- Senior Assistant Professor
Degree
- PhD (Islamic Education), National University Malaysia (UKM), 1999
Teaching areas in SHBIE
- Islamic Education
- History & Philosophy of Islamic Education
- Innovation and Development of Islamic Education Curriculum
- Leadership and Management of Religious Schools
- Critical Analysis of Islamic Education
- Methods of Teaching Arabic to Non-Arabic Speakers
- Qualitative Method in Research
Interests, expertise and current research areas
- Youth and Nation Building
- ICT and Islamic Education
- Professionalism of Teachers
- 21st Century Learning in Education
Current research
- Teachers Professionalism in Secondary schools in Brunei Darussalam
Research areas
- Islamic Education
- Teaching and Learning of Arabic Language in schools
- Moral and Values
- Teachers Professionalism
- Leadership in Islamic Education
Interested in supervising students in the following areas
Dr Gamal welcomes scholars interested in researching in any of the above listed areas.
Sample publications
Journal articles
The Role of Islamic Education in Protecting the Muslim Society in the Globalisation Era : A Critique. Journal Al-Shajarah. Under Review. 2019.
The Effectiveness of Implementing Noble Values Through Online Problem-Based Learning Among Students in Higher Learning Education. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research. Forthcoming.
Preparing for Quality Prospective EFL Teachers: Issues on Policy and Implementation in The Usage of English as a Medium of Instruction. European Alliance Innovation Journal. Accepted and forthcoming.
Integration of 21st Century Skills : An Innovative Alternative Practice in the Teaching and Learning of Islamic Education. Universal Journal of Educational Research. Accepted and forthcoming.
Design and Development of a PBL Mobile Application in Islamic education : A Conceptual Framework. International Journal of Information and Education Technology. Accepted and forthcoming.
Humanism Learning Design Multiple Intelligence Approach in Life Skills of The Elementary School Students of Special Program in The Era of Global Communication and Education Disruption. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences. Accepted and forthcoming.
Books
The Theory and Practice of Teacher Professional Development : An Islamic Perspective. Springer: in progress for publication, 2019.
Permisalan Dalam Al-Quran, International Islamic Universiti Malaysia(IIUM), Launched at Frankfurt Book Fair, October 2019
Further details
Visiting Scholar at the Graduate School, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia, November 16-18, 2018
Visiting Scholar at the Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Semarang Indonesia, March 28-30, 2019
Integration of 21st Century Skills : An Innovative Alternative Practice in The Teaching and Learning of Islamic Education, paper delivered at The International Conference on Science And Technology in Education (ICSATE 2018). 9-11 February 2018, Maluku, Indonesia (Keynote Speaker)
The Challenges in Building Rabbani Generation in Muslim Countries. Paper delivered at teh 6th International Conference on Islamic Education : Rabbani Education 2018 (ICIEd 2018). 4-5 November 2018, Kelantan, Malaysia. (Keynote Speaker)