Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia

Islam is not a belief but a way of life for Muslims. When a child is young, they can easily absorb knowledge when taught to, so instilling Islamic teachings among pre-school children should be easy at this age. The current problem with Islamic education in Malaysia though is that the society themsel...

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Main Authors: Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah, Ismail, Nor Atiah, Nangkula, Utaberta, Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid, Ismail, Sumarni, Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah
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Published: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information Publications(AENSI) 2015
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796/1/Understanding%20Islamic%20education%20for%20pre-school%20children%20in%20Malaysia.pdf
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author Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Nangkula, Utaberta
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
Ismail, Sumarni
Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah
author_facet Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Nangkula, Utaberta
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
Ismail, Sumarni
Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah
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description Islam is not a belief but a way of life for Muslims. When a child is young, they can easily absorb knowledge when taught to, so instilling Islamic teachings among pre-school children should be easy at this age. The current problem with Islamic education in Malaysia though is that the society themselves, especially Muslims, do not give emphasis on Islamic subject. Objectives: To find out the current general and Islamic Education guidelines for Pre-School in Malaysia and public preschools differ with private preschools. Results: Islamic education should be taught at least two hours in one week, according to the current syllabus and private preschools put much more emphasis on Islamic education compare to public preschool. Conclusion: Islamic education is an important aspect in pre-school learning and it should be made compulsory in the current syllabus by using the current guidelines provided.
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spelling upm-467962018-01-31T13:04:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796/ Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah Ismail, Nor Atiah Nangkula, Utaberta Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid Ismail, Sumarni Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah Islam is not a belief but a way of life for Muslims. When a child is young, they can easily absorb knowledge when taught to, so instilling Islamic teachings among pre-school children should be easy at this age. The current problem with Islamic education in Malaysia though is that the society themselves, especially Muslims, do not give emphasis on Islamic subject. Objectives: To find out the current general and Islamic Education guidelines for Pre-School in Malaysia and public preschools differ with private preschools. Results: Islamic education should be taught at least two hours in one week, according to the current syllabus and private preschools put much more emphasis on Islamic education compare to public preschool. Conclusion: Islamic education is an important aspect in pre-school learning and it should be made compulsory in the current syllabus by using the current guidelines provided. American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information Publications(AENSI) 2015-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796/1/Understanding%20Islamic%20education%20for%20pre-school%20children%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah and Ismail, Nor Atiah and Nangkula, Utaberta and Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid and Ismail, Sumarni and Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah (2015) Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia. Advances in Environment Biology, 9 (24). pp. 118-120. ISSN 1995-0756; ESSN: 1998-1066
spellingShingle Mokhtar Mohed, Mursyidah
Ismail, Nor Atiah
Nangkula, Utaberta
Mohd Yunos, Mohd Yazid
Ismail, Sumarni
Ariffin, Noor Fazamimah
Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title_full Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title_fullStr Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title_short Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia
title_sort understanding islamic education for pre-school children in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796/
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