Inculcating Islamic Manners through Mathematics Courses for Students with Visual Impairments

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nor Jannah Hassan ◽  
Safani Bari ◽  
Norshidah Mohamad Salleh ◽  
Mohamad Iskandar Shah Sitam
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Religious Education ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Ethical Orientation ◽  
Education Development ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Islamic Faith ◽  
Access To Knowledge

The importance of Islamic faith, which forms the foundation of good manners, is less emphasized in our schools’ curricula at the present. As a result, social illness among adolescents becomes a serious concern. Currently, some Islamic teachings on manners are embedded in a subject called Islamic Religious Education. The Islamic teaching usually emphasizes on the well-being of mankind. This study highlights the needs of Islamic teaching on manners through Mathematics courses. The goals are to (i) promote noble characters among students with visual impairments, (ii) produce quality students to become capable of understanding and doing the Mathematical ideas, and (iii) gain knowledge and apply the Mathematics skills in their daily lives. In Malaysian context, students with visual impairment get access to knowledge depending entirely on the help of their teachers. Therefore, inculcating the Islamic manners to students with visual impairment often requires extra time not only during religious teaching but also in other subjects, especially in Mathematics. Mathematics plays an important role in education. It continues in the 21st-century and beyond. It is also considered as a basic domain for economic and social development in Malaysia. Furthermore, Mathematics based knowledge is treated as a goal in Malaysian Education Development Plan for 2013-2025. Indeed, Mathematics has a minimal bias and the subject has a strong sense in ethical orientation. Therefore, inculcating Islamic manners through Mathematics courses should be addressed. In this study, the qualitative approach was applied.

Measuring levels of self-esteem of students with visual impairments in regular schools in Tanzania

2021 ◽  
pp. 026461962110516
Author(s):  
Orestes Silverius Kapinga ◽  
Mbwiga Aloni
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Global Statistics ◽  
The Relationship

The global statistics show that more than 2.2 billion people are either faced with vision impairment or blindness. Visual impairment has been shown to affect young people’s emotional and psychological well-being, and has a profound effect on education attainment. This study assessed the levels of self-esteem of students with visual impairments in regular secondary schools in Tanzania. This was a cross-sectional research study. Self-esteem of students with visual impairment was studied in a group of 55 students included in two regular secondary schools enrolling students with visual impairments in Ruvuma and Iringa regions in Tanzania mainland. A set of self-esteem aspects was used to construct the outcome variable. Levels of self-esteem of students were obtained using the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale. The findings show 7.3% and 92.7% of students with visual impairments constitutes low and high self-esteem respectively. Levels of self-esteem for students with visual impairments were independent of students’ class ( p = .440), sex ( p = .528) and type of disability ( p = .169). Intrinsic self-esteem is more advocated among students with visual impairments in regular secondary schools in Tanzania. Further study on the relationship between levels of self-esteem and students’ performance needs to be addressed. Self-esteem was self-reported by students without any means of confirmation of the responses. This may have affected the estimated prevalence levels of students’ self-esteem.

Vision and Promoting Health

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marla L. Moon
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Visual Cues ◽  
Reading Speed ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Physical Development ◽  
Auditory Cues

A visual impairment can affect cognitive, emotional, neurological, and physical development. Visual impairment impairs reading speed and comprehension, and is often mistaken for a learning disability. Learning is accomplished through complex and interrelated processes, one of which is vision. As a result, visual impairments limit the range of experiences and kinds of information to which one is exposed. A reliance on visual cues in health and risk messages intensifies these effects with regard to health information. The millions of children and adults who are affected by visual impairments worldwide thus require specific consideration regarding how best to make health information accessible for them. The reliance on caretakers to address the health information needs of those living with visual impairments violates their privacy and threatens their emotional well-being. Technological and modality advances that rely on touchscreens that lack tactile or auditory cues marginalize a broad segment of society that is in need of gateways to overcome barriers to accommodating visual impairment. In designing strategic health and risk messages, consideration should be given to this scope of possible limitation and its implications for access to and processing of health and risk information. Health and risk message designers should understand both the realities of challenges to accessing information for the visually impaired and strategies for addressing these realities and the scope of the issue worldwide and across the lifespan.

