Restorative Quality Assessment of Academic - An Islamic Motivation for Circular Nation-Building

Authors

  • Arniza Ghazali Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 USM, Penang, Malaysia
  • Fatimah Sofiah Fadzlee TYMBA Professional Accounting Centre, Queens College, 50300 Kuala Lumpur Federal Territory, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7187/GJAT072024-1

Keywords:

Academic Misconduct, Plagiarism, Circularity, Talent, Nation Building

Abstract

A circular nation-building initiative emphasising zero-dysfunctionality is an urgent step to restore national education. The nose-diving performance in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment, PISA 2022, is a wake-up call to power up the people manning the education sector. The study analysed and identified the alarming situations signalling the urgent need for rectification based on the empirical data acquired over 30 years. The analysis points to evidence of fake claims of performance in academia as the main hub of human resource development and the primary factor that shadows the loopholes of education quality. Springboarding from there, the study recommends steps for the betterment of the sector. Qualitative assessment of academic staff via restorative assessment (RES-Q) measure assimilating the functional from the dysfunctional academics is the identified first step. Functionality, in this regard, is defined by the functions aligned to the fulfilment of national needs. Local universities' declining popularity prompted RES-Q map construction for root cause-to-solution to uplift the education sector. Detailing educator assessment needs leads to RES-Q inquisitive analysis to detect and fix issues without derailing from the national strategic alignment (NSA). Deploying RES-Q today should empower educators and in turn, revive learners’ interests in tertiary education. Through the corrected cycle of critical mass, the reshuffling of academics based on their dominant strengths must be pursued. The talent appropriation strategy is commensurate with the gratefulness in Islamic morality that simultaneously forbids the waste of resources.

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31-07-2024

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Arniza Ghazali, & Fatimah Sofiah Fadzlee. (2024). Restorative Quality Assessment of Academic - An Islamic Motivation for Circular Nation-Building. Global Journal Al-Thaqafah, 14(1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.7187/GJAT072024-1