Brunei Lower Secondary Students’ Engagement in School and Beliefs about the Self under the Ongoing SPN21 Curriculum Reforms: Implications for Educational and Counseling Interventions
- Rohani Matzin
- Rosmawijah Jawawi
- Jainatul Halida Jaidin
- Masitah Shahrill
- Mar Aswandi Mahadi
Abstract
The school involvement of 171 Brunei lower secondary school students (140 females) was surveyed in terms of their ongoing engagement, reaction to challenges, perceived competence, and perceived autonomy in the context of the current SPN21 curriculum. Data were collected using the Research Assessment Package for Schools – Students in Middle schools version, RAPS-SM (Institute for Research and Reform in Education, 1998). Both genders need assistance in improving their school engagement strategies. This is especially important now as Brunei emphasizes inclusive education and the SPN21 curriculum. The absence of negative emotional reactions to challenging school problems suggested that the participants adjusted successfully after transiting from primary school to secondary level. Consistent with findings in previous studies, females asserted that they were more competent and autonomous in school work than males. Further mixed-methods research involving a bigger number of schools was recommended to provide more insights on the issue.
- Full Text:
PDF
- DOI:10.5539/jsd.v8n6p133
Journal Metrics
h-index (2017): 33
i10-index (2017): 81
h5-Index (2017): 18
h5-Media (2017): 25
Index
- Academic Journals Database
- ACNP
- AGRICOLA
- ANVUR (Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes)
- Berkeley Library
- CAB Abstracts
- CNKI Scholar
- COPAC
- CrossRef
- DTU Library
- EBSCOhost
- Elektronische Zeitschriftenbibliothek (EZB)
- EuroPub Database
- Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA)
- Genamics JournalSeek
- GETIT@YALE (Yale University Library)
- Ghent University Library
- Google Scholar
- Harvard Library
- INDEX ISLAMICUS
- Infotrieve
- Jisc Library Hub Discover
- JournalGuide
- JournalTOCs
- LOCKSS
- Max Planck Institutes
- MIAR
- Mir@bel
- NewJour
- Norwegian Centre for Research Data (NSD)
- Open J-Gate
- PKP Open Archives Harvester
- Pollution Abstracts
- Publons
- Pubmed journal list
- RePEc
- ROAD
- SafetyLit
- Scilit
- SHERPA/RoMEO
- Standard Periodical Directory
- Stanford Libraries
- UCR Library
- Ulrich's
- UniCat
- Universe Digital Library
- UoS Library
- WorldCat
- WorldWideScience
- Zeitschriften Daten Bank (ZDB)
Contact
- Sherry SunEditorial Assistant
- jsd@ccsenet.org