scholarly journals Editoria;

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (19) ◽  
Author(s):  
Admin Admin
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Muslim World ◽  
Ethical Orientation ◽  
Mathematics Courses ◽  
Political Concept ◽  
Teaching And Learning Mathematics ◽  
Learning Mathematics ◽  
The Social ◽  
Islamic Faith ◽  
Minimal Bias

It is a pleasure to write the editorial for the current volume of Bangladesh Journal of Islamic Thought (BJIT). BJIT being a multilingual journal, the articles of this issue are written in different languages—three in English, one in Bangla and one in Arabic. Mathematics is the very important discipline of knowledge which has a minimal bias and strong sense in ethical orientation. Nor Jannah Hassan et al. in her article titled “Inculcating Islamic Manners through Mathematics Courses for Students with Visual Impairments” highlights the importance of Islamic faith which forms the foundation of good manners through Mathematics courses. The article analyses and discusses Islamic manners towards the Creator, fellow human being and the environment. The findings suggest that the inculcation of Islamic manners in teaching and learning Mathematics, particularly for students with visual impairment, could help to become knowledgeable, skillful, well-mannered, responsible and trustworthy citizens who would thus ultimately contribute to the development of the nation. Nationalism stirred the social and political thinking during the past two centuries over the world and the Islamic world was not an exception to this reality. The article on “Nationalism in the Muslim World and the Identity Crisis: A Sociological Perspective” by Jakir Al Faruki investigates the prevailing condition of the explanation about the socio-political concept of nationhood and nationality in the Muslim world. The article analyzes the concept of nationalism on the ground of sociopolitical reality. It undertakes an effort to clarify the ambiguous understanding about the various dimensions of Nationalism. The study also distinguishs the concepts between Western Nationalism, Muslim Nationalism and Ummah in Islam.

Locus of Control in College Students with and Without Visual Impairments, and the Visual Characteristics that Affect It

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Javad Abbasi Jondani
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Locus Of Control ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Visual Characteristics

Introduction: According to previous research, locus of control (LOC) has a crucial role in an individual’s psychological well-being. The purpose of this study was 3-fold: (1) comparing LOC of college students with and without visual impairments while controlling for gender, educational level, and age; (2) investigating the relationship between LOC and visual characteristics in college students with visual impairments; and (3) predicting LOC of these students using their visual characteristics. Methods: The design of this study was causal-comparative. The statistical population included a sample of college students with and without visual impairments who were enrolled at the University of Isfahan, Iran. Fifteen of the 20 college students with visual impairments were selected through convenience sampling and amongst sighted students, 15 individuals were selected in a way that they were matched with college students with visual impairment regarding gender, educational level, and age. The Rotter Locus of Control Scale was used to measure LOC. Also, visual impairment characteristics and demographic data were collected. The results were analyzed by t-test and stepwise regression analysis. Results: Results indicated no significant difference between LOC of college students with and without visual impairments ( p > .05), and both groups tended to have internal LOC on average. The results indicated that adjustment to visual impairment and the recent status of visual impairment might predict the LOC of a college student who is visually impaired and explained 59.2% of its variance with this sample ( p < .005). Discussion: LOC of college students with visual impairments was similar to their sighted counterparts. The better adjusted the person was to his or her visual impairment and the less worsening the status of visual impairment was, the higher internal LOC he or she had. Implications for practitioners: Families and society can help individuals with visual impairments build their internal LOC, by teaching them how to adjust to their disability and providing them the conditions to increase their independence. At the same time, preparing them for entering university may also help them develop their sense of internal LOC.

scholarly journals Theological education in modern Russian society: state and problems (on the example of a school at mosque).

