Dr Hj Gamal Abd Nasir bin Hj Zakaria

Associate Professor

Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education

Education
Doktorandus (Drs), in Teaching Arabic Languange and Islamic Education; Advanced Diploma in Education;  M.Ed in Teaching Arabic To Non Arabic Speakers and Islamic Education,  Ph.D in Education (Islamic Education).

Teaching Area

  • Method of Teaching Islamic Education
  • History and Philosophy of  Islamic Education
  • Comparative of Islamic Education  in South East Asia
  • Islam and Education
  • Inovation  and Development of Islamic Education Curriculum
  • Leadership and Management of Religious School
  • Analysis Critical of Islamic Education
  • Method  of Teaching Arabic To Non-Arabic Speakers
  • Islamic Jurisprudence

Current Research

On-Going Research:

  • Child Protection from Islamic Contexs in Brunei Darussalam : In Education Perspective  (Research Collaboration with Griffith University Australia, Qile Qatar and  Islamic Studies, Oxford), as Research  Leader (Brunei Research Council, 2013)
  • Education, Well-Being and Nation Building in Brunei Darussalam : Community engagement in Education (Brunei Research Council, 2013)
  • Transformasi P & P Pendidikan Islam pada Abad ke 21: Pengintegrasian Nilai Islam dan Media Menerusi Modul Mudah Alih (UBD Grant, 2014)

Recent Research Project:

  • Memperkasa Pengajaran Bahasa Arab di Sekolah Menengah Kementerian Pendidikan (March 2010 – June 2011)
  • Burnout dan Kepuasan Kerja di Kalangan Guru-Guru Pengetahuan Ugama Islam (PUI) Di Brunei Darussalam (June 2011 – June 2012)

Research Interests

  • Method of Teaching Arabic
  • Method of Teaching Islamic Education
  • History and Philosophy of Islamic Education
  • Inovation and Development of Islamic Education Curriculum
  • Leadership and Management of Religious School

Publications

Recent Publications:

  • Teaching Tasawuf (Sufism) at Pre-University Level Using Contextual Approach.  Middle East Journal of Science Research (Scopus).   15 (9)  2013 .
  • Leadership Style of Religious School Headmasters and its Relationship to Academic Achievement in  Brunei Darussalam.  Asian Social  Science (Scopus). Vol 10. No 3.  2014.
  • Increasing Student Mastery and Achievement Islamic Education through Game Techniques, Memory Aid and MindMap.  Research Journal of Applied Sciences,Engineering and Technology (Scopus) Vol 7 (14) 2014.
  • A Study of Religious Teacher’s Readiness to Teachers Outside the Area of Expertise.  Medivell Journal (Scoupus),  The Social Sciences, 9 (1) 2014.
  • Moral Education Through Play Therapy.  International Education Studies (Scopus), Vol 7 (3) 2014.
  • Re-Engineering Values Into the Youth Education System: A Need Analysis Study in Brunei Darussalam.  International Education Studies (Scopus), Vol 7 (5) 2014.

Conference Papers Presented:

  • Innovation and Creativity in Teaching Islamic Revealed Knowledge at Secondary Schools in Brunei Darussalam.  Presented at : International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, 27-31 May 2012, Harvard University, Massachusetts , Boston, USA.
  • Leadership Style of Religious School Headmaster and Its Relationship to Academic Achievement in Tutong District, Brunei Darussalam.  Presented at International Conference on Islamic Education IKEUN 2011, 18-20 July 2011, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Wales UK
  • The Perception of Teachers and Adult Students on Religious Classes for Adult in Negara Brunei Darussalam.  Presented at : The World Association of Lesson Studies (WALS), International Conference 2011, 26-28 November 2011, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Teaching Tasawwuf (Sufism) at Pre-Level University using Contextual Approach.  Presented at : International  Journal of Arts and Science Conferernce, 20-23 May 2013, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada.
  • Collaborative Learning In The Teaching of Usul Fiqh (Islamic Jurisprudence) at Pre-University Level in Brunei Darussalam.  Presented at : International Conference on Education Research and Innovation (ICERI 2013), Seville, Spain.

Contact

Phone: +673 246 0923 ext. 1582

Email: gamal.zakaria@ubd.edu.bn

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