjust more easily and settle into a new environment by being aware of what the students and the online environment expect from the teachers. The requirement for instructors to facilitate an online course through a wide range of perspectives or roles is highlighted by the complexity of the online environment.

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The Perception and Use of Social Media by the Parent of Student at University Malaysia Perlis

2020-06-17 , Aida Shakila Ishak , Nurul Naimah Rose , Ahmad, Nor'Izah , Taufiqqurahman M. , Mustafa, Mohd Yusri

Communication is very important in an organization as a means of communication with one another. The role of communication is emphasized in an organization as a channel and partnership between partners, lecturers, family members and others. Communication is also important as a tool of socialization and education experienced by an individual to bring him to a person having knowledge of the intricacies of social media. This study was conducted to find out the use and usage pattern of social media among parents of University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). The research method used in this study was a "semi-structural" interview. The data were analysed using thematic method. The results of the analysis found that some categories of social site use among parents are for the purpose of keeping up with current developments; connect with family members, to get information, entertainment, motivation and others. The finding found that Facebook's good and bad. In the context of relationship with children, some respondent admit that social media has the potential to be platform to monitor children activities.

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Online solution focused therapy counselling for clients with mental health issues (anxiety and depression)

2023-06-12 , Nurul Naimah Rose , Aida Shakila Ishak , Shuhairimi Abdullah , Mohd Arsad Johanis

This paper deals with the new approach of conducting solution focused therapy for client with anxiety and depression. Online counselling is a new approach that must be taken into consideration. Despite the traditional principle of counselling, online counselling goes beyond than that in providing counselling help at any time and place. The distance between counsellor and client is no longer an issue. Thus, it benefits clients with mental health issues where they can have the session at their own comfort, time, and style. Solution focused therapy counselling aim to have a brief, quick and cost-effective counselling is well suited the online platform. An online and quick solution therapy treatment alternative shall be made accessible for more people to help them manage their anxiety and depression effectively.

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The effect of addictive social media use among teenagers

2023-06-12 , Aida Shakila Ishak , Nurul Naimah Rose , Fauziah Ismail , Nor'izah Ahmad , Erna N.A.

Social media addiction can be viewed as one form of Internet addiction, where individuals exhibit a compulsion to use social media to excess. Individuals with social media addiction are often overly concerned about social media and are driven by an uncontrollable urge to log on to and use social media. This paper will discuss about the effect of addictive social media use among teenagers. In addition, matters relating to social media use among teenagers will also be discussed, such as the factors and impact of social media addiction. This is necessary because all parties, especially parents, need to play their role so that this problem becomes worse.

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The Impacts of Viral Video through Whatsapp among Adolecense in Penang, Malaysia

2020-06-17 , Ahmad N. , Nurul Naimah Rose , Aida Shakila Ishak , Pratiba Chettiar R.

WhatsApp was launched in 2009 as the most popular messaging app that owned more than 600 million users worldwide. The statistic in Social Bakers indicates the growth of WhatsApp users in Malaysia is increased 334 by week and 1225 by month. Being alert towards the nature of social media sites becomes important because not all the contents of WhatsApp produce a good context for children and adolescents. Some of the potential problems of WhatsApp are cyberbullying, sexting, and vulnerability of improper contents. Even though, the outstanding advantage of WhatsApp is included the ease of communication; however WhatsApp also have the possibilities to demolish an individual's or organization's status, and create a sense of depression to the public. This study was conducted to investigate the types of viral videos that spread among adolescents in Penang as well as to explore the impacts of viral videos through WhatsApp. Participants of the study made up of nine adolescents aged between 15 to 19 years old from Penang, Malaysia. The methodology of this research is a qualitative method by using in-depth interviews. The findings showed that there are six types of viral videos that spread among adolescents involved in this study. Meanwhile, both negative and positive has been identified as impacts of viral videos in this study.

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Online solution focused therapy counselling for clients with mental health issues (anxiety and depression)

2023-06-12 , Nurul Naimah Rose , Aida Shakila Ishak , Shuhairimi Abdullah , Mohd Arsad Johanis

This paper deals with the new approach of conducting solution focused therapy for client with anxiety and depression. Online counselling is a new approach that must be taken into consideration. Despite the traditional principle of counselling, online counselling goes beyond than that in providing counselling help at any time and place. The distance between counsellor and client is no longer an issue. Thus, it benefits clients with mental health issues where they can have the session at their own comfort, time, and style. Solution focused therapy counselling aim to have a brief, quick and cost-effective counselling is well suited the online platform. An online and quick solution therapy treatment alternative shall be made accessible for more people to help them manage their anxiety and depression effectively.

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The influence of YouTubers among teenagers: A study in Johore, Malaysia

2023-06-12 , Nor'izah Ahmad , Ahmad Zulhusny Rozali , Ku Halim Ku Ariffin , Aida Shakila Ishak , Nurul Naimah Rose , Ka L.M.

These days, teenagers are brought up in a time of smartphones and do not recall a period before social media. They are viewed as good examples and are regularly perceived in the streets by their fans. In any case, in spite of being well known online, outside the YouTube community they are simply an average individual that could be the person living nearby. Parents regularly do not think about the online behavior of their children and the YouTubers they embrace. The aim of this research is to give an overview of the current YouTube community, including what types of YouTubers will attract teenagers and what influence of YouTubers among teenagers in Johor Bahru, Johor. This study is qualitative research that uses indepth interviews to collect data. Participants for this study consists of Malaysia teenagers specifically from Johor Bahru. There are nine participants aged between 16 to 20 years old. They are selected based on a multiracial concept which is Malay, Indian and Chinese. The finding shows that there are four types of YouTubers that attract teenagers in Johor Bahru, Johor. Meanwhile, finding from this research also shows that there are six main influences of YouTubers among teenagers in Johor Bahru, Johor which consist of positive and negative influences.

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Case Study of Cyberbully among Effeminate Male Students in Public University

2020-06-17 , Nurul Naimah Rose , Ahmad, Nor'izah , Aida Shakila Ishak , Zakaria, Nor Fazira , Mustafa, Mohd Yusri

Social media is a worldwide trend and it has been used by everyone regardless of their age and background. The benefits of social media to consumers are the fast-paced functions of information delivery worldwide. However, social media has its own cost such as cyberbullying which involves the unknown disguised perpetrator and the poor victim. The issue of cyberbullying is a phenomenon that takes place on an internet platform and it has a profound impact on the victim. Cyberbullying is a form of deviant behavior of irresponsible individuals. This case study was conducted to understand the effects of cyberbullying among effeminate male university students. The subjects of the study consisted of four students at two public universities in the northern part of Malaysia. The methodology of research is a qualitative method by using in-depth interviews. The findings show that the main factor for cyberbullying to happen is the feminine character and the content of feminine posts such as fashion and makeup. Furthermore, the subjects are also affected emotionally, academically and in some aspects of their lives. In conclusion, the symptoms of cyberbullying are increasingly widespread and can happen to anyone. Various parties need to work together to control and mitigate these symptoms from continuously damaging the well-being of the community.