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{"title":"Planning Field Trips as a Teaching and Learning Strategy in Legal Education: Some Points for Consideration","authors":"N. Nawi, Amylia Fuziana Azmi","doi":"10.24191/SMRJ.V15I2.4974","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/SMRJ.V15I2.4974","url":null,"abstract":"Field trips can be a valuable tool in making learning more engaging andprovide unique opportunities for learning certain concepts, including legalconcepts by putting them into a more realistic and relevant context. Researchstudies have shown that there is a significant increase in participants’factual knowledge and conceptual understanding after participation in awell-designed field trip. However, due to differences in academic disciplines,elements which constitute a well-designed field trip vary according to thelearning objectives of the field trip. Thus far, in legal education, therehas been a dearth of both theoretical and empirical research into theelements necessary in the planning of field trips as a successful pedagogictool. Therefore, in this article, the authors seek to analyse the importantelements that should be emphasized in designing a successful field trip forlegal educators. Drawing upon literature from other disciplines, the articleconcentrates its review on Myers and Jones’ field trip planning model inthe determination of the elements that should be present in a well-designedfield trip. Some thoughts and considerations in the application of themodel into planning field trips for legal education are also discussed andrecommendations are made appropriately in adapting the model.","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116791332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Precarious Work Behaviour on Career Satisfaction","authors":"Siti Fazilah Hamid, Noormala Amir Ishak, Norashikin Hussein, Ibiwani Alisa binti Hussain","doi":"10.24191/SMRJ.V15I2.5003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/SMRJ.V15I2.5003","url":null,"abstract":"The development of information technology, along with globalisation,has changed today’s workplace. The impact of dramatic changes intechnology as well as globalisation has led to an increase in precariouswork behaviour. There are positive associations between precarious workbehaviour and career satisfaction. The literature showed satisfactionwith work had exhibited an impressive effect on more worldwide regions,for example, satisfaction with a career. Therefore, this paper reviews theliterature on precarious work behaviour on career satisfaction. Data werecollected using a questionnaire conducted on online entrepreneurs. Thedata were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SmartPLS) toassess the respondents. Results show that precarious work behaviour hasa positive influence on career satisfaction. The findings have implicationsfor increasing our understanding of precarious work behaviour on careersatisfaction. Implications and conclusions will highlight the challengesfaced by online entrepreneurs.","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132855123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment Method for Potential Educational Technology Competency Standard based on TPCK in Malaysian Higher Education Institutions","authors":"Y. Yusof, H. Jantan, Nurmuslimah Kamilah Abdullah","doi":"10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4232","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4232","url":null,"abstract":"Technology in education is purposely designed to help both educators and \u0000students in knowledge transfer and knowledge gain simultaneously. In many \u0000aspects, technology in education is supposed to prove that education can \u0000be delivered effectively and efficiently. However, there are cases in which \u0000technology in education can be frustrating and annoying for both parties. \u0000Government and university management have invested a lot of money to \u0000ensure that educators and students can really benefit from the technology. \u0000In spite of huge investment on educational technology tools (hardware and \u0000software) over the past decades in various education initiatives, the potential \u0000of technology usage at university level has not reached the desired level \u0000among educators and students. What is the missing link for the realisation of \u0000the expected return-of-investment? Recent researches (C Akarawang, 2015; \u0000Bibi, 2017; Hersh, 2014) indicate that the problem is due to the gap between \u0000technical ICT skills and the knowledge of good pedagogical practice among \u0000educators. The outcome of this study proposes an Educational Technology \u0000standard to be applied in university setting using TPCK (Technological \u0000Pedagogical Content Knowledge) as the basic framework. However, this \u0000paper will only discuss a part of our standard development highlighting \u0000the assessment method that was used during the implementation of ETC \u000068 standard in our