Andar Nubowo, Ph.D.
Ecole normale superieure de Lyon (2019-2023)
Master
Ecoles Hauntes Etudes en Sciences Sociales Paris, France
Bachelor at Islamic Theology
UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta (1999-2004)
Bambang Sumintono, Ph.D
About Lecturer
Dr. Bambang Sumintono is an expert on educational policy and educational management. He graduated from the Master of Educational Administration program, Flinders University, Australia, supported by the Australian Development Scholarship in 2001. He obtained a Ph.D. in Educational Policy from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, with a scholarship from New Zealand Agency for International Development in 2007. Previously he worked as a lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Malaya in Malaysia. He wrote two textbooks about the application of Rasch modeling for social sciences research in the Indonesian language. Dr. Sumintono is also an editorial board member of the journal School Leadership and Management, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability and Leadership and Policy in Schools; and Pacific Rims Objective Measurement Society (PROMS) board member. He can be contacted by email: bambang.sumintono@uiii.ac.id.
About research interest: “My research interests include educational leadership, educational assessment, and Indonesian education development.”
Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (2007)
Master of Educational Administration
Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia (2001)
Bachelor of science education (chemistry)
Universitas Terbuka, Jakarta, Indonesia (1997)
Diploma of teaching science education (chemistry)
Institut Pertanian Bogor, Bogor, Indonesia (1992)
Faculty of Education, Universitas Islam International Indonesia (UIII) Depok
August 2022 - Present
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education, Universitas Islam International Indonesia (UIII) Depok
May 2022 - Present
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
May 2014 – April 2022
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Nov 2008 – Dec 2013
Researcher
The World Bank, Jakarta
June 2008 - Dec 2008
Center for the Betterment of Education, Jakarta, Indonesia
Jan 2007 - May 2008
Chemistry teacher at high school, Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat
Mar 1993 to Jun 1999 & Jul 2001 – Nov 2002
Encyclopedia:
Hariri, H. & Sumintono, B. (2022). Teacher Commitment to Teaching. In Papa, R. (editor in chief). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Educational Administration, Volume 3. Oxford University Press. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264093.013.697
Books:
Adams, D., Chua, Y. P., Abdullah, Z., Cheah, K.S.L & Sumintono, B. (2020). Kepimpinan Transformasional dan Distributif dalam Pendidikan. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad https://drive.google.com/file/d/17lNBDf5en7V7WzPyHX_0SVtKT8e3_fUL/view?usp=share_link
Adams, D., Chua, Y. P., Cheah, K.S.L, Sumintono, B. (Eds.) (2020). Transformational and Distributed Leadership: Research and Evidence. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press https://drive.google.com/file/d/1M0Ve-u5hIueJBn1X_RT4htarjKokgLOi/view?usp=share_link
Adams, D., Chua, Y. P., Cheah, K.S.L, Sumintono, B. (2019). Kepimpinan Instruksional dalam Pendidikan di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad https://drive.google.com/file/d/12V1cSRRa5XjVmIyxV8_pKhRom9kgERJa/view?usp=share_link
Adams, D., Chua, Y. P., Cheah, K.S.L, Sumintono, B. (Eds.) (2019). Instructional Leadership to the Fore: Research and Evidence. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press https://drive.google.com/file/d/18m2nPBFu8ekVqfV0hD_K6U93Dhv5ull4/view?usp=share_link
Sumintono, B. and Widhiarso, W. (2015). Aplikasi Pemodelan Rasch pada Assessment Pendidikan [Application of rasch modelling in educational measurement]. Cimahi: Trimkom Publishing House. http://eprints.um.edu.my/14228/
Sumintono, B. and Widhiarso, W. (2014). Aplikasi Model Rasch untuk Penelitian Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial (edisi revisi) [Application of rasch modelling in social science research, revised edition]. Cimahi: Trimkom Publishing House. http://eprints.um.edu.my/11413/
Sumintono, B. (2012). Belajar Heran dari Negeri Jiran [learning from a neighbouring country]. Solo: Metagraf, TigaSerangkai. (200 pages) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232710127_Belajar_Heran_dari_Negeri_Jiran_Indonesian
M Ismail Abd Aziz, M Ibrahim, A Latiff, Sumintono, B. et al. (2011). Internationalisation Policy for Higher Education Malaysia 2011. Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. (103 pages) http://eprints.utm.my/28548/
Book chapters
Chuah, K.M. and Sumintono, B. (2024). University Student Readiness and Academic Integrity in Using ChatGPT and AI Tools for Assessments. In: Grosseck, G., Sava, S., Ion, G. and Malita, L. (eds). Digital Assessment in Higher Education, Navigating and Researching Challenges and Opportunities. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-97-6136-4_4
Sumintono, B., Hariri, H., and Izzati, U.A. (2023). Attraction of Authority: The Indonesian Experience of Educational Decentralization. In: Sakhiyya, Z., Wijaya Mulya, T. (eds) Education in Indonesia, Critical Perspectives on Equity and Social Justice. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1878-2_10
