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    Pemerkasaan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah penyumbang kepada kecemerlangan Tamadun Melayu: satu analisis
    Nur kebenaran yang terpancar daripada isi kandungan al-Quran dan alSunnah mengandungi asas-asas keluhuran pembentukan peradaban sebagai panduan asas untuk diikuti oleh seluruh manusia. Al-Quran dan al-Sunnah menyeru semua masyarakat supaya kembali kepada pemikiran rasional dan realistik dan menyangkal pemikiran yang diikat dengan fahaman animisme, paganisme dan “syncretism”. Sebagai kitab yang paling sempurna diciptakan oleh Allah, maka al-Quran merupakan obor kebenaran yang menerangi liku-liku kehidupan yang perlu dilalui oleh setiap manusia. Begitu juga al-Sunnah yang disampaikan oleh Nabi Muhammad SAW melalui petunjuk Ilahi menjadi petunjuk kepada manusia untuk menguruskan sistem kehidupan. Sejarah telah mencerahkan bahawa pengajaran yang terkandung dalam al-Quran dan al-Sunnah telah memberi impak yang positif terhadap kebudayaan Melayu. Ajaran Islam yang telah berstimulasi dalam kebudayaan Melayu telah menimbulkan satu gelombang yang hebat dalam menggerakkan proses merevolusi sistem pandangan hidup masyarakat yang telah memalingkan dari alam seni mitos yang khayal kepada pembentukan alam akal dan budi yang menuntut kepada kaedah tertib yang teratur. Islam telah mengubah lanskap kebudayaan Melayu kepada kepercayaan rasionalisme dan pengetahuan akliah. Manifestasi ini dizahirkan melalui sistem masyarakat yang berasaskan kepada kebebasan, keadilan dan kemuliaan keperibadian insan. Justeru itu, penelitian yang lebih kritis dan saintifik terhadap impak pengajaran al-Quran dan al-Sunnah terhadap perkaitannya dalam memperkasakan bangsa Melayu perlu dilakukan. Kajian yang dijalankan ini adalah bersifat kualitatif dengan mengkaji persejarahan Islam bagi mendapatkan gambaran yang lebih tepat tentang aspek budaya dan pemikiran serta realiti hidup masyarakat Melayu kini. Natijahnya, ajaranal-Quran dan al-Sunnah telah berjaya mewarnai sistem kepercayaan, falsafah, bahasa, sejarah dan kesenian masyarakat Melayu. Sifat dan hakikat kecemerlangan kebudayaan Melayu tidak dapat dijuzukkan daripada pengajaran Islam. Apa yang nyata, umat Melayu akan terus unggul dan berdaya saing sekiranya berpegang teguh dengan pegangan al-Quran dan al-Sunnah.
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    Intercultural sensitivity among teachers and prospective teachers: A review
    The diversity of students in the classroom requires prospective teachers to have an appropriate sensitivity and competency as a preparation for teaching students from various ethnicities and cultures background. However, realizing this goal is not a simple task. Teaching culturally and ethnically diverse students is a huge challenge for teachers as well as prospective teachers. It is possible that teachers have an awareness of cultural differences but may not be sensitive enough to the cultural differences in the classroom. Therefore, there is a need for teachers to not just have an awareness of cultural differences but also be sensitive to teach a diverse student effectively. Teacher education programs is very important period in preparing prospective with all the competencies needed. Teachers as well as prospective teachers must have a high level of cultural sensitivity so they can respond effectively in terms of diversity in their classrooms and prepare their students to live and work in a global society. This paper discusses on intercultural sensitivity among teachers and prospective teacher and related theories regarding this issue.