institutions. Overall, the descriptive result using pre and \u0000post means scores as assessment method towards proposed standard shows \u0000that the educators’ acceptance score in our institutions are mostly good. \u0000However the element within the standard least accepted are TCK (Technology \u0000Content Knowledge) and TPK (Technology Pedagogical Knowledge). The \u0000assessment and finding in this study nevertheless are suggested to be used \u0000as a guidance for ETC Standard implementation in university setting in \u0000order to stress the importance of considering technological possibilities in \u0000light of developmentally appropriate practices and specific learning goals \u0000in ICT/ET training provided for educators in HEI in Malaysia. \u0000  \u0000Keywords: educational technology; TPCK, ICT standard, university, \u0000educators, student","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127923692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Significance of Rumah Terbuka during Eid Festivity in Promoting Visitor Attraction","authors":"R. Muhammad, K. M. Abdullah, F. Ismail, N. Abdullah, A. A. Ghani","doi":"10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4229","url":null,"abstract":"Owing to the multi-ethnic backgrounds, Malaysians celebrate their annual \u0000festivals and all of the celebrations have become a cultural tradition. \u0000The major ethnic group festival celebrations include Hari Raya Aidilfitri \u0000(Malays), Deepavali (Indians) and Chinese New Year (Chinese), have \u0000been recognised by the Malaysian government to be a national celebration \u0000and yearly events. These events are popularly known as Rumah Terbuka. \u0000Even though the celebration of Rumah Terbuka festivals have started and \u0000celebrated widely many years ago, each celebration has managed to attract \u0000a huge crowd from different ethnicities and backgrounds. People are willing \u0000to spend time queuing which sometimes could stretch into long hours before \u0000they can be seated and enjoy the Rumah Terbuka festivals. Therefore, it \u0000raises a question on factors that influence visitors to attend the festivals. \u0000Hence, this study empirically examines the factors that influence visitors to \u0000attend the Rumah Terbuka Aidilfitri festival. Using this festival in Perak as \u000026 the contextual setting, the visitors were given questionnaires to be answered. \u0000Through a series of analyses, some useful insights or predictors on the issue \u0000of interest were obtained. Majority of the respondents demonstrated positive \u0000responses on the attributes of the festival. Improvement needs to be done \u0000by the government authorities or the organiser in planning and managing \u0000such festival in order to increase visitor satisfaction. The findings for this \u0000study could contribute to the body of new knowledge regarding the festival \u0000celebration. \u0000Keywords: eid festivity, rumah terbuka, Malaysia, Malays, festival, foods, \u0000visitor","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129801053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"E-Learning Satisfaction: A Perspective on UiTM E-PJJ Students","authors":"Surianor Kamaralzaman, Faizah Eliza Abdul Talib, R. Mamat, Muhammad Alif Asyraf Dahalan","doi":"10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4231","url":null,"abstract":"E-PJJ is a form of e-learning system that offers working adults to engagein UiTM’s distance learning programme. The system provides the studentsaccess to the course materials and lecture notes as well as to the interactionamong students, and between students and the lecturers. The purpose of thisstudy was to identify student’s satisfaction toward e-learning programmeoffered by Institute of Neo Education (iNED). A survey questionnairewas administered among the respondents who are undergraduates inthe e-PJJ degree programmes, iNED at UiTM Shah Alam. This researchexamined the relationship of delivery method, content, communicationfacilities and system operations towards the level of student’s satisfaction.The findings showed a positive relationship between delivery methods,content, communication facilities, also system operations and student’ssatisfaction. In addition, delivery method scored a moderate positiverelationship towards student’s satisfaction. This study might be veryuseful for the institution that offer similar programme, namely distancelearning that requires ICT to distribute knowledge, to teach and learn.All the shortcomings in the distance learning would be resolved for bettereducation and service quality for future students. \u0000Keywords: e-learning, distance learning, E-PJJ, student’s satisfaction,higher education.","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123740378","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Need for Diversity in Teaching Law","authors":"S. Jayabalan","doi":"10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4230","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4230","url":null,"abstract":"Teaching