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Kerja sosial di sekolah: Memahami dan menangani penderaan kanak-kanak
No full textKertas kerja ini bertujuan untuk meninjau masalah penderaan kanak-kanak di peringkat sekolah dan
peranan pekerja sosial sekolah dalam menangani gejala sosial terutamanya penderaan kanak-kanak. Di
Malaysia, kita sering mendengar kaunselor sekolah atau kaunselor kerjaya sekolah tetapi jarang
mendengar adanya pekerja sosial di sekolah. Kajian kes berasaskan pendekatan fenomenologi telah
dipilih sebagai pendekatan kajian. Responden kajian adalah kanak-kanak sekolah berbangsa Melayu, Cina
dan India yang berumur antara 7 hingga 15 tahun dan tinggal di sekitar Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur. Kajian
ini dijalankan pada tahun 1994 dan sampel kajian diperolehi melalui kerjasama bahagian rekod, Pusat
Perubatan Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. Penemuan hasil kajian mendapati bahawa terdapat pelbagai
bentuk penderaan iaitu fizikal, seksual, emosional dan penganiayaan. Kajian ini mendapati penderaan
kanak-kanak merupakan suatu kemelut yang rumit dan kompleks untuk didiagnosis, sama ada kejadian ini
merupakan kemalangan, penyakit atau kecederaan yang disengajakan. Penderaan kanak-kanak tidak
terbatas pada situasi kanak-kanak, ibubapa atau penjaga, tetapi juga termasuk sesiapa sahaja yang
diamanahkan dalam penjagaan dan pengawalan kanak-kanak seperti pembantu rumah, saudara-mara, jiran
atau guru-guru. Kertas kerja ini merumuskan bahawa perkhidmatan kerja sosial di sekolah dapat
bertindak sebagai intervensi awal yang membantu mencegah peningkatan dalam kes penderaan kanakkanak
dan pelbagai masalah sosial dalam kalangan pelajar sekolah. Perkhidmatan kerja sosial di sekolah
juga boleh membantu mengurangkan beban guru dalam menangani masalah pembelajaran dalam
kalangan pelajar bermasalah yang berpaksikan kepada keruntuhan sistem kekeluargaan, modenisasi dan
urbanisasi
The social relationship of contemporary residants in Iranian Housing
No full textIranian Islamic traditional houses have changed fast in recent decades. These changes have had influence on social lifestyle, behavior to relationship of people in Iran and architecture in traditional housing. The traditional architecture of Iranian houses for instance used to include a courtyard surrounded by rooms which controlled privacy, movement and separated people in different situations. In contemporary housing, however, this cultural behavior is lost. Iranian traditional housing, according to reflect the culture, people‟s beliefs and religion; they had harmony in lifestyle and a kind of relationship among spaces of a house. In contemporary house design, without attention to culture and habits of residents, are omitted most of the time. The new apartments are very culturally limited for their residents. This paper concludes that there is a connection between the culture, habits and inhabitants‟ beliefs with the kind of house design (architecture). As a result, in this research it is attempted to analyze some examples, by showing the problems in suitable related to cultural behavior. In addition, it tried to expand that problems in relationship between of residents can appear in very sequences of a house, which of course, is shown in all examples. Besides solving privacy problems, some changes in residential buildings complexes, include, space, and entrance area were done to improve the spatial arrangement of the Muslims‟ house or apartment. The main point is showing the different problems of a house based on the required culture and identity of Iranian dwellers
Teaching and learning constructive listening skills: A study among EFL learners
No full textThis article is a report of an action research project conducted in a listening course for EFL students in one of the colleges in Penang, Malaysia. It aims to identify the effectiveness of constructive learning theory in teaching and learning listening skills as the existing teaching practice in the listening course is not rewarding. Four main purposes of listening; comprehensive, critical, appreciative and therapeutic listening were investigated in relation to constructive theory. Young Learners’ Language Strategy Use Survey (YLLS) was conducted to determine the students’ preferred strategies in learning English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Besides, pre-test and post test were employed to identify the efficiency of constructive approachs in teaching and learning listening in EFL classroom. Throughout the entire course, students were observed intently on their involvement in classroom activities. The results from the YLLS questionnaire and classroom observation reveal that listening and speaking become their preferred learning strategy. The findings from pre-test and post-test show EFL learners have improved their listening skills by using constructive approach. In conclusion, constructive listening skills that include prior knowledge, social interaction, motivation and construction of meaning that relate to real world truly help the students to progress in the listening skills. Thus, the college system plays an important role to implement a new listening skills syllabus that contains constructive learning theory to enhance students’ listening skills in English language
The influence of cognition and emotion on Nigerian undergraduates frustration during e-Registration
No full textThis study was designed to investigate the relative and combined contributions of cognition and emotion to Nigerian undergraduates’ level of computer frustration in online environments. The 1972 students who participated in the study were randomly selected from the two state-owned universities in Ogun State, Nigeria. The data for the study were collected through the use of the Students’ Cognition Scale, Students’ Emotion Scale, and Students’ Computer Frustration Scale. Data analysis involved the use of mean and standard deviation as descriptive statistics, as well as the Pearson Product Moment Correlation and regression analysis as inferential statistics. The research findings revealed that students encountered various frustrating experiences during e-Registration and that a combination of the predictor variables, cognition and emotion, significantly accounted for 2.5% of the variance in the students’ level of frustration. Cognition was found to be the more potent contributor to this frustration. The results of this study further indicated that there was a statistically significant difference in the level of computer frustration among students at the two universities, potentially due to the relative differences in the schools’ technology facilities. Recommendations are made at the end of this paper in accordance with the findings of the study
Sistem tagal dalam industri pelancongan: manfaat kepada komuniti (Tagal tourism, environmental management and the community)
No full textSistem tagal adalah satu kaedah pengurusan biosfera yang popular di Sabah. Ia juga dikenali sebagai bombon yang bermaksud jangan dalam bahasa Kadazandusun. Melalui sistem ini, penggunaan sumber semulajadi atau kawasan tertentu dihadkan bagi tujuan pemuliharaan dan bagi memastikan kewujudan sumber tersebut secara berterusan. Pada hari ini, komuniti Kg. Luanti Baru telah mengambil inisiatif
mengintegrasikan sistem tagal sebagai sebuah produk pelancongan. Ini merupakan salah satu pendekatan dalam utilitarian sumber semulajadi tempatan. Kertas kerja ini menjelaskan peranan dan manfaat sistem tagal dalam industri pelancongan di Kg. Luanti Baru, Ranau Sabah terhadap komunit pelaksana. Data diperolehi berdasarkan kajian awal yang dilakukan dengan cara pemerhatian di kawasan kajian, temuramah dan juga kajian pustaka. Secara umumnya, kedudukan sistem tagal dalam industri pelancongan adalah
sebagai satu produk pelancongan yang telah menyumbang kepada pengurusan persekitaran yang lebih cekap, penyumbang pembangunan ekonomi dan juga pembangunan sosial komuniti.