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-69
Author(s):  
Rashid O. Ramazanov ◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Opportunity To Learn ◽  
Russian Society ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Muslim Education ◽  
Public Consciousness ◽  
Islamic Faith ◽  
Expert Community

The Islamic revival naturally actualized the issue of Muslim education in the post-Soviet space. Moreover, its activation was facilitated by complex and contradictory processes in the religious sphere, in this context, among the followers of the Islamic faith. The growth and strengthening of the ideology of radical Islamism in the public consciousness, especially of the younger generation, the designation of the dominant following of religious precepts in everyday life as opposed to secular laws, destructive actions under the slogans of protecting the "purity" of faith made it necessary to spread religious knowledge that would not threaten the secular foundations of the Russian state. Therefore, the process of developing religious Muslim education in the territories of the historical spread of Islam has acquired special significance, because it was intended to give those who want to receive religious education such knowledge that would not preach inter-religious tolerance, and would not spread radical ideas in Russian society. Empirical data show that the surveyed population positively assesses the quality of education in a school at the mosque, with the argument that they get a good knowledge of the basics of Islam, have the opportunity to learn how to read the Holy text, as well as certain ritual actions that are quite significant for respondents in their daily lives. As well as secular education, religious education also has drawbacks and to improve the state of Islamic education, according to the interviewed expert community, it is necessary to hold Republican conferences, round tables, which will discuss the issues of improving the skills of teachers, organize training courses for teachers of maktabs, provide schools at the mosques with unified educational and methodological literature.

The Association Between Presenting Visual Impairment, Health, and Employment Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-214
Author(s):  
Michele C. McDonnall ◽  
Zhen S. McKnight
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Labor Force ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Labor Force Status ◽  
The People ◽  
Self Reports ◽  
Study Participants

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of visual impairment and correctable visual impairment (i.e., uncorrected refractive errors) on being out of the labor force and on unemployment. The effect of health on labor force status was also investigated. Method: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 1999 to 2008 ( N = 15,650) was used for this study. Participants were classified into three vision status groups: normal, correctable visual impairment, and visual impairment. Statistical analyses utilized were chi-square and logistic regression. Results: Having a visual impairment was significantly associated with being out of the labor force, while having a correctable visual impairment was not. Conversely, having a correctable visual impairment was associated with unemployment, while having a visual impairment was not. Being out of the labor force was not significantly associated with health for those with a visual impairment, although it was for those with correctable visual impairments and normal vision. Discussion: Given previous research, it was surprising to find that health was not associated with being out of the labor force for those with visual impairments. Perhaps other disadvantages for the people with visual impairments identified in this study contributed to their higher out-of-the-labor-force rates regardless of health. Implications for practitioners: Researchers utilizing national data sets that rely on self-reports to identify visual impairments should realize that some of those who self-identify as being visually impaired may actually have correctable visual impairments. Current research is needed to understand why a majority of people with visual impairments are not seeking employment and have removed themselves from the labor force.

Two Exercise Programs for People with Diabetes and Visual Impairment

1993 ◽  
Vol 87 (9) ◽  
pp. 365-367
Author(s):  
J. Dods
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Blood Glucose ◽  
Visual Impairment ◽  
The United States ◽  
Exercise Programs ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
Blood Glucose Levels ◽  
Exercise Regimen

This article describes two programs—one in Australia and one in the United States—that teach people with diabetes and visual impairment to incorporate proper diets and exercise into their daily lives and hence to gain better control of their blood glucose levels. It also presents a basic model of an exercise regimen that clients can perform at home.

Using Labels: A Study of Client Preference

1990 ◽  
Vol 84 (5) ◽  
pp. 218-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Abaglo ◽  
J. Downing
Keyword(s):  
Visual Impairment ◽  
Visual Impairments ◽  
Handicapped Person ◽  
Significant Preference ◽  
Client Preference ◽  
Adolescents And Adults ◽  
Visually Handicapped

Fifty-one adolescents and adults with a variety of visual impairments were interviewed to determine their preference for different labels used to describe them. Participants were asked to choose among labels that state the disability before the person (“the visually handicapped person”) and labels that state the person before the disability (“the person with a visual impairment”). Results showed no statistically significant preference. Reasons provided by participants for their preference were characterized and presented thematically. The importance of stressing abilities and needs to be treated as normal were the most common reasons given by the participants for their selections. Participants who chose the person-first labels cited these reasons more often than those who chose the disability-first labels.

