This action research study investigated the impact of islamophobia on Muslim American women college students and aimed to improve their experiences as they navigate academia. Participants in Cycle 1 were Muslim American women enrolled in colleges across the Northeast region of the United States. Data were collected through interviews and surveys…

Citizenship is a contested term and its meanings and implications vary according to the socio-political and historical context in which it originated and continues to be practiced. This research explores the conceptualisation of citizenship among different groups within the Palestinian education system. The research utilises qualitative research…

Students' collaborative thinking skills in the elementary schools still need attention to be improved. Most elementary school students have difficulty in cultivating this skill. Even though, this skill is one of the 21st century skills, namely 4C (creative thinking skill, critical thinking skill, communication skill and collaborative thinking…

In 2013, Dornyei introduced the Directed Motivational Current (DMC) theory, gaining academic attention for focusing on personal goals and aspirations in second language (L2) education. Most research discusses DMC dimensions and their application to L2 learners, but there is a gap in studies on whether DMC exists among L2 teachers. This study uses…

The internet and social media as sources of learning have played a vital role in education. However, the use of the internet and social media-based materials for students learning about Islam in the school context has yet to be widely known. This study describes students' attempts to maximise internet and social media to enlighten their…

Friday sermons portray patterns of lexical cohesion which can demonstrate how effective communication is achieved. This study proposes a model of lexical cohesion that fits the spoken discourse of Friday sermons in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). To that end, a corpus of 25 sermons was analyzed to identify patterns of cohesion and show the impact…

High-order thinking skills are crucial in pursuing competency mastery within Islamic higher education. A viable approach to attain these educational goals is implementing the Peer Instruction strategy. Nevertheless, a comprehensive model for peer instruction in blended learning environments still needs to be developed. This research seeks to…

Background/purpose: Ensuring high-quality education in Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) requires an effective management approach. Total Quality Management (TQM) has been widely recognized as a strategy to enhance educational effectiveness, yet its implementation in pesantren remains underexplored. This study examines teachers' and school…

Background/purpose: This research aimed to: 1) develop a model of innovative leadership characteristics for school administrators in a multicultural society, and 2) evaluate the model's suitability for practical implementation. Materials/methods: This study employed the Delphi technique and an exploratory sequential design consisting of five…

Learning achievement was one of the indicators often used to measure student success in learning. A comprehensive understanding of this topic requires contributions from a variety of disciplines. Recently, researchers are interested in examining the impact of religiosity and emotional intelligence on learning achievement. However, the study on…

The current study aimed to investigate the assessment of creative thinking skills as a part of the evaluation questions set in the well-developed Islamic Education curricula of the first intermediate grade in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during the academic year 2020-21. To achieve this goal, an analysis card was prepared for analyzing these questions…

Religious culture in the village of Temboro, which made it is known as "Kampung Madinah", certainly did not happen suddenly, but there was a process of formation and role of Kiai and Pesantren Al-Fatah. This study aims to analyze the Kiai's cultural strategy in developing a religious culture using a phenomenological approach and collects…

This study aimed to determine the effect of explain-analysis-doing discussion or known as ex-add learning techniques on critical thinking skills and pedagogic competence of Islamic religious education students at State Islamic University (UIN) Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi and at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, Indonesia. The approach used quantitative…

Leadership is a crucial organizational component and a major factor in determining employee motivation. Appropriate leadership styles can vary from culture to culture, which may influence the achievement of institutional goals and objectives. The government of Saudi Arabia has prioritized education in its 2030 ambitious vision. The daily…

Islamic schools are expected to provide excellent academic and religious education to all students (Brifkani, 2017). A strong principal is integral in creating a learning environment and school culture that are conducive to academic excellence, continuous improvement, and religious spirituality (Aabed, 2006). However, the lack of stable leadership…