Sumintono, B., Hariri, H. and Kusumaputri, E.S. (2023). School Leadership and Indonesian Culture: Revealing the local knowledge development in Post New Order Indonesia. In Liu, P. and Thien, L.M. (eds). Educational Leadership and Asian Culture, Implications for Culturally Sensitive Leadership Practice. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Educational-Leadership-and-Asian-Culture-Implications-for-Culturally-Sensitive/Liu-Thien/p/book/9781032213675
Sumintono, B., Kusumaputri, E.S., Hariri, H. and Juniardi, Y. (2023). Islamic Educational Leadership: Southeast Asia perspectives. In Arar, K., Sawalhi, R., Decuir A., and Amatullah, T. (Eds.). Islamic-Based Educational Leadership, Administration and Management, Challenging Expectations through Global Critical Insights. Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Islamic-Based-Educational-Leadership-Administration-and-Management-Challenging/Arar-Sawalhi-DeCuir-Amatullah/p/book/9781032418551
Mustaji, Adams, D., Sumintono, B., Herdyastuti, N. & Kuswandi, D. (2022). Online Learning Engagement among Indonesian University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rasch Model Analysis. In D. Adams & C. Kee Man (Eds.). E-Learning: Global Perspectives, Challenges and Educational Implications. Nova Science Publishers. https://novapublishers.com/shop/e-learning-global-perspectives-challenges-and-educational-implications/
DeWitt, D., Adams, D. & Sumintono, B. (2022). Learners’ Perspective of Emergency Remote Teaching in a Public Higher Education Institution. In Assad, M.M., Sherwani, F., Hasan, R. and Churi, P. (eds.). Innovative Education Technologies for 21st Teaching and Learning. CRC Press. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.1201/9781003143796-3/learners-perspective-emergency-remote-teaching-public-higher-education-institution-dorothy-dewitt-donnie-adams-bambang-sumintono
Adams, D., Cheah, K.S.L., Sumintono, B., Harris, A. & Jones, M. (2022). Principals’ Instructional Leadership Practices: Ideals and Realities. In Bush, T. (eds). School Leadership in Malaysia. Informa-Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003098584-6/principals-instructional-leadership-practices-donnie-adams-kenny-cheah-soon-lee-bambang-sumintono-alma-harris-michelle-jones
Adams, D., Cheah, K.S.L., Harris, A., Sumintono, B., Noni Nadia M.Y. and Jones, M.S. (2020). Attribute of Successful School Leaders. in Tweedale, C. and Staufenberg, J. (eds). Developing effective learning in Nepal: Insights into school leadership, teaching methods and curriculum. Kathmandu, Nepal: British Council https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344534963_Attributes_of_successful_school_leaders
Adams, D., Alshehri, S., Ma M., Sumintono, B. (Eds.) (2020). Transformational Leadership in Education : facilitating change. In Adams, D., Chua, Y. P., Cheah, K.S.L, Sumintono, B. (Eds.) Transformational and Distributed Leadership: Research and Evidence. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press https://umexpert.um.edu.my/public_view.php?type=publication&row=OTU2MTI%3D
Sumintono, B., Hidayat, R., Patras, Y.E., Sriyanto, J. and Izzati, U.A. (2019). Leading and Managing Schools in Indonesia: Historical, Political and Socio-cultural Forces. In Salleh, H. and Goh, J.W.P. (eds). Perspectives on School Leadership in Asia-Pacific Contexts. (pp. 31-45). Singapore: Springer. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-32-9160-7_3
Velarde, J., Adams, D., Chua, Y.P. & Sumintono, B. (2019). Crafting a Successful Research Proposal to Graduate on Time. In D. Adams, Y. P. Chua, K.S.L, Cheah, & B. Sumintono (Eds.), Instructional Leadership to the Fore: Research and Evidence (pp. 72-80). Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_bJImjnWElGovOetucpE3eD-mRl8LSG0/view?usp=share_link
Kudiya, K., Sumintono, B., Sabana, S. and Sachari, A. (2018). Batik Artisans’ judgment of batik wax quality and its criteria: An application of the Many-facet Rasch Model. In Zhang, Q (ed.). (2018). Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Society Symposium 2016 Conference Proceeding: Rasch and the Future. pp. 27-37. Singapore: Springer. https://www.springer.com/la/book/9789811081378
Harris, A., Jones, M.S., Ismail, N., Adams, D. and Sumintono, B. (2018). Leading Turnaround and Improvement in Low-Performing Schools in Malaysia and Indonesia. In: Coby, Meyers and Marlene, Darwin (eds.) International Perspectives on Leading Low-Performing Schools. Contemporary Perspectives on School Turnaround and Reform. Charlotte, NC : Information Age Publishing (pp. 267 -287). https://www.infoagepub.com/products/International-Perspectives-on-Leading-Low-Performing-Schools
Sumintono, B. and Subekti, N. B. (2015). Teacher In-Service Training and Re-training in Indonesia. In Karras, K. G. and Wolhuter, C.C. (series editor). International Handbook of Teacher Education, Training and Re-training Systems in the modern World. Nicosia, Cyprus: Studies and Publishing. http://eprints.um.edu.my/14227/
Marwan, A., Sumintono, B. and Nora Mislan. (2012). Revitalizing Rural Schools: Lesson from others In Lokman Mohd Tahir and Hamdan Said (editor): Issues in Educational Research and Policy, Skudai: RMC-UTM. (pp. 182-200) http://eprints.utm.my/27806/
