Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland

This study aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of the practice of school guidance. In addition, it is aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of PISA and its significance and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Wahab, Nurshidah, Amzat, Ismail Hussein, Yusuf, Byabazaire
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Published:	International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
Subjects:	L Education (General) LC65 Social aspects of education
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spelling	iium-706452019-07-15T01:14:28Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/70645/ Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland Abdul Wahab, Nurshidah Amzat, Ismail Hussein Yusuf, Byabazaire L Education (General) LC65 Social aspects of education This study aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of the practice of school guidance. In addition, it is aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of PISA and its significance and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of the school guidance practice towards PISA enhancement. This study is a qualitative research, employing semi-structured interviews with four subject teachers; two participants from Finland and two participants from Malaysia. The study uses a purposive sample and the sample size consists of 4 participants. The selected interviewees are teachers in secondary schools in both countries. The data collected are analysed using three phases of thematic analysis with the help of analysis computer software, Nvivo for a more visible systematic analysis. Teachers have different interpretations of what constitutes school guidance; its meaning, definition, framework. Additionally, the personnel involved in school guidance differs in Malaysia and Finland. In terms of the teaching context, participant teachers in consensus agreed that PISA assessment plays little role in the determination of what they believe is important for their students’ needs (skills) to survive in their life after school. School guidance has the potential to contribute towards PISA enhancement if and when the school guidance programme is financially supported plus a strong support or desire from students, teachers, counsellors and the school administration as a whole. International Islamic University Malaysia 2018 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70645/14/70645%20Teachers%E2%80%99%20school%20guidance%20practice%20toward%20PISA.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70645/2/70645_Teachers%E2%80%99%20school%20guidance%20practice%20toward_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/70645/13/70645%20TEACHERS%27%20SCHOOL%20GUIDANCE%20PRACTICE%20TOWARD%20PISA%20WOS.pdf Abdul Wahab, Nurshidah and Amzat, Ismail Hussein and Yusuf, Byabazaire (2018) Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland. Al-Shajarah, Special Issue (Special Issue: Education, 2018). pp. 337-368. ISSN 1394-6870 http://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/768/362
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description	This study aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of the practice of school guidance. In addition, it is aimed to compare Malaysian and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of PISA and its significance and Finnish subject teachers’ perceptions of the school guidance practice towards PISA enhancement. This study is a qualitative research, employing semi-structured interviews with four subject teachers; two participants from Finland and two participants from Malaysia. The study uses a purposive sample and the sample size consists of 4 participants. The selected interviewees are teachers in secondary schools in both countries. The data collected are analysed using three phases of thematic analysis with the help of analysis computer software, Nvivo for a more visible systematic analysis. Teachers have different interpretations of what constitutes school guidance; its meaning, definition, framework. Additionally, the personnel involved in school guidance differs in Malaysia and Finland. In terms of the teaching context, participant teachers in consensus agreed that PISA assessment plays little role in the determination of what they believe is important for their students’ needs (skills) to survive in their life after school. School guidance has the potential to contribute towards PISA enhancement if and when the school guidance programme is financially supported plus a strong support or desire from students, teachers, counsellors and the school administration as a whole.
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author	Abdul Wahab, Nurshidah Amzat, Ismail Hussein Yusuf, Byabazaire
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title	Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland
title_short	Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland
title_full	Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland
title_fullStr	Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland
title_full_unstemmed	Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland
title_sort	teachers’ school guidance practice toward pisa enhancement: a comparison between malaysia and finland
publisher	International Islamic University Malaysia
publishDate	2018
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Teachers’ school guidance practice toward PISA enhancement: a comparison between Malaysia and Finland

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