The Metaphor in the Conceptualization of Innovation in Lim Kok Wing's Writings

The concept of innovation is prevalent and has been discussed in varied disciplines and published in various documents, such as educational magazines, books, and blogs. One example of such documentation is the writing on innovation by the late Tan Sri Dr Lim Kok Wing, compiled in a book titled "The Future is Coming". In education, innovation is required to transform the education system to prepare future generations for an innovation-driven economy. This study examined the concept of innovation using metaphorical expressions in writing on innovation in education. Specifically, it aimed to unravel the metaphor in the writings and to examine how the unravelled metaphors reflect the conceptions of innovation in education. In total, 42 written texts on innovation were included as data of the study. The data were analyzed based on Lakoff and Johnson's Conceptual Metaphor Theory. The findings of the study revealed seven salient conceptual metaphors underlying the expressions related to innovation in education. These metaphors involve the mappings of the source domains of JOURNEY, WAR, OBJECT, HUMAN BEING, SPORT, BUILDING, and FORCE to the target domain of INNOVATION. The unravelled metaphors underlying the writings on innovation suggest that innovation is conceived as a long process, which requires careful planning. The findings of the study provide insights into how innovation is conceived using metaphor, reflecting the ideas of a renowned brainchild of innovation in education in Malaysia, Lim Kok Wing.

Early Education Innovation at Elementary School in Pandemic Covid 19 Era

The Grand Convalescene event was divided into handbook socialization and webinars with "Kesiapan Pendidikan Era New Normal" as the theme. The purpose of this event is to provide education, especially in the medical field, about preventing the spread of the COVID-19 and to prepare teachers and their staff to face the New Normal era. The method used in the community service activities was an online webinars, in the form of socialization and evaluation using questionnaire. The results of the analysis carried out using the questionnaire showed that by holding this event, participants became more aware of all forms of information that could help them understand COVID-19 prevention and preparation for the New Normal era. The conclusions of this activity were socialization activities provide benefits for the community and teachers in understanding the conditions in the New Normal era, then this activity helps the community and teachers to prepare themselves for facing the New Normal era, and finally helps the community and teachers in understand the prevention of COVID-19.

MENA Countries Face the Challenge of the Knowledge-Based Economy

The growing interest in the knowledge economy raises many questions about its effect on economic growth. The study aims to position a set of MENA countries in the context of the knowledge economy compared to developed countries. It also detects theoretically and empirically the knowledge effect on economic growth. To do this, the authors have estimated an endogenous growth model, using the dynamic panel data technique, for a sample of 16 MENA countries over 1995-2014. The results show that, despite the significant improvements that have registered in the knowledge economy pillars, the selected countries are still lagging compared to developed countries. Far from international comparisons, the internal effects of these knowledge pillars (education, innovation, ICT, institutional regime) on growth are positive and highly significant.

Research on the integration of curriculum ideological and political education, innovation and entrepreneurship education into professional curriculum system in higher vocational colleges under the new engineering background

Under the background of new engineering, the traditional curriculum can no longer meet the purpose of talent training in higher vocational colleges. The curriculum system, curriculum resources, teaching staff, etc. need to be improved, especially the curriculum system should keep pace with The Times. This paper mainly studies the integration of Curriculum ideological and political education, Innovation and entrepreneurship education into the construction of professional curriculum system in higher vocational colleges under the background of new engineering. It mainly includes the overall framework, basic content and research value of the research. It also has reference value for other related majors. It plays an important demonstration and radiation role in the integration of subjects in school and the extension of influence outside school, and steadily improves the construction and teaching quality of professional courses in higher vocational colleges.

University Governance in the context of Vietnam’s Educational Innovation

University governance brings about the success of a university. Renovation of management in the direction of university governance will exert important influences to improve the training quality of the higher education system. The article presents the theoretical basis and research process related to university governance activities to promote education innovation. The study combined qualitative and quantitative research; the survey sample was 120 people, of which 44 were managers and 76 were lecturers and staff working at Saigon University. The article proposes university governance related to such elements as planning for the development of resources in the university, policy mechanisms, organization and leadership, and monitoring. The article clarifies the relationship between the components of university governance activities in the direction of a system approach to help universities manage their activities towards sustainable university governance.

Follow digitally by using a blog

Worldwide, education innovation is considered a top priority, with the access to and diversity of educational resources having increased significantly since the widespread use of the Internet. Initially, Internet platforms and tools were not directly adapted to the learning process. Along with the mastery of technologies by education specialists, numerous useful resources or tolls have been created, which can be used by all interested teachers and they can become the author of the resource.

The Innovation of Bachelor Geographical Pedagogical Curriculum: an Approach from Geography General Education, 2018ter 2018 in Vietnam

The purpose of this study is to point out the significant improvements of the Geography Education Curriculum 2018 compared to the 2006 ones in Vietnam. The research result is the analysis of Geography Education Curriculum improvements with scientific bases to explain them. To achieve this goal, theoretical research, practical experience summarization, consulting with experts to design geographic education programs are the main used methods. Research results contribute to the training and retraining of Geography teachers to meet the requirements of Vietnamese Geography Education innovation. Besides, it directs the improvement of training geography teacher-student curriculum.