TTLA: Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education

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

7.Thesis topic: Islamic educational philosophy and its impact on Malaysian education

8. Major: Southeast Asian Studies 9. Code: 9310608.02
10. Scientific advisor: Associate Professor, Dr. Do Thu Ha
11. Summary of new results of the thesis:
Research purpose of the thesis: The thesis focuses on clarifying the basic contents of the Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education, thereby making comments on educational results and how Malaysia applies the Islamic educational philosophy in the education system. On that basis, the thesis suggests the selective absorption of positive values ​​of religion into Vietnamese education, especially in building a new educational philosophy in Vietnam today.
Research object of the thesis: The thesis focuses on studying the basic contents of Islamic educational philosophy and its influence on Malaysian education.
Research method of the thesis: The thesis uses a combination of many interdisciplinary research methods such as: document criticism, analysis-synthesis, historical method, interpretation method, comparison-contrast... to serve the entire research process.

* New contributions of the thesis
The thesis first contributes to clarifying the philosophy of Islamic education. Although this philosophy has been mentioned in a number of documents, it is quite scattered and fragmented. In this thesis, the philosophy of Islamic education will be expressed through specific contents and systematized according to the author's assessment.
The thesis also points out the influences of Islamic educational philosophy on Malaysian education through channels of influence (State, policies, organizations...); scope of influence (purpose, content, educational methods), and objects of influence (ethnic communities, teachers, learners...)
Finally, the thesis provides comments and assessments on the results of Malaysian education under the influence of Islamic educational philosophy, thereby pointing out the positive values ​​of religion that Vietnam needs to refer to, especially in building a new educational philosophy of Vietnam.
* Theoretical and practical significance of the thesis
In theory: Systematize general theoretical issues on educational philosophy and Islamic educational philosophy; contribute an empirical study to demonstrate 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 educational philosophy on Malaysian education.
In practice: 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 Vietnam increasingly paying attention to the role of religion in the process of national innovation in general and education in particular. Accordingly, the thesis recommends that Vietnamese educational policy makers pay attention to applying the good values ​​of religion in education and in building a new educational philosophy today.
In addition, the research results of the thesis are also a source of reference for Southeast Asian Studies and Religious Studies in Vietnam.
12. Further 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 thesis:

 

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. structuring, 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.