law is normally depicted with students seated in a largelecture theatre with the professor in law who lectures in the traditionallecture method feeding students with the content of law. This content isfaithfully taken down by students as notes while trying to make sense ofthe professor’s lectures. This was the norm of teaching law some 20 yearsback during the author’s student time and still is the practice because thelecture method is the most efficient means to cover the vast subject contentof law. Furthermore, it is opined that it is easier to expound one’s viewsthan to ask penetrating questions which rarely provoke the activity oforiginal thinking. As such, law students are inundated with substantive andprocedural law. Little thought is given to the learning process. The corpusof learning the law becomes less significant. Emphasis is on teaching thelaw. The traditional teaching norm of lecture method is so innate that thetraditional method of teaching law is perpetuated, dragging the studentsinto a dry and boring journey of studying law. Even though the study oflaw is daunted as a serious one, but equal significance should be givento provoke the cognitive thinking of the students. Law students should betaught to think like a lawyer. Additionally, some form of creativity can bean added value in teaching law which makes learning law more vibrant.This article laments that the traditional pedagogy of teaching law merelyimparts knowledge, whereas law students should be taught to learn the law,stimulate critical thinking and ignite their cognitive skills. \u0000Keywords: law, diversity, teaching pedagogy","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125820937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Knowledge and Perceptions towards the Proposed National Health Insurance Implementation","authors":"M. R. Dzulkipli, Siti Noorsuriani Ma'on, A. Jamal, Mohd Fazrin Mohammad, Muazzatulamali Ismail, Farahin Nabilah Imam Sarkowi, Fadzleen Ibrahim","doi":"10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/SMRJ.V15I1.4218","url":null,"abstract":"Public healthcare in Malaysia is largely financed by the governmentsubsidy. With the increased demand and utilisation of healthcare services,the current financing system is seen as no longer accommodating. Tomaintain an agenda of universal coverage and equitable healthcare system,the government is currently proposing the implementation of nationalhealth insurance (NHI) scheme. To determine public disposition towardsNHI implementation, the current study was therefore embarked. A total of471 questionnaire copies were conveniently distributed to selected adultrespondents in Klang Valley, Malaysia. Data analysis performed indicateda strong positive correlation between respondents disposition, measured bysubjective norms, and attitude supporting the implementation. Increase inknowledge was also associated with positive attitude towards NHI. Resultof regression analysis identified both subjective norms and knowledgecontributed to the prediction of the respondents attitude. \u0000Keywords: national health insurance, health care financing, attitudes,knowledge","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133378966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Investigating Readiness of Virtual Classroom Environment (VCE) among Students","authors":"W. Isa, V. N. Ahmad, Dg Asnani Ag Nordin","doi":"10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24191/smrj.v15i1.4173","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual classroom environment (VCE) is a platform for learners as it has thepotential to increase learners’ academic performance. The main objectiveof this paper is to investigate the readiness for VCE among students at alocal university in Malaysia. A survey was conducted with 217 respondents.Questionnaires administered comprised sections on the demography ofrespondents and their readiness for virtual classroom and TechnologyReadiness Index 2.0 (TRI 2.0). The Kruskal-Wallis test was conductedin the data analysis. The dimensions of the Technology Readiness Index;(i) insecurity, (ii) discomfort, (iii) innovativeness , and (iv) optimism,were analysed. The results showed only the ‘discomfort’ dimension hada statistically different average total score between the three generationgroups according to their age, namely; (i) Generation X (those born between1965 and 1979); (ii) Generation Y (born between 1980 and 1994); and(iii) Generation Z (born in 1995 or later). The mean rank of total score for‘discomfort’ shows that Generation X has the highest mean rank among thethree generation groups. Thus, the results suggest future qualitative studiesto unravel the ‘discomfort’ dimension for Generation X group. \u0000Keywords: virtual classroom environment (VCE); technology readinessindex 2.0","PeriodicalId":175901,"journal":{"name":"Social and Management Research Journal","volume":"86 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127013830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}