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    Screening drug, alcohol and substance abuse the psychometric measures
    ( 2018)
    Mohamad Hashim Othman
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    N.S. Alias
    Urinalysis was used in previous studies among higher institution students (n=16252) in Malaysia to answer the question of whether university students are involved in drug abuse. However, the use of urinalysis had faced some problems. The problems were related to human rights issues and the cost to perform the urinalysis was expensive and quite impossible to be implemented to a large population of university students. To overcome this problem, this study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of psychometric measures in screening drug, alcohol and substance abuse. The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory A2 (SASSI-A2) was used for this purpose. SASSI-A2 is a brief screening tool designed to identify individuals who have a high probability of having a substance use disorder, including both substance abuse and substance dependence. SASSI-A2 comprises of 72 items that are rated on a two point scale with response; true and false. SASSI-A2 was translated into Malay language and it was refined through a back-translation technique and focus group approach. Psychometric testing was undertaken on a sample of 750 university students from five public universities in Malaysia. All participants were aged between 19 and 20 years. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated for the total scale and its subscales. Chronbach's alpha obtained for SASSI-A2 was 0.72. This relatively high level of Chronbach's alpha showed relatively high level of reliability. The results demonstrated that the whole SASSI-A2 meets the fundamental measurement properties and can discriminate groups of higher institution students from high to low on the substance dependency variable. The accuracy of the test has been found to be unaffected by gender, ethnicity, age and years of education. Although more rigorous validation studies are needed, it is recommended that SASSI-A2 be considered for usage to higher institution students populations when a brief, objective, and accurate screening tool for chemical dependency is needed.
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    Self-Disclosure on SNS: Trust and Perceived Risks as Moderators
    This research is intended to discover the influence of the proposed moderators in the relationship of privacy concerns and self-disclosure. The moderators are trust and perceived risk, which were expected to have differing influence on the relationship. Using SEM method through multigroup analyses, the results show that both trust and perceived risks have significant moderating effects in between the relationship of privacy concerns and self-disclosure. Trust moderates the relationship in a positive way, whereas higher trust will increase self-disclosure in SNS. Meanwhile perceived risks has a negative moderation effect, in such higher perceived risks will decrease self-disclosure.
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    Bukan Payah Nak Hidup
    Buku ini adalah koleksi penulisan Prof. Madya Dr. Huzili Hussin dalam akhbar Sinar Harian selama hampir tiga tahun. Konsep yang dikemukakan dalam setiap tulisan adalah selaras dengan kepakaran beliau dalam bidang psikologi kaunseling. Cara penerangan yang santai dan mudah, membolehkan kita memahami intipati tulisan beliau dengan baik serta boleh diterima dengan mudah. Buku ini diberi tajuk Bukan Payah Nak Hidup kerana kesemua tulisan beliau adalah berkisar mengenai perjalanan hidup kita seharian yang memerlukan kematangan, ketahanan, kesabaran serta ketekunan. Kesemua tulisan beliau adalah tidak berkait antara satu sama lain, namun mengupas semua isu kehidupan masyarakat. Buku ini bukan sekadar untuk menyebarkan ilmu kepada masyarakat, namun cukup baik untuk terapi diri. Ambillah iktibar daripada penulisan beliau serta baca dan hayatilah buku ini dengan ikhlas dan jujur, insya-Allah akan terungkai segala jawapan bahawa, bukan payah nak hidup.
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    Adoption of TPB and TAM in investigating online self-disclosure among youth
    The purpose of this paper is to extend the understanding of the predictors of self-disclosure among young social media users. The framework adopts the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to come out with predictors of online self-disclosure in SNS setting. With the inclusions of the proposed constructs, the conceptual framework is deemed as appropriate and relevant in explaining users' self-disclosure in SNS.
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    The effects of cognitive behavioural therapy group intervention on locus of control among drug abusers
    The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects between Standard Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT(S)] and Brief Cognitive Behavioural Therapy [CBT(B)] on locus of control among drug abusers. The quasi-experimental design with two treatment group [CBT(S) and CBT(B)] and one control group (CG) and four repeated measurements (pre, post1, post 2, and post 3) were employed in this study. The sample of 108 drug abusers was chosen using purposive sampling procedure. Sample was then distributed randomly into three groups; CBT(S), CBT(B) and control group (KW). Each group consisted of 36 samples. Data were collected with standardized psychometric instruments, Internal Control Index. Data were analysed using two-way ANOVA repeated measurement. Result demonstrated significant differences among group CBT(S), CBT(B) and CG on locus of control mean score [F(2, 13.38)=200.4, p<.05]. The impact of study shows that CBT(S) and CBT(B) intervention are able to increase locus of control among the drug abusers.
