Celebrating Eid al-Fitr 1444 H: Reflections on Spirituality, Community, and Gratitude

Eid al-Fitr, or the "Festival of Breaking the Fast," marks the end of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting and spiritual reflection in Islam. As Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr 1444 H, this occasion offers an opportunity for us to reflect on its significance and deepen our understanding of its values. In this essay, I will share some reflections on spirituality, community, and gratitu....

Strengthening Early Childhood Education Teachers: Developing Computational Thinking for the Future of Young Children

Computational thinking (CT) is an essential skill in today's digital age, involving problem-solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning. Developing CT in pre-service Early Childhood Education (ECE) teachers plays a vital role in preparing young children to face the challenges of an increasingly technology-dependent world. Integrating CT into ECE education will help children develop essential....

The Shift in the Authority of Islamic Religious Education: A Qualitative Content Analysis on Online Religious Teaching

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed people’s social behavior in various fields, especially education and religion. Religious learning activities through social media have increased along with the shift from offline to online learning. Restrictions on physical activity encourage increased online activity. Religious education and teaching began to shift from traditional face-to-face to online teachi....

Emotional Intelligence Online Learning and its Impact on University Students’ Mental Health: A Quasi-Experimental Investigation

This study has two aims: first, to compare the effectiveness of emotional intelligence intervention through online learning versus face-to-face (traditional) learning methods among undergraduate students at a local university in Malaysia. Second, it assesses the impact of emotional intelligence learning on students’ mental health improvement.....

Parenting Patterns for Developing Early Childhood Multiple Intelligences: A Study of Phenomenology in Indonesia

The potential of multiple intelligences of early childhood possessed from birth will be able to develop optimally when they get the right parenting patterns from their parents. Unfortunately, there are still many parents, especially in Java who do not understand it, so parenting tends to be careless. On the other hand, related research is still very limited. This research aimed to explore parentin....

Do parenting styles and religious beliefs matter for child behavioral problem? The mediating role of digital literacy

Behavioral problems in children are a global issue, and it has attracted scholars in both developed and developing countries. This study aims to examine religious beliefs and parenting styles in predicting children’s behavioral problems, as well as investigate the mediating role of digital literacy to explain this relationship. ....

Does digital literacy influence students’ online risk? Evidence from Covid-19

The adoption of online-based learning and the internet has had both a positive impact on students. This study aims to understand how digital literacy, parental mediation, and self-control affects online risk during the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. This paper elaborated a quantitative method with SEM-PLS to raise the comprehension of the phenomenon studied. ....