Raihani and Sumintono, B. (2010). Teacher Education in Indonesia: Development and Challenges. In Karras, K. G. and Wolhuter, C.C. (series editor).International Handbook of Teachers Education Worldwide: Training, Issues and Challenges for Teachers Profession. Athen: Atraphos Edition. (pp. 181-197) http://eprints.utm.my/12879/
Journal articles:
Zynuddin, S.N. & Sumintono, B. (2024).Longitudinal Study of School Climate Instrument with Secondary School Students: Validity and Reliability Analysis with the Rasch Model. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Management, 12(4), 24-41. https://mojem.um.edu.my/index.php/MOJEM/article/view/55604
Moosa, V., Rizkyanti, C. A., & Sumintono, B. (2024). Scholarly Discourse on Equity, Inclusion, and Education by Scholars in Indonesia: A Bibliometric and Science Mapping Analysis. Muslim Education Review, 3(1), 63-95. https://doi.org/10.56529/mer.v3i1.178
Ratnaningsih, I.Z., Prihatsanti, U., Prasetyo, A.R. and Sumintono, B. (2024), "Validation of the Indonesian version of the psychological capital questionnaire (PCQ) in higher education: a Rasch analysis", Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1108/JARHE-10-2023-0480
Hariri, H., Mukhlis, H., & Sumintono, B. (2023). Profile of teacher leaders in an Indonesian school context: How the teachers perceive themselves. Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, 38(2), 67–87. https://doi.org/10.21315/apjee2023.38.2.5
Mohamat, R., Sumintono, B., & Abd Hamid, H. S. (2023). Ratee Competency Level in Classroom Assessment: Application of Many Facet Rasch Model. Jurnal Kurikulum & Pengajaran Asia Pasifik, 11(4), 26–40. https://jummec.um.edu.my/index.php/JUKU/article/view/48770/16397
Mohd Zabidi, Z., Abdullah, Z. and Sumintono, B. (2023), "Exploring teacher collaboration: what's inside the Malaysian PLC black box?", Journal of Professional Capital and Community. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPCC-03-2023-0020
Hidayat, M.L., Haryatmi, Astuti, D.S, Sumintono, B., Meccawy, M., and Khanzada, T.J.S. (2023). Digital Competency Mapping Dataset of Pre-service Teachers in Indonesia. Data in Brief, 109310, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2023.109310.
Akhtar, H., & Sumintono, B. (2023). A Rasch analysis of the International Personality Item Pool Big Five Markers Questionnaire: Is longer better?. Primenjena Psihologija, 16(1), 3-28. https://doi.org/10.19090/pp.v16i1.2401
Mohd Sani, F., Sumintono, B. & Abdullah, Z. (2023). The Implementation of Professional Learning Community: A Study in TVET MARA College in Malaysia. International Online Journal of Educational Leadership 7(1) pp. 19-33. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jjA6cDApMdIpT5h7siJO8XFlij6M3ylP/view?usp=sharing
Setiawati, F. A., Amelia, R. N., Sumintono, B., & Purwanta, E. (2023). Study item parameters of classical and modern theory of differential aptitude test: Is it comparable? European Journal of Educational Research, 12(2), 1097-1107. https://doi.org/10.12973/eu-jer.12.2.1097
Afifi, S., Kurniawan, I.N. & Sumintono, B. (2023). Pengembangan Instrumen Penelitian The Qur’anic Verbal Communication Index (QVCI) Menggunakan Pemodelan Rasch. Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi, v. 21, n. 1, p. 94-112. http://jurnal.upnyk.ac.id/index.php/komunikasi/article/view/8688/5415
Zynuddin, S.N., Kenayathulla, H.B. and Sumintono, B. (2023). The relationship between school climate and students' non-cognitive skills: A systematic literature review. Heliyon, Volume 9 (4), e14773, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14773
Julianto, V., Sumintono, B., Wilhelmina, T.M., Almakhi, N.P.Z., & Avetazain, H. (2023). Mental Health Condition of Vocational High School Students During COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 82, 103518, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2023.103518.
Mohd Sani, F., Abdullah, Z. & Sumintono, B. (2023). Menuju Komuniti Pembelajaran Profesional : Kajian Kes di Institusi TVET MARA di Malaysia. Pemimpin Pendidikan 11(1) pp. 85-103. https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/PEMIMPIN/issue/view/2176/801
Mohamat, R., Sumintono, B., & Abd Hamid, H. S. (2022). Raters’ Assessment Quality in Measuring Teachers’ Competency in Classroom Assessment: Application of Many Facet Rasch Model . Asian Journal of Assessment in Teaching and Learning, 12(2), 71–88. https://doi.org/10.37134/ajatel.vol12.2.7.2022
Abdul Kholiq, Mutohar, A. & Sumintono, B. (2022). The tribal education in Indonesia: Detribalization challenges of Samin tribe, Cogent Education, 9:1, 2136861, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2022.2136861
Mohamat, R., Sumintono, B. and Abd Hamid, H.S. (2022). Analisis Kesahan Kandungan Instrumen Kompetensi Guru untuk Melaksanakan Pentaksiran Bilik Darjah Menggunakan Model Rasch Pelbagai Faset (Content Validity Analysis of an Instrument to Measure Teacher’s Competency for Classroom Assessment Using Many Facet Rasch Model). Jurnal Pendidikan Malaysia, 47(1), 1-14. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/JPEN-2022-47.01-01
Laliyo, L.A.R., Sumintono, B. and Panigoro, C. (2022). Measuring Changes in Hydrolysis Concept of Students Taught by Inquiry Model: Stacking and Racking Analysis Techniques in Rasch Model, HELIYON, 8(3) : e09126 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09126.
