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Understanding Islamic education for pre-school children in Malaysia


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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

Abstract

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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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Design and Architecture
Publisher: American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information Publications(AENSI)
Keywords: Islamic education; Pre-school; Children; Guidelines; Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Nida Hidayati Ghazali
Date Deposited: 31 Jan 2018 13:04
Last Modified: 31 Jan 2018 13:04
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46796
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