FIRST VOLUME OF AIJSS (1)

Student Engagement At The Higher Learning Institutions:
The Case of Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates

Nurahimah Mohd. Yusoff
Associate Professor, School of Education and Modern Languages,
College of Arts and Sciences, Universiti Utara Malaysia
E-mail: nura@uum.edu.my

Abstract – Universities in Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), just like other Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), strive to be at the forefront of academic excellence. Towards this end, HEIs endeavour to provide their students, their primary clientele with the most conducive learning environment in order to maximise their potentials and prepare them to the real world of work. Do the students really make the most of the learning experiences in the university? Are the students really actively “engaged” in the teaching programmes and learning activities provided by the university? What might be the implications of student engagement to curriculum, instruction, policy and decision making, and educational administration? This paper focused on the level of academic challenge provided to students. In this study, “academic challenge” was based on study time and course requirements for reading, writing, and application of higher-order thinking skills rather than on student judgments of the difficulty of the coursework (Carini and Kuh, 2003). Specifically, this investigation attempted to ascertain the types of engagement activities at the HEIs of Malaysia and the UAE. Interesting findings are presented, and recommendations are offered in light of student engagement in the context of higher education.

Keyword: Student engagement; Academic challenge; Educational experience; Active and collaborative learning

Linguistic Impoliteness:
A Small Corpus Analysis on the Use of Impolite Languange by Children

Sri Minda Murni^1* and Mutsyuhito Solin²
^1,2 Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia^*Corresponding author: srimindamurni@gmail.com

Abstract - Speaking politely is one of the pragmatic competencies of language users. The fact shows that Indonesian children Muslim writers produce impolite utterances through the characters and conflicts they create in the story books published by the Islamic publishers. The impolite utterances are interpreted as violating the principles of speaking politely as suggested by the Holy Qur’an. A small corpus analysis used in this study is aimed at finding preliminary data on the impolite language used by children for further research, while at the same time showing how the data present children pragmatic incompetence and violation of the Qur’anic principles of being polite. The findings show that affective and coercive impoliteness are presented in the stories. In addition, the study finds the following: a) the issues which drive impolite utterances are competition between siblings, schoolmates, and bad teacher-student relationship; b) the lexicon used include animals, physical appearance, and behavioral assessment. In the level of syntax, declarative, interrogative, and imperative moods are used; c) the Qur’anic principles violated by the impolite utterances are Qaulan Ma’rufa (speaking nicely), Qaulan Karima (speaking honorably), and Qaulan Layyina (speaking softly); and d) the violation of the Qur’anic principles is seen as reflecting the pragmatic incompetence of the characters and the authors in the way that they fail to create dialogues with refinement which reflect principles of Islam in the context of conflict.

Keywords: Impoliteness; Children writers; Children stories; Small corpus analysis; Qur’anic principles of politeness

TIME-VARYING INTEGRATION AMONG ASEAN-5 ECONOMIES

Salina H. Kassim^1*,and M. Shabri Abd. Majid²¹Associate Professor, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences,
International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, P.O. Box 10, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
²Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
^*Corresponding author: ksalina@iiu.edu.my

Abstract - This study explores the economic integration among the ASEAN-5 economies over two sample periods; the pre-crisis period (1990 to 1996) and post-crisis period (2000 to 2006). Using the output-price approach, it attempts to determine if the nature of integration among these economies has changed due to the Asian financial crisis in 1997. In methodology, the study adopts the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The results show that the crisis has a deep imprint on the degree of economic integration among these countries. The results provide important inputs for macroeconomic policy formulation at the regional level.

Keywords : Economic integration; ASEAN; Financial crisis; ARDL; VECM

Examining Accounting and Accountability Issues in Religious Context:

Insights from Literature
Hasan Basri^1*, and Siti Nabiha Abdul Khalid²
¹Faculty of Economics, Syiah Kuala University, Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
²Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
^*Corresponding author: P_haasan@yahoo.com

Abstract - Religious organizations play an important role in delivering social services in society and tend to control a sizeable proportion of human, financial and other resources of society (Berger, 2003). However, various financial scandals and lawsuits involving them have raised questions regarding the governance and accountability of these organizations (Siino, 2004; Hamilton, 2006). As such, the insights from the literature on the issues of accounting and accountability in the religious-based organizations, especially the Islamic religious organisations are discussed. In so doing, the nature of religious-based organizations, and the practices of philanthropic institutions in an Islamic context are examined. In addition, the scale of accountability in and insights from previous researches on accounting and accountability practices of religious-based organizations are presented in this paper.

Keywords : Accountability; Accounting; Religious-based organizations

A Critical Evaluation Of The Compatibility Between Traditional And Contemporary Applications Of Murabahah Transactions

Olorogun Lukman Ayinde
IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF)
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
E-mail: yinluk2000@yahoo.com

Abstract - The present study explores the extent of conceptual resemblance between traditional and contemporary murabahah contracts. In order to assess the discrepancies, qualitative and quantitative content analyses are applied as research methodology. In particular, discrepancies of the conceptual basis of the two contracts are evaluated by content analysis through graphical presentation. The results of this study affirm that the critique raised against contemporary contracts is indeed justified. The comparative analysis of the conceptual differences between traditional and contemporary murabahah contracts leads to the conclusion that the contemporary murabahah contract is in inverse relation to the traditional murabahah contract.

Keywords: Promise; Traditional murabahah; Contemporary murabahah; Compatibility; Islamic finance

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