Sunjaya, D.K., Sumintono, B., Gunawan, E., Herawati, D.M.D., and Hidayat, T. (2022). Online Mental Health Survey for Addressing Psychosocial Condition During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia: Instrument Evaluation. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 15, pp.161-170. https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S347386
Mohamat, R., Abd Hamid, H.S. and Sumintono, B. (2022). Rater Severity In Measuring Teachers’ Competency In Classroom Assessment. Journal of Islamic, Social, Economics and Development (JISED), 7(45), 141 - 155. http://www.jised.com/PDF/JISED-2022-45-06-12.pdf
Adams, D., Chuah, K.M., Sumintono, B. and Mohamed, A. (2022). Students' readiness for e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in a South-East Asian university: a Rasch analysis. Asian Education and Development Studies, 11(2), pp 324-329. https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-05-2020-0100
Kusumaputri, E.S., Apriliawati D., Muslimah, L.H., and Sumintono, B. (2022). Satisfaction of Indonesian Health Promotion and Academic Services in Higher Education. Health Education and Health Promotion 10(1):69-74. https://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-5-57270-en.html
Mohd Zabidi, Z., Sumintono, B. and Abdulah, Z. (2022). Enhancing analytic rigor in qualitative analysis: Developing and testing code scheme using Many Facet Rasch Model. Quality & Quantity, 56, pp. 713-727. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-021-01152-4
Adams, D., Chuah, K.M., Sumintono, B. and Mohamed, A. (2021). Bricks to Clicks: Students’ Engagement in E-Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Asia Pacific Journal of Educators and Education, 36 (2), pp. 99-117 http://apjee.usm.my/APJEE_36_2_2021/apjee36022021_6.pdf
Sunjaya, D.K., Herawati, D.M.D., Indraswari, N., Megawati, G. and Sumintono, B. (2021). Training and AssessingModel for the Ability of Community Health Volunteers in Anthropometric Measurement Using the Rasch Stacking and Racking Analyses. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, Volume 2021, Article ID 5515712. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/5515712
Adams, D., Tan, M.H.J., and Sumintono, B. (2021). Students’ Readiness for Blended Learning in a Leading Malaysian Private Higher Education Institution. Interactive Technology and Smart Education. 18(4) pp. 515-534. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-03-2020-0032
Lee W.L., Chinna, K. and Sumintono, B. (2021). Psychometrics assessment of HeartQoL questionnaire: A Rasch Analysis. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. European, Volume 28, Issue 12, November 2021, Pages e1-e5, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487320902322
Wicaksono, D.A., Roebianto, A. & Sumintono, B. (2021). Internal Validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale: Rasch Analysis in the Indonesian Context. Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, 10(2), pp. 229-248. http://dx.doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v10i2.20260
Sunjaya, D.K., Herawati, D.M.D., Puteri, D.P. and Sumintono, B. (2021). Development and sensory test of eel cookies for pregnant women with chronic energy deficiency using many facet Rasch model: a preliminary study. Progress in Nutrition. 23(2) https://doi.org/10.23751/pn.v23i2.10040
Chan, S., Looi, C. and Sumintono, B. (2021). Assessing computational thinking abilities among Singapore secondary students: a Rasch model measurement analysis. Journal of Computers in Education 8(2), pp. 213-236. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-020-00177-2
Purnami, W., Ashadi, A., Suranto, S., Sarwanto, S., Sumintono, B., and Wahyu, Y. (2021). Investigation of Person Ability and Item Fit Instruments of Eco Critical Thinking Skills in Basic Science Concept Materials for Elementary Pre-Service Teachers. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 10(1), pp. 127-137. https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/jpii/article/view/25239
Adiandari, A.M, Sumintono, B and Yuliani. (2021). Developing a Scale of Financial Attitudes in Emergency Fund Ownership Decision Making. Jurnal Manajemen, 25(1), pp. 141-159. https://www.ecojoin.org/index.php/EJM/article/view/708
Laliyo, L.A.R., Tangio, J.S., Sumintono, B., Jahja, M., & Panigoro, C. (2020). Analytic approach of response pattern of diagnostic test items in evaluating students’ conceptual understanding of characteristics of particle of matter. Journal of Baltic Science Education. 19(5), pp. 824-821 http://oaji.net/articles/2020/987-1602682876.pdf
Rusland, S.L., Jaffar, N. I. and Sumintono, B. (2020). Evaluating knowledge creation processes in the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) fleet: Personnel conceptualization, participation and differences. Cogent Business & Management, 7(1), 1785106 https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1785106
Zuliana M.Z., Zuraidah A. and Sumintono, B. (2020). Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) Across MARA Learning Institutions: Retrieving Unpublished Evidence. Journal of Educational Research and Indigenous Studies. 2(2) https://cdn-cms.f-static.net/uploads/1759562/normal_5f681927ce195.pdf
Maulana, H., Rangkuti, A.A., Sumintono, B. and Utami, L.D. (2020). Testing of the Indonesian Version of the Instrument “Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale” Using Rasch Modelling [Pengujian Kualitas Instrumen Teachers’ Sense of Efficacy Scale Versi Bahasa Indonesia Menggunakan Pemodelan Rasch]. ANIMA Indonesian Psychological Journal, 35 (2), pp. 133-156. https://journal.ubaya.ac.id/index.php/jpa/article/view/2905
Jiang Na, Sumintono, B. and Siaw Yan Li. (2020). Principal’s Preparation and Professional Development Programs: case study in Henan, China. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Management. 8 (2), pp. 19-31, https://mojem.um.edu.my/article/view/23152
