TTLA: Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education.

1. Full name of doctoral candidate: VU THI THANH 2. Gender: Female
3. Date of birth: February 1, 1977 4. Place of birth: Hanoi
5. Decision to recognize doctoral students: No. 4416 dated November 26, 2019, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
6. Changes in the training process (if any): Decision No. 5108/QD-XHNV dated December 4, 2023, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, on extension; Decision No. 5565/QD-XHNV dated December 27, 2023, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, on adjusting the research topic title.

7. Thesis Title: Islamic Educational Philosophy and its Influence on Malaysian Education

8. Major: Southeast Asian Studies 9. Code: 9310608.02
10. Scientific supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Do Thu Ha
11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:
The research objectives of this thesis are: To clarify the basic contents of Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education, thereby providing insights into educational outcomes and how Malaysia applies Islamic educational philosophy in its education system. Based on this, the thesis suggests selectively incorporating positive values ​​of religion into Vietnamese education, especially in building a new educational philosophy for Vietnam today.
The subject of this thesis is to study the fundamental aspects of Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education.
Research methodology of the thesis: The thesis employs a combination of interdisciplinary research methods such as: critical analysis, synthesis, historical method, interpretation, comparison and contrast… to serve the entire research process.

* Novel contributions of the thesis
This dissertation primarily contributes to clarifying the philosophy of Islamic education. Although this philosophy has been mentioned in some documents, it is rather scattered and fragmented. In this dissertation, the philosophy of Islamic education will be presented through specific contents and systematized according to the author's assessment.
The thesis also points out the influence of Islamic educational philosophy on Malaysian education through the channels of influence transmission (State, policies, organizations, etc.); the scope of influence (purpose, content, educational methods), and the subjects of influence (ethnic communities, teachers, students, etc.).
Finally, the thesis presents observations and assessments of the educational outcomes in Malaysia under the influence of Islamic educational philosophy, thereby highlighting the positive values ​​of religion that Vietnam should consider, especially in building a new educational philosophy for Vietnam.
* Theoretical and practical significance of the thesis
In terms of theory: Systematizing general theoretical issues on educational philosophy and Islamic educational philosophy; contributing an empirical study to demonstrate the important role of educational philosophy and the role of religion in a nation's education system through analyzing and evaluating the influence of Islamic educational philosophy on Malaysian education.
In practical terms: The research findings of this thesis are considered a useful document that helps experts and policy researchers gain a more objective and comprehensive view of the values ​​of religion, especially in the context of Vietnam's increasing focus on the role of religion in the country's reform process in general and education in particular. Accordingly, the thesis recommends that Vietnamese education policymakers pay attention to applying the positive values ​​of religion in education and in building a new educational philosophy today.
Furthermore, the research findings of this thesis also serve as a source of reference for the fields of Southeast Asian Studies and Religious Studies in Vietnam.
12. Future research directions: The role of religion in Malaysian social life, Human resource development in Malaysian higher education, Islam in the new context.
13. Publications related to the dissertation:

 

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS
 

- Research purpose of the thesis: The thesis focuses on the basic contents of Islamic philosophy in Education and its impact on Malaysia's education, thereby providing comments on Malaysia's Educational outcomes and how Malaysia applies Islamic philosophy in Education in their education system and deals with other religious communities in Malaysia. On that basis, the thesis suggests selectively absorbing the value of religion in building the new educational philosophy of Vietnam.
- Research object of the thesis: The thesis focuses on the basic contents of Islamic philosophy in Education and its impact on Malaysia's education.
- Research method of the thesis: The thesis uses a combination of interdisciplinary research methods such as inheritance, literature review method, historical method, interpretive research method, comparison-contrast... to serve the entire research process.


* New contribution of the thesis
The thesis first contributes to clarifying the Islamic philosophy in education. Although this philosophy has been mentioned in a number of documents, it is quite scattered and fragmentary. In this thesis, the Islamic philosophy in education will be expressed through specific content and systematized according to the author's assessment.
The thesis also points out the impacts of Islamic philosophy in education on Malaysia's education through influence transmission channels (State, policies, organizations...); scope of influence (purpose, content, educational methods), and affected subjects (ethnic communities, teachers, learners...)
Finally, providing comments and assessments on Malaysian educational results under the influence of Islamic educational philosophy, thereby pointing out the positive values ​​of religion that Vietnam needs to refer to, especially in building Vietnam's new educational philosophy.
* Theoretical and practical significance of the thesis
The theoretical significance: Systematize general theoretical issues about educational philosophy and Islamic philosophy in education; Contributing an empirical study demonstrating the important role of educational philosophy and the role of religion in a country's educational system through analyzing and evaluating the influence of Islamic philosophy in education to Malaysia's education.
The practical significance: The research results of the thesis are considered useful documents to help experts and policy researchers have a more objective and comprehensive view of the values ​​of religion, especially in the context of religion that both the world and Vietnam are focusing on the role of religion in the process of socio-economic development in general and education in particular. Developed, the thesis suggests that education policy makers of Vietnam pay attention to applying good religious values ​​in education and in building Vietnam's new educational philosophy.
Besides, the research results of the thesis are also a reference for Southeast Asian Studies and Religious Studies in Vietnam.

human resources for higher education in Malaysia, Islam in the new context

1. Vu Thi Thanh (2019), “Islamic Education in the Middle East”, Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies, (7), pp. 21-30, ISSN 1859-0591.
2. Vu Thi Thanh (2019), “Language policy in education of Malaysia”, Proceedings of the Scientific Conference “Young officials and postgraduate students in 2019”, Hanoi National University Publishing House, pp. 125-141, ISBN 978-604-9928-74-1.
3. Vu Thi Thanh (2021), “Islam and education in Middle Eastern societies”, Proceedings of the National Conference “Arabic Language and Culture in the context of exchange, integration and development”, Hanoi National University Publishing House Internal, pp. 55-57, ISBN 978-604-324-656-8.
4. Vu Thi Thanh (2022), "Islamic education and challenges: Historical, political, cultural and social perspectives", Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies, (5), pp. 12-21, ISSN 1859-0591.
5. Vu Thi Thanh (2022), “Higher Education for Interregional Collaboration in Malaysia: Lessons for Viet Nam”, International book publishing project, Nomos Publishing House (Germany) of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, pp. 173-186, ISBN 978-3-7560-0462-1.
6. Vu Thi Thanh (2022), “Islamic Education: The Main Path of Islamization in Southeast Asia”, The first international Conference On the Issues of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi, pp. 247-264, ISBN 978-604-9962-20-2.
7. Vu Thi Thanh (2002), “The Philosophy of Islam in Education”, The first international Conference On the Issues of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Press, Hanoi, pp. 909-924, ISSN 1859-0591, ISSN 1859-0591.
8. Vu Thi Thanh (2023), “Islamic Philosophy in Malaysia's Education and implimentation”, Journal of African and Middle Eastern Studies, (7), pp. 20-28, ISSN 1859-0591, ISSN 1859-0591.
9. Vu Thi Thanh (2024), “The Philosophy of Islam in Education and Its Impact on Malaysian Education”, The Second International Conference On the Issues of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Press, Ha Noi, pp. 322-336, ISBN 978-604-43-1656-7.