Katakunci: industri pelancongan, komunit
Kerelevanan pendidikan luar dalam sistem pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia.
No full textKebelakangan ini wujud pelbagai kritikan dan desakan agar pelaksanaan program pendidikan luar dalam sistem pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia dinilai semula. Hal ini didorong oleh timbulnya beberapa isu seperti kos penganjuran yang tinggi, insiden kemalangan, perubahan sistem pendidikan yang berfokuskan peperiksaan, dan kesesuaian pendekatan pembelajaran yang menghimpit pelaksanaan pendidikan luar di Malaysia. Secara tidak langsung, faktor-faktor ini telah mendatangkan pelbagai kesan sehingga mendorong kepada penamatan beberapa program pendidikan luar yang telah sedia terlaksana. Sehubungan itu, artikel ini akan mengupas senario dan isu semasa pendidikan luar dalam sistem pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia. Seterusnya penulis akan membandingkan isu ini dengan sumbangan yang telah dimainkan oleh pendidikan luar. Akhirnya, perbincangan ini dirumuskan dengan pelbagai fakta dan sokongan kajian dalam bidang pendidikan luar yang terkini
Influence of PANi Additions on methanol sensing properties of ZnO thin films
No full textThe influence of PANI additions on methanol sensing properties of ZnO thin films at room temperature had been investigated. Commercial polyaniline powder (PANI) was mixed into 3 mL ZnO solution in five different weight percentages namely 1.25, 2.50, 3.75, 5.00 and 6.25% to obtain ZnO/PANI composite solutions. These solutions were spin coated onto glass substrate to form thin films. Microstructural studies by FESEM indicated that ZnO/PANI films showed porous structures with nanosize grains. The thickness of the film increased from 55 to 256 nm, proportionate to increment of PANI. The presence of 2 adsorption peaks at ~310 and ~610 nm in UV-Vis spectrum proved that addition of PANI has modified the adsorption peak of ZnO film. Methanol vapour detection showed that addition of PANI into ZnO dramatically improved the sensing properties of the sensor. The sensors also exhibited good repeatability and reversibility. Sensor with the amount of PANI of 3.75 wt% exhibited the highest sensitivity with response and recovery time was about 10 and 80 s, respectively. The possible sensing mechanism of the sensor was also discussed in this article
Total pancreatectomy for diffuse pancreatic adenocarcinoma
No full textA 64-year-old lady presented with a brief history of abdominal pain associated with obstructive jaundice. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP) revealed a short segment stricture with contact bleeding and the brush cytology confirmed presence atypical cells. Ca 19.9 levels were markedly elevated. She was planned for a Whipple’s procedure but was instead subjected to a total pancreatectomy based on intraoperative findings of a diffusely hard and nodular pancreas. Histopathological examination confirmed our diagnosis of diffuse pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This rare presentation of a locally contained and fully resectable diffuse pancreatic adenocarcinoma is being discussed
Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: a rare cause of claudication in young athlete
No full textPopliteal artery entrapment syndrome is an important infrequent cause of serious disability among young adults and athletes. We hereby describe a case of popliteal artery syndrome and its clinical implications. Physicians should be aware of the possibility of popliteal artery entrapment in young patients presenting with progressive arterial insufficiency
Does cognitive style affect bloggers’ attitude in an online learning environment?
No full textThe prevalence of using blogs among college students has great impact in online communication. It is therefore important to identify how learners with different
characteristics use this technology. This study examines if bloggers’ cognitive styles particularly field-dependency affects students’ attitudes toward blogs. The subjects were
a class of undergraduate students enrolled in an obligatory course. The Group Embedded Figures Test was administered which classified them as either field dependent or field
independent. Then, they were requested to respond to a questionnaire designed to assess their attitudes toward blogs on three factors: blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog selfefficacy. Although field-dependents had lower blog anxiety, blog desirability, and blog self-efficacy than field-independents in using blogs, the difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, conclusions drawn from the interview questions support the notion that both field dependents and field independents appeared to have positive attitudes towards using blogs in a learning environment