Adams, D., Mabel, H. J. T., Sumintono, B., and Siew, P.O. (2020). Blended learning engagement in public and private higher education institutions: A differential item functioning analysis of students’ backgrounds. Malaysian Journal of Learning & Instruction, 17(1), pp. 133-158. http://mjli.uum.edu.my/images/vol.17no.2jan2020/133-158.pdf
Maryati, M., Prasetyo, Z.K., Wilujeng, I. and Sumintono, B. (2019). Measuring Teachers’ Pedagogical Content Knowledge using Many-Facet Rasch Model. Cakrawala Pendidikan, 38 (3), pp. 452-464 https://doi.org/10.21831/cp.v38i3.26598
Sumintono, B., Hariri, H., Nugroho, P.J., Izzati, U.A. and Sriyanto, J. (2019). The Role of Districts in Supporting School Leaders’ Instructional Leadership: A View and Experience from a Developing Country. Journal of Educational Administration. 57(5), pp. 591-600. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEA-09-2019-227
Norasdimah Misdi, Sumintono, B. and Zuraidah A. (2019). Kepemimpinan Guru Kolej Mara: Satu Kajian Kes. Jurnal Kepimpinan Pendidikan, 6(3), pp. 46-63 https://jupidi.um.edu.my/article/view/18782/10208
Subali, B., Kumaidi, K., Aminah, N.S. and Sumintono, B. (2019). Student Achievement based on the use of scientific method in the natural science subject in elementary school. Jurnal Pendidikan IPA Indonesia, 8(1), pp. 39-51. https://journal.unnes.ac.id/nju/index.php/jpii/issue/view/1047
Adams, D., Sumintono, B., Mohamed, A. and Nur Syafika M. N. (2018). E-Learning Readiness among Students of Diverse Backgrounds in a Leading Malaysian Higher Education Institution. Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 15(2), pp. 227-256. http://www.mjli.uum.edu.my/images/vol.15no.2/227-256.pdf
Setiawan. B, Panduwangi, M. and Sumintono, B. (2018). A Rasch analysis of the community’s preference for different attributes of Islamic banks in Indonesia. International Journal of Social Economics, 45(12), pp. 1647-1662, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-07-2017-0294
Perera, C. J., Sumintono, B. and Jiang N. (2018). The Psychometric Validation Of The Principal Practices Questionnaire Based On Item Response Theory. International Online Journal of Educational Leadership, 2(1), pp. 21-38. https://ejournal.um.edu.my/index.php/IOJEL/article/view/10815
Jiang, N., Sumintono, B., Perera, C.J., Harris, A. and Jones, M.S. (2018). Training preparation and the professional development of principals in Henan Province, China: formal and informal learning. Asia Pacific Education Review. 19 (1), pp. 41-51. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-017-9513-6
Sumintono, B. (2017). Science education in Malaysia: Challenges in The 21st Century. Cakrawala Pendidikan, 36 (3), pp 459-471. https://journal.uny.ac.id/index.php/cp/article/view/16761
Chan S.W., Ismail, Z., and Sumintono, B. (2016) A Framework for Assessing High School Students' Statistical Reasoning. PLoS ONE 11(11): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163846
Widhiarso, W. and Sumintono, B. (2016). Examining response aberrance as a cause of outliers in statistical analysis. Personality and Individual Differences 98, pp. 11–15. doi:10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.099
Sumintono, B., Sheyoputri, E.Y.A., Jiang N., Misbach, I.H., and Jumintono. (2015). Becoming a principal in Indonesia: possibility, pitfalls and potential. Asia Pacific Journal of Education 35(3), pp. 342-352 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2015.1056595
Sumintono, B., Subekti, N. B, Nora Mislan, Hamdan Said and Lokman Mohd Tahir. (2014). In Search of the Excellent School: A Case Study of an Indonesian International Standard School in Improving its Capacity Building.The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. 23(3), pp. 565-576. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-013-0130-9
Nur Aisyah, M., Sumintono, B. and Ismail, Z. (2014).Pemahaman siswa pada pokok bahasan peluang: studi kasus di satu sekolah menengah di Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Jurnal Pengajaran Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, 19(1), pp. 19-28. http://eprints.um.edu.my/9996/
Fitriah, A., Sumintono, B., Subekti, N.B., and Hassan, Z. (2013). A different result of community participation in education: an Indonesian case study of parental participation in public primary schools. Asia Pacific Education Review 14(4), pp. 483-493. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12564-013-9275-8
Sumintono, B., Wibowo, S. A., Nora Mislan and Dayang Hjh Tiawa. (2012). Penggunaan Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi dalam Pengajaran: Survei pada Guru-Guru Sains SMP di Indonesia. Jurnal Pengajaran Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, 17(1), pp. 122-131. http://eprints.utm.my/28892/
Sumintono, B., Lokman Mohd Tahir, Mohd Anuar Abdul Rahman. (2012). Pendidikan Moral di Malaysia: Tantangan dan Implementasi Pendidikan Karakter di Sekolah. Jurnal Pendidikan Karakter, 2(1), pp. 14-22. http://eprints.utm.my/24588/
Sumintono, B., Mohd Ali Ibrahim and Phang, Fatin Aliah. (2010). Pengajaran Sains dengan Praktikum Laboratorium: Perspektif dari Guru-Guru Sains SMPN di Kota Cimahi. Jurnal Pengajaran Matematika dan Ilmu Pengetahuan Alam, UPI Bandung. 15(2), pp. 120-127. http://eprints.utm.my/12293/
Sumintono, B. (2010). Pembelajaran Sains, Pengembangan Ketrampilan Sains dan Sikap Ilmiah dalam Meningkatkan Kompetensi Guru. Al-Bidayah. Jurnal Pendidikan Guru Madrasah Ibtidaiyah. 2(1) http://eprints.utm.my/11660/
Sumintono, B. (2009). School-Based Management Policy and Its Practices at District Level in the Post New Order Indonesia. Journal of Indonesian Social Sciences and Humanities. Vol 2, pp 41-67. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/232710206_School-Based_Management_Policy_and_Its_Practices_at_District_Level_in_the_Post_New_order_Indonesia
Research Report & Working Paper:
Harris, A., Jones, M., Adams, D., Sumintono, B. and Ismail, N. (2017). Leading School Turnaround and Improvement in Malaysia and Indonesia. The Head Foundation Working Papers Series No.2/2017. The Head Foundation: Singapore https://www.dropbox.com/s/1sm2s5nzpv0qlqb/%E2%88%9A%202017%202%29%20Leading%20School%20Turnaround%20and%20Improvement%20in%20Malaysia%20and%20Indonesia.pdf?dl=0
Conference Proceeding:
Anandi, R.P., Sumintono, B., Zailani, M.A. and Syafitri, R. (2024). Using Rasch Model to Assess the Foreign Language Speaking Anxiety Scale (FLSAS) among University Students in Salatiga, Indonesia. In Zhang, Q. (ed). Proceeding of the Pacific-Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2023. Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-494-5_6
Mohd Nor, M.Z, Sumintono, B., Nizam, M.S. and Sani, Z. (2024). Selecting the Top Artisan Woodcraft Projects Using Many Facet Rasch Measurement (MFRM) Model. In Zhang, Q. (ed). Proceeding of the Pacific-Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2023. Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-494-5_15
Karima, E., Ibrahim, S.I., Rasit, H.H. and Sumintono, B. (2024). Development and Validation of Students’ Competency Instrument on Science Process Skills. In Zhang, Q. (ed). Proceeding of the Pacific-Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2023. Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities. https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-494-5_20
Sumintono, B. (2018). Rasch Model Measurements as Tools in Assessment for Learning. 1st International Conference on Education Innovation (ICEI 2017), Faculty of Education, Universitas Negeri Surabaya. doi:10.2991/icei-17.2018.11
Newspaper Opinion:
Sumintono, B. (2013, January 11). RSBI: Problems seen in hindsight. The Jakarta Post. http://www. thejakartapost.com/news/2013/01/11/rsbi-problems-seen-hindsight.html
Prof. Nina Nurmila, Ph.D
About Lecturer
Prof. Nina Nurmila, PhD is a Professor of Gender and Islamic Studies at the State Islamic University (UIN) Bandung. Her first degree was in Islamic Education from IAIN SGD Bandung (1992), her MA was from Murdoch University (1997) and her PhD was from the University of Melbourne (2007). She was a Fulbright Visiting Researcher at Temple University, Philadelphia, USA (2000), Endeavour Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University of Technology, Sydney (2008), Fulbright Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies at University of Redlands, California, USA (2008-9). She was also a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Western Sydney (2013) and the University van Amsterdam (2015). She is the author of Women, Islam and Everyday Life: Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia (London; New York: Routledge, 2009&2011). She wrote several articles on gender and Islam in the international journals and book chapters published for example at Routledge (London& New York), Brill (the Netherlands), University of Amsterdam Press (the Netherlands), and Demeter (Canada). Professor Nina Nurmila, PhD currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Education.
About research interest: “My research area of interest is gender and Islam in Muslim societies, especially Indonesia. My recent study is on preventing child marriage by promoting education for girls”.
University of Melbourne, Australia (2007)
Diploma in "Conflict Resolution 2000", International Advanced Training
Uppsala University, Sweden (2000)
MA in Development Studies
Murdoch University, Australia (1997)
Bachelor's Degree in Islamic Studies
State Islamic University Bandung, Indonesia (1992)
Indonesian International Islamic University (UIII) Depok
July 2021 - Present
Lecturer Islamic Education and Teaching Faculty
Universitas Islam Negeri/UIN (State Islamic University) Bandung
1994 – Present
Lecturer Postgraduate studies program
UIN SGD Bandung
August 2009 – Present
Commissioner
National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan)
2015-2019
Review Panel Team for Short Term Awards (STA) Democratic Resilience: Youth Participation
2020
Review Panel Team for Short Term Awards (STA) Leadership for Senior Multi-faith Women Leaders
2018 – 2019
Review Panel Team for Short Term Awards (STA) Leadership Development for Islamic Women’s Leaders
2017
Australia Awards Joint Selection Team for PhD Scholarship
2016
Selection Team of the West Java Commissioners for General Election
July - September 2013
Lecturer Postgraduate program
Indonesia Education University (UPI) Bandung
February 2011 – 2013
Lecturer Postgraduate program
Universitas Islam Nusantara (UNINUS) Bandung
2010 – 2012
Head International Collaboration with Australia
America and Europe at the Center for Collaboration and Entrepreneurship, UIN Bandung
Feb 2012 - August 2013
Fulbright Visiting Professor of Islamic Studies
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Redlands, California, USA
August 2008 - June 2009 (one academic year)
Head English Department,
The Islamic Education Faculty, UIN Bandung
2007 – 2008
The University of Melbourne Postgraduate Association (UMPA) Research Officer
2006
UMPA Women’s Officer
2003
Book translator and editor
Mizan Publisher, Bandung
1997 - 2022
Encyclopedias:
Nurmila, N. (2012). Qur'ān: Modern Interpretations: Indonesia”, Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. General Editor Suad Joseph. Netherlands: Brill Online. https://referenceworks.brillonline.com/entries/encyclopedia-of-women-and-islamic-cultures/quran-modern-interpretations-indonesia-EWICCOM_001411?s.num=2&s.f.s2_parent=s.f.book.encyclopedia-of-women-and-islamic-cultures&s.q=nurmila
Nurmila, N. (2005). Kartini, Encyclopedia of Women’s Autobiography. Westport, Connecticut and London: Greenwood Press, 2005. https://books.google.co.id/books/about/Encyclopedia_of_Women_s_Autobiography.html?id=Nqt1MwEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
Books:
Nurmila, N. (2022). Menjadi Feminis Muslim [On Being Muslim Feminist] (ed.). Bandung: Afkaruna.