scholarly journals Influence of Nature at the Time of the Pandemic: An Experience-Based Survey at the Time of SARS-CoV-2 to Demonstrate How Even a Short Break in Nature Can Reduce Stress for Healthcare Staff

2021 ◽  
pp. 193758672199111
Author(s):  
Marco Gola ◽  
Monica Botta ◽  
Anna Lisa D’Aniello ◽  
Stefano Capolongo
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Community ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Green Spaces ◽  
Profile Of Mood States ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Healthcare Staff ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
Multidisciplinary Working ◽  
The Moment

Aim: The current COVID-19 pandemic has been causing significant upheavals in the daily lives of citizens and consequently also their mood (stress, distraction, anxiety, etc.), especially during the lockdown phase. The aim of the investigation is to evaluate the benefits of 20–30 minutes in contact with nature. Background: The Scientific Community, also through the evidence-based design approach, has already demonstrated the importance of greenery and nature on the psychophysical well-being of people and, in a moment of emergency, contact with the nature can be therapeutic and quite influential on the mental health of staff subject to stress. Method: During the lockdown, an Italian multidisciplinary working group promoted an experience-based survey, based on the Profile of Mood States methodology, for measuring the psychophysical well-being of hospital staff. Results: The author collected 77 questionnaires. The benefits that users have obtained from the experience in nature have been investigated by comparing the type of stresses they were subjected to and highlighting various peculiarities in the data analysis associated with the type of green in which they carried out the survey, the healthcare areas in which they worked during the pandemic emergency, and the moment in which the survey was conducted. Conclusions: The study has highlighted that a short break in green spaces strongly influenced the mental and psychophysical well-being of hospital staff, emphasizing the importance of nearby green spaces in architectures for health. Even a brief break in nature can regenerate users, especially in times of a stressful health emergency.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion – What Do the Portuguese Think in This Time of COVID-19?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Ana Rita Pedro ◽  
Ana Gama ◽  
Patrícia Soares ◽  
Marta Moniz ◽  
Pedro A. Laires ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The People ◽  
Huge Impact ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Continue Monitoring

The COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges to the global community, reinforcing the role of public health in society. The main measures to combat it had (and still have) a huge impact on the daily lives of citizens. This investigation aimed to identify and monitor the population’s perceptions about how it faced this period and the impact on health, well-being, and daily life. In this study, we describe the main trends observed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of mental health status, confidence in the capacity of the health services to respond to the pandemic, and the use of health services by participants. The online survey collected responses from 171,947 individuals ≥16 years of age in Portugal, over a period of 15 weeks that started on 21 March 2020. Participants could fill the questionnaire once or weekly, which enabled us to analyse trends and variations in responses. Overall, 81% of the respondents reported having felt agitated, anxious, or sad during the COVID-19 pandemic; 19% did not experience these feelings. During the confinement period, the proportion of participants feeling agitated, anxious, or sad every day/almost every day ranged between 20 and 30%, but since the deconfinement this proportion decreased. Around 30% reported having more difficulty getting to sleep or to sleep all night; 28.4% felt more agitated; 25.5% felt sadder, discouraged, or cried more easily; and 24.7% felt unable to do everything they had to do, women more frequently than men. Overall, 65.8% of the participants reported feeling confident or very confident in the health services’ capacity to respond to the challenges associated with the pandemic, and this confidence increased over time. Concerning the people who needed a consultation, 35.6% had one in person and 20.8% had one remotely, but almost 44% did not have one due to cancellation by the service (27.2%) or their own decision not to go (16.3%). At this unusual time in which we find ourselves and based on our findings, it is essential to continue monitoring how the population is facing the different phases of the pandemic until it officially ends. Analysing the effects of the pandemic from the point of view of citizens allows for anticipating critical trends and can contribute to preventative action.

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