ABSTRAK Kaedah pembelajaran teradun semakin meluas dilaksanakan di Institusi Pendidikan Tinggi (IPT) sama ada dirujuk sebagai Sistem Pengurusan Pembelajaran (LMS), e-pembelajaran atau m-pembelajaran. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk meneroka potensi WhatsApp dan Telegram dalam pembelajaran (m-pembelajaran) WhatsApp (n=60, 88.2%), YouTube (n = 49, 72.1%), Facebook (n = 47, 69.1%), Instagram (n = 43, 63.2%), and Google+ (n=36, 52.9%). Further analysis discovered that the students were moderately exposed to e-learning and not ready to accept it as their learning method, less satisfied with internet facilities, the guidelines and assessment on e-learning but highly agreed that e-learning has helped them raise their awareness and insights in achieving course learning outcomes (CLO's)

Traditionally, access of primary and secondary education has been easier for most people in Malaysia. The challenge has always arisen when it comes to tertiary education. Most people are unable to  fund themselves or through their families to continue their studies in higher education institutions. In Malaysia, a key to help the finance tertiary education is by the National Higher Education Fund Corporation. This study seeks to assess the effectiveness of the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loan in improving the access to education, more particularly tertiary education. A qualitative study was conducted to find whether the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loan really helps the Malaysian students to solve their financial problem in tertiary education. The study shows that many parents are saying that the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loan is a real help to reduce their financial problem. At the same time there are also parents reject the National Higher Education Fund Corporation loan because they don’t want to burden their children in paying back the loan.

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Pandemic COVID-19 and the enforcement of Movement Control Order (MCO) have created new norms in society. The re-opening of the private kindergarten during this MCO period was met with a different reaction from the entrepreneurs. The objective of this study is to analyse the level of compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the spread of COVID-19. This study involved 50 private kindergartens in Selangor. The assessment is based on two perspectives: feedback from kindergarten management and the trainee teachers. The findings showed that compliance levels were high with the mean score of 4.260 (before operation) and 4.278 (during operation) given by the operators on a scale of 1 – 5, while trainee teachers gave a mean score of 4.212. Before its operation, kindergartens have prioritized three safety measures: ensuring parents were free from COVID-19 (mean 4.64), monitoring teachers’ health (mean 4.52), and tightening the rules for visitors (mean 4.38). During its operation, kindergartens have improved their safety measures especially in prohibiting symptomatic children to kindergarten (mean 4.54), providing adequate hand sanitizer (mean 4.44), enforcing the use of face masks (mean 4.44), making isolation towards symptomatic children (mean 4.40), carrying out comprehensive disinfection activities (mean 4.36), and ensuring parents to cooperate accordingly (mean 4.32). The observations of trainee teachers have also supported these claims. According to the teacher trainees, the lower scores concerned around ensuring children to wear a face mask at all times (mean 3.72), prohibiting children from sharing personal equipment (mean 3.89), prohibiting physical contact among children (mean 3.96); conducting learning group activities (mean 3.98), and tracking close contacts of symptomatic children (mean 4.02). The high level of compliance indicates the entrepreneur's determination in ensuring that private kindergartens can operate properly and safely. The results of this study have a significant impact on the role of the relevant authorities to provide training and financial assistance to private kindergartens. Such support is essential for them to offer quality services in the interests of child education and safety.

Bidang pendidikan turut terkesan akibat daripada globalisasi. Satu pemerhatian ketara adalah peningkatan mobiliti pelajar antarabangsa. Lantaran itu kajian terhadap identiti pelajar antarabangsa turut mendapat perhatian ramai pengkaji sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini. Objektif kajian ini adalah untuk menilai pengalaman pelajar antarabangsa. Pengumpulan data menggunakan borang soal selidik yang diadaptasi daripada Ohio State University dan University of Glasgow. Responden terdiri daripada 29 pelajar di sebuah universiti swasta di negeri Selangor. Majoriti responden didapati berasal daripada negara-negara hemisfera selatan terutamanya Afrika dan Asia Tenggara. Responden telah berada di Malaysia antara satu hingga enam tahun. Program pengajian pilihan adalah bidang teknikal seperti pengkomputeran, kejuruteraan, sains hayat dan matematik serta seni dan rekacipta berbanding bidang sains sosial. Analisis data menunjukkan bahawa pengalaman pembelajaran pelajar antarabangsa di universiti swasta negeri adalah agak baik. Skor tinggi diberikan kepada peranan fakulti dan ahli akademik serta peluang membina jaringan profesional. Skor sederhana diberikan kepada perkhidmatan am, kemudahan kokurikulum, permuafakatan dengan pelajar tempatan, perwatakan identiti institusi dan skor sederhana terendah adalah informasi sebelum ketibaan di Malaysia. Tiada korelasi signifikan antara semua konstruk kajian terhadap perwatakan identiti institusi oleh pelajar antarabangsa.