Nurmila, N. (2011). Women, Islam and Everyday Life. Renegotiating Polygamy in Indonesia. London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Women-Islam-and-Everyday-Life-Renegotiating-Polygamy-in-Indonesia/Nurmila/p/book/9780415673877
Nurmila, N. (2008). Modul Studi Islam dan Jender. Pedoman Mata Kuliah Studi Islam dan Jender pada Sekolah Pascasarjana Universitas Islam Negeri (UIN) Jakarta [Gender and Islamic Studies Module. A Resource book for the course Gender and Islamic Studies at the School of Postgraduate Studies, the State Islamic University Jakarta]. Jakarta: PSW UIN Jakarta.
Book chapters:
Nurmila, N. (2022). Menjadi Berdaya sebagai Feminis Muslim [Being Empowered as a Muslim Feminist] dalam Menjadi Feminis Muslim [On Being Muslim Feminist] (ed.). Bandung: Afkaruna.
Nurmila, N. (2022). The Implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Indonesia, in Noorhaidi Hasan and Irene Schneider (eds.) International Law between Translation and Pluralism. Examples from Germany, Palestine and Indonesia. Germany: Harrassowitz Verlag. https://www.harrassowitz-verlag.de/International_Law_between_Translation_and_Pluralism/title_7095.ahtml
Nurmila, N. (2016). Motherhood in Indonesia: Negotiating Expectations of Childbearing, Family Size, and Governmental Policies” in Margaret Aziza Pappano and Dana M. Olwan (ed.) Muslim Mothering: Local and Global Histories, Theories, and Practices. Canada: Demeter Press. https://demeterpress.org/books/muslim-mothering-local-and-global-histories-theories-and-practices/
Nurmila, N. & Benner, L.R. (2015). Sexuality and Polygamy in Indonesia” in Sex and Sexualities in Indonesia: Sexual Politics, Health, Diversity and Representations, Linda Rae Bennett and Sharyn Graham Davies (eds), London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Sex-and-Sexualities-in-Contemporary-Indonesia-Sexual-Politics-Health/Bennett-Davies/p/book/9781138283534
Nurmila, N. (2016). The Indonesian Muslim Feminist Reinterpretation of Inheritance. in Jajat Burhanudin and Kees van Dijk (editors), Islam in Indonesia. Contrasting Images and Interpretations, in. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press. https://www.aup.nl/en/book/9789089644237/islam-in-indonesia
Nurmila, N. (2008). Negotiating polygamy in Indonesia: Between Islamic discourse and women's lived experiences. In S. Blackburn, B. J. Smith, & S. Syamsiyatun (Eds.), Indonesian Islam in a new era: How women negotiate their Muslim identities (pp. 23-45). Australia: Monash University Press
Journal Articles:
Rinaldo, R., Nisa, E. F., & Nurmila, N. (2024). Divorce Narratives and Class Inequalities in Indonesia. Journal of Family Issues, 45(5), 1195-1216. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X231155657
Nurmila, N., & Windiana, W. (2023). Understanding the Complexities of Child Marriage and Promoting Education to Prevent Child Marriage in Indramayu, West Java. Ulumuna, 27(2), 823-853. https://doi.org/10.20414/ujis.v27i2.680
Nurmila, N. (2021). The Spread of Muslim Feminist Ideas in Indonesia: Before and After the Digital Era. Al-Jami`ah Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 59, No. 1, 2021, pp. 97-126, https://aljamiah.or.id/index.php/AJIS/article/view/59104
Nurmila, N. (2020). Proposing Feminist Interpretation of the Qur’an and Affirmative Policy to Support Women Leadership in Indonesian State Islamic Higher Education”, Musawa. Jurnal Studi Gender dan Islam, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 125-140, http://ejournal.uin-suka.ac.id/pusat/MUSAWA/article/view/192.125-140
Nurmila, N. (2020). Metodologi Studi Islam Kontekstual dalam Menafsirkan Ayat-ayat Al- Qur’an tentang Kesetaraan Gender” [Contextual Islamic Studies’ Methodology in Interpreting Qur’anic Verses on Gender Equality], Ilmu Ushuluddin, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 209-226, https://journal.uinjkt.ac.id/index.php/ilmu-ushuluddin/article/view/17702
Nurmila, N. (2020). New Grounded Feminist Approach to Islam in Indonesia: A Textual Analysis of Rahima and Fahmina’s Publication, Journal of Asian Social Science Research 2020, Vol. 2, No. 1: 25-52, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15575/jassr.v2i1.11
Nurmila, N. (2019). The Current Battles between Progressive and Conservative Muslim Women in Indonesia, Agenda, Jurnal Analisis Gender dan Agama, Vol. 2 No. 1, 2019, pp. 1-9. https://ojs.iainbatusangkar.ac.id/ojs/index.php/agenda/article/view/2026/1547
Nurmila, N. (2019). Challenges to the enactment of Sexual Violence Bill. Journal Humanisma, Vol. 3 No. 2, July-December 2019, pp. 92-192. https://ejournal.iainbukittinggi.ac.id/index.php/psga/article/view/2557