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    Perception of teacher on cooperative learning
    The participation of students in the process of learning is one of the keys to ensure effective learning outcomes either in terms of knowledge or skill. However, teacher-centred teaching methods which have been practiced in this country after so long avert students to fully engage in the learning process especially in a classroom. Various attempts have been made by the government to emphasize student’s development in term of communication, creativity and innovation through the of process learning in class. It requires school to implement student-centred teaching methods such as cooperative learning. Cooperative learning is a teaching method that requires teachers not only interacts with the students but also with other teaching aids such as audio, video and computer. Therefore, this study was conducted to identify teachers' perception on the implementation of cooperative learning in the teaching and learning process in class. 25 teachers were selected as respondents. Mixed methods were used in this study, where the instrument of questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. Quantitative data analysis was made using descriptive statistics of frequency, mean and percentage. While, qualitative data analysis was based on the recommendations of the Miles & Huberman (1994). The findings showed teachers have a positive attitude toward cooperative learning and they are ready and feel confident to practice it. However, the constraints are classroom control, time and limited teaching aids
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    Melestarikan pembangunan komuniti sejahtera
    ( 2015) ;
    Juliana Ahmad
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    Melestarikan Pembangunan Komuniti Sejahtera merupakan Siri Diges Kemanusiaan yang menghimpunkan artikel-artikel mengenai isu-isu berkaitan bidang kemanusiaan. Fokus utama buku ini adalah membincangkan peranan dan tanggungjawab masyarakat bagi melahirkan sebuah komuniti yang sejahtera. Bidang kemanusiaan sentiasa relevan dan sentiasa menarik minat pelbagai pihak untuk mencapai kesejahteraan sejagat. Buku ini dapat memberikan pencerahan dan panduan yang berguna kepada para pembaca untuk memperbaiki diri, seterusnya membentuk masyarakat yang berakhlak dan bermoral yang menyumbang kepada keharmonian negara.
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    Screening drug, alcohol and substance abuse the Psychometric measures
    Urinalysis was used in previous studies among higher institution students (n=16252) in Malaysia to answer the question of whether university students are involved in drug abuse. However, the use of urinalysis had faced some problems. The problems were related to human rights issues and the cost to perform the urinalysis was expensive and quite impossible to be implemented to a large population of university students. To overcome this problem, this study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of psychometric measures in screening drug, alcohol and substance abuse. The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory A2 (SASSI-A2) was used for this purpose. SASSI-A2 is a brief screening tool designed to identify individuals who have a high probability of having a substance use disorder, including both substance abuse and substance dependence. SASSI-A2 comprises of 72 items that are rated on a two point scale with response; true and false. SASSI-A2 was translated into Malay language and it was refined through a back-translation technique and focus group approach. Psychometric testing was undertaken on a sample of 750 university students from five public universities in Malaysia. All participants were aged between 19 and 20 years. Internal consistency coefficients were calculated for the total scale and its subscales. Chronbach's alpha obtained for SASSI-A2 was 0.72. This relatively high level of Chronbach's alpha showed relatively high level of reliability. The results demonstrated that the whole SASSI-A2 meets the fundamental measurement properties and can discriminate groups of higher institution students from high to low on the substance dependency variable. The accuracy of the test has been found to be unaffected by gender, ethnicity, age and years of education. Although more rigorous validation studies are needed, it is recommended that SASSI-A2 be considered for usage to higher institution students populations when a brief, objective, and accurate screening tool for chemical dependency is needed.
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