Summary: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument called Wisdom Scale Inventory (WISI) for measuring wisdom from an Islamic perspective based on Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah’s classification of wisdom and to validate its psychometric properties. The samples of the study were heterogeneous comprising of 700 postgraduate master and Ph

Summary: The purpose of this qualitative case study was threefold. The first phase of this research explored to what extent standard Global Perspectives (previously known as Social Studies) textbook and hereto referred as “GP” contributed to six grade 8 students and one GP teacher’s understanding of Islamic Perspective in the GP subject

Summary: Somalia is one of the most fiercely divided countries in the world. The people of Somalia face an identity crisis, as they have more than one identity (clan, national, and religion). In addition, the development of good Somali citizens is impeded by the absence of a nation to belong to, as there are clan-based states, a lack of clarit

Summary: The assessment reform around the world has culminated in the adoption of various assessment systems that focus on student learning, and in the case of higher Malaysia, Outcome Based Assessment (OBA) was adopted. Since OBA was claimed to be an effective system to enhance student learning, it is interesting to note that learning may be

Summary: The main purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of school leaders’ Strategic Leadership Practices (SLP), Quality Assurance System Practices (QASP) and School Culture (SC) on selected Risky Secondary Schools (RS) in Malaysia. The sample comprised 472 principals and deputy principals from 141 risky secondary schools ac

Summary: Cycle One Omani students still face remarkable reading difficulties either in reading a text fluently or in understanding it. Most students end the lesson having taken a long time to read the given text, which effects on their understanding to answer the comprehension questions. Therefore, this mixed method study was aimed at investig

Summary: This research aimed to explore the ethical values of employees at the Ministry of Education in Oman. It sought to discover participants’ viewpoints on the current practices of ethical values in various departments of the ministry. It also aimed to find out the underlying reasons for malpractices and how to overcome the challenges of

Summary: As countries experience conflict within their societies due to civil wars, internal conflicts or persecution by governments, innocent individuals suffer most to the extend they have to leave their home in search of secure livelihood. This study aims to explore and enrich the understanding of the psychological well-being and coping str

Summary: Studies have shown that most Malay learners of Arabic exhibit weak Arabic reading skills despite years of learning the language. Moreover, given that instructional practices in many Arabic language classes reflect a primary focus on grammar, strategic instruction is deemed to be quite challenging for most instructors. Hence, the purpo

Summary: The use of translation in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching and learning has always been a debatable issue and continues to be unresolved due to its controversial nature; positive vs negative impact. The English language pedagogy in Oman is no exception. It had gone through similar controversies between the communicative ap