CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA
The rate of drop outs among indigenous or Orang Asli pupils in primary school is a worrying issue. They were found to be unable to apply the knowledge acquired through formal education systems in Malaysia due to the different 'setting' of the environment. This failure was due to the lack o...
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doaj-aaecc56920534abd8f41321699c688942020-11-25T03:32:08ZengUniversitas Negeri YogyakartaCakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan0216-13702442-86202020-06-0139210.21831/cp.v39i2.2931613154CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIANorwaliza Abdul Wahab0Pauline Swee-Choo Goh1Eng-Tek Ong2Mohd Hairy Ibrahim3Haryanti Mohd Affandi4Universiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan IdrisUniversiti Kebangsaan MalaysiaThe rate of drop outs among indigenous or Orang Asli pupils in primary school is a worrying issue. They were found to be unable to apply the knowledge acquired through formal education systems in Malaysia due to the different 'setting' of the environment. This failure was due to the lack of understanding on how Orang Asli pupils learn, think, and act. The aim of this study was to construct a Forest School framework for the teaching and learning process in Orang Asli primary schools. The qualitative study design involved in-depth interviews with six experts from the Orang Asli community by using semi-structured questions to explore and clarify related sub-constructs. The results showed five elements that need to be incorporated in the syllabus were: indigenous music, herbs and medicine, handicrafts, tools for hunting and forestry. The Forest School framework would serve as a comprehensive guide and reference for policymakers as indigenous knowledge elements need to be incorporated in primary school's syllabus to ensure life sustainability of Orang Asli in the forest. Teachers could take advantage to help Orang Asli pupils to feel more enthusiastic and motivated in processing the knowledge given in classrooms as it hits close to their environment.https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/29316orang asli pupils, forest school, forest school framework, indigenous knowledge |
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Norwaliza Abdul Wahab Pauline Swee-Choo Goh Eng-Tek Ong Mohd Hairy Ibrahim Haryanti Mohd Affandi CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA Cakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan orang asli pupils, forest school, forest school framework, indigenous knowledge |
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Norwaliza Abdul Wahab Pauline Swee-Choo Goh Eng-Tek Ong Mohd Hairy Ibrahim Haryanti Mohd Affandi |
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Norwaliza Abdul Wahab |
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA |
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA |
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA |
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA |
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CONSTRUCTION OF THE FOREST SCHOOL FRAMEWORK BASED ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE IN MALAYSIA |
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construction of the forest school framework based on indigenous knowledge in malaysia |
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Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta |
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Cakrawala Pendidikan: Jurnal Ilmiah Pendidikan |
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0216-1370 2442-8620 |
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2020-06-01 |
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The rate of drop outs among indigenous or Orang Asli pupils in primary school is a worrying issue. They were found to be unable to apply the knowledge acquired through formal education systems in Malaysia due to the different 'setting' of the environment. This failure was due to the lack of understanding on how Orang Asli pupils learn, think, and act. The aim of this study was to construct a Forest School framework for the teaching and learning process in Orang Asli primary schools. The qualitative study design involved in-depth interviews with six experts from the Orang Asli community by using semi-structured questions to explore and clarify related sub-constructs. The results showed five elements that need to be incorporated in the syllabus were: indigenous music, herbs and medicine, handicrafts, tools for hunting and forestry. The Forest School framework would serve as a comprehensive guide and reference for policymakers as indigenous knowledge elements need to be incorporated in primary school's syllabus to ensure life sustainability of Orang Asli in the forest. Teachers could take advantage to help Orang Asli pupils to feel more enthusiastic and motivated in processing the knowledge given in classrooms as it hits close to their environment. |
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orang asli pupils, forest school, forest school framework, indigenous knowledge |
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