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Hospitality and Culinary Arts Programs in Preparing Graduates for Professional Practice: A Case Study of UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College
Hoe Yue Fen, Cheah Swee Tin and *Azreen Rozainee Abdullah
In today’s competitive job market, graduates from higher education institutions are expected to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies that meet the demands of real-world professional environments, particularly in the hospitality and culinary arts industry. This study investigates the perceptions of hospitality and culinary arts graduates...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P1
In today’s competitive job market, graduates from higher education institutions are expected to possess knowledge, skills, and competencies that meet the demands of real-world professional environments, particularly in the hospitality and culinary arts industry. This study investigates the perceptions of hospitality and culinary arts graduates...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P1
Transforming Music Lessons with Piascore and EarMaster at a Tertiary Institution in China
*Zhu Yuwei and Pramela Krish
Abstract: The integration of digital applications has increasingly influenced teaching and learning practices in higher education, including performance-based music education. This study explores how music lessons are transformed through the use of digital applications by foregrounding tertiary-level learners’ experiences. Adopting a qualitative...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P2
Abstract: The integration of digital applications has increasingly influenced teaching and learning practices in higher education, including performance-based music education. This study explores how music lessons are transformed through the use of digital applications by foregrounding tertiary-level learners’ experiences. Adopting a qualitative...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P2
Emotional Distress among Malaysian Primary Schoolchildren: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Using DASS-Y
*Janice Ng Wan Leng and Sam Jeng Mun
Abstract: Children’s mental health concerns have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. In Malaysia, approximately one in six children experiences mental health problems, yet limited research has focused specifically on primary school-aged children. Given ongoing constraints in school counselling resources and high counsellor-to-student ratios, systematic descriptive data on ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P3
Abstract: Children’s mental health concerns have become increasingly prevalent in recent years. In Malaysia, approximately one in six children experiences mental health problems, yet limited research has focused specifically on primary school-aged children. Given ongoing constraints in school counselling resources and high counsellor-to-student ratios, systematic descriptive data on ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P3
Thriving Together: Understanding Happiness through Resilience, Spirituality, and Family Relationships in Malaysian Emerging Adults
*Anna Ong Wen Huey, Ong Moon Lim and Low Chee Seong
Abstract: Happiness is a key component of well-being, particularly among emerging adults undergoing significant developmental transitions. Despite growing international research on well-being, limited empirical studies have examined how family relationships, spirituality, and resilience jointly contribute to happiness among Malaysian emerging adults. This study examined the relationships among ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P4
Abstract: Happiness is a key component of well-being, particularly among emerging adults undergoing significant developmental transitions. Despite growing international research on well-being, limited empirical studies have examined how family relationships, spirituality, and resilience jointly contribute to happiness among Malaysian emerging adults. This study examined the relationships among ...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P4
Fostering Peer Interaction Through a Buddy System: Action Research in a Kindergarten Classroom
*Yong Ting and Lee Yee Ling
Abstract: In early childhood development, one of the important agents that influences children’s development is their peers. Children are equipped with social skills and learn about social norms and processes in a secure and supportive environment through interactions with their peers. The study focuses on...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P5
Abstract: In early childhood development, one of the important agents that influences children’s development is their peers. Children are equipped with social skills and learn about social norms and processes in a secure and supportive environment through interactions with their peers. The study focuses on...
▶ Link: https://doi.org/10.58946/apjfes-5.1.P5
