Staff Profile
Profile
Name Profesor Dr. Rajendran a/l Nagappan
Position Pengarah (Pusat Pendidikan Global Aminuddin Baki)
Faculty/Centre Fakulti Pendidikan dan Pembangunan Manusia - Jabatan Pengajian Pendidikan
Telephone No. 05-4505090
Email rajendran@fskpm.upsi.edu.my
Staff Qualification
Qualification
  • Doctor Of Philosophy (PhD) - Education (Educational Policy, Teaching and Curriculum) (Pengajaran dan Kurikulum Pendidikan) Michigan State University, USA(1998)

  • Master of Education - Sosiology ( - ) Universiti Malaya (UM)(1990)

  • Bachelor - Malay Studies ( - ) Universiti Malaya (UM)(1983)

  • Sijil Perguruan - Pendidikan (Pedagogi) Maktab Perguruan Seri Kota, Kuala Lumpur(1977)

    • Staff Specification
    Field Of Specialization Pedagogi Pendidikan
    Staff Interest
    Research Interest Pedagogy, Teacher Education (Preservice and Inservice Training), Teaching Higher-order Thinking Skills, Multicultural Education, and Qualitative Research Methodology.

    Staff Affiliation
    Professional Affiliation
    Role Project Organisation Date
    - - All India Association for Educational Research (AIAER) 06/2005 to 06/2025
    Served as a National Committee Member (2002 - 2005). - Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia 03/2002 to 03/2025
    - - International Association for Tamil Research (Malaysian Chapter) 03/1998 to 12/2005
    - - Malaysian Educational Research Association (MERA) 03/1998 to 06/2008
    - - International Council on Education for Teaching(ICET) 01/05/2008 to 31/12/2009

    Staff Research
    Selected Research
    No Research Title
    1 A Cross-National Study of Primary and Secondary Mathematics Teacher Preparation (IEA)
    2 Awareness on Global Issues: A Study Amongst UPSI Students (2010-0045-106-09).
    3 Bullying Among National and National Type (Tamil and Chinese) Primary School Children with Reference to Perak.
    4 Developing Sustainable Human Capital: The Role of Universities as Knowledge Innovators.
    5 Early Reading in Malay Language: The Effectiveness of the Sound-Word Integrated Method to Teach Preschool and Remedial.
    6 Implications of a Changing Value System for Secondary Teacher Education Policy and Curriculum
    7 Infusing Higher-Order Thinking Skills into the Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris Teacher Education Curriculum.
    8 Knowledge and Practices of Human Rights in Secondary Schools in Malaysia.
    9 Teacher Education in Malaysia: Issues, Prospects and Challenges.
    10 Teacher Professional Development: Teacher Professional Knowledge Base and Teacher Education.
    11 Teacher Professionalization: Building Teacher Knowledge Base for K-Society in Malaysia
    12 Teachers Teaching Students of Multicultural Background: A Case Study of Malaysia
    13 Teachers' Pedagogical Decision Making Qualities: Transforming Teaching and Learning.

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