Nurmila, N. (2018). Breaking Patriarchal Gender Stereotype. Being A Female Rector of the Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia/ISBI Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Kawalu: Journal of Local Culture Vol. 5, No. 2, July-December 2018, pp. 107-130. https://doi.org/10.32678/kawalu.v5i2.1885
Nurmila, N. (2018). Polygamous Marriages in Indonesia and Their Impacts on Women’s Access to Income and Property, Al-Jami`ah Journal of Islamic Studies, Volume 54, Number 2, 2016, pp. 427-446. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2016.542.427-446
Nurmila, N. (2015). Pengaruh Budaya Patriarki terhadap Pemahaman Agama dan Pembentukan Budaya. Karsa, Jurnal Sosial&Budaya Keislaman, Vol. 23, No. 1. http://ejournal.iainmadura.ac.id/index.php/karsa/article/view/606
Nurmila, N. (2013).Feminist Reinterpretation of the Qur’an”, Journal of Qur’an and Hadith Studies, Vol. 2, No. 2. pp. 155-166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15408/quhas.v2i2.1312
Nurmila, N. (2013). Indonesian Muslims’ Discourse of Husband-Wife Relationship. Al- Jami`ah Journal of Islamic Studies, Volume 51, Number 1, 2013, pp. 61- 79. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2013.511.61-79
Nurmila, N. (2011). Pembagian Waris Perspektif Keadilan Gender [Inheritance Division from Equal Gender Perspective], Az-Zahra, Vol III, No. 06 Juni 2011.
Nurmila, N. (2011). The Influence of Muslim Global Feminism on Indonesian Muslim Feminist Discourse. Al-Jami`ah, UIN Yogyakarta, Vol. 49, No. 1, pp.33-64. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14421/ajis.2011.491.33-64
Nurmila, N. (2009). The Urgency of Women’s Education in Islam”, Media Pendidikan (the Journal of Religious Education), Vol. XXIV, no. 2, August, pp. 175- 184.
Nurmila, N. (2003). Interpretasi Agama dan Hak-hak Reproduksi Perempuan [Religious Interpretations and Women’s Reproductive Rights],” Az-Zahra, Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2003.
Nurmila, N. (2001). “Perempuan dalam Islam. Antara Idealitas dan Realitas (Women in Islam: Between Idealities and Realities),” Jurnal Pemberdayaan Perempuan (the journal of women’s empowerment), Vol. 1, No. 2, December 2001.
Newspaper & Magazine opinions:
Nurmila, N. (2022). KDRT, Tindak Pidana yang Harus Dilaporkan” [Domestic violence, a criminal act which has to be reported], KOMPAS, 10 February 2022, https://www.kompas.id/baca/opini/2022/02/10/kdrt-tindak-pidana-yang-harus-dilaporkan
Nurmila, N. (2019). Bias Gender Sekolah Ibu [Gender Biased School for Mothers], Pikiran Rakyat, 4 January 2019.
Nurmila, N. (2017). No popular support for polygamy. Time for Indonesia to ban the practice, Policy Forum, 29 November 2017, https://www.policyforum.net/no- popular-support-polygamy/
Nurmila, N. (2014). Menyiapkan lulusan UIN untuk go international [Preparing UIN graduate to go international], Suaka, No. 16/Tahun XXVI/ Edisi April/Mei 2014.
Nurmila, N. (2014). Perempuan dan Pemeliharaan Lingkungan [Women and Environmental Preservation], Swara Rahima [the Voice of Rahima], no. 44 Th. XIV, 2014.
Nurmila, N. (2013). Awas Ledakan Penduduk Berkualitas Rendah! [Watch out of the low quality population booming!], Pikiran Rakyat, 5 Juli 2013.
Nurmila, N. (2012). Pendidikan Perempuan” [Women’s Education], Swara Rahima [the Voice of Rahima], no. 39 Th. XII, 2012.
Nurmila, N. (2011). Tafsir Al-Qur’an tentang Keluarga Berencana [Qur’anic exegesis on family planning], Swara Rahima [the Voice of Rahima], no. 36 Th. XI October 2011
Nurmila, N. (2011). When there is no husband,” Inside Indonesia, Jan-Mar 2011.
Nurmila, N. (2011). Ulama Perempuan Bisa Menjadi Pemimpin” [Female scholars can be leaders], Swara Rahima [the Voice of Rahima], no. 34 Th. XI March 2011.
Nurmila, N. (2010). The issue of mahram (the prohibited person to be married) around the world,” Swara Rahima [the Voice of Rahima], no. 33 Th. X December 2010.
Nurmila, N. (2005). Polygamy and Chickens, Inside Indonesia, July-September 2005.
Nurmila, N. (2003). “International Women’s Experiences: The March Meet Report”, Postgraduate Review, Vol. 9 No. 3, 2003.
Nurmila, N. (2003). “Against All Odds…Facing Equity Issues as a Postgraduate”, Postgraduate Review, Vol. 9 No. 3, 2003.
Nurmila, N. (2003). “Islam. Egalitarian and Anti-patriarchal Religion”, book review of Asma Barlas, (2002) "Believing women" in Islam: unreading patriarchal interpretations of the Quran. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, Traffic, vol 2, 2003.
Nurmila, N. (1997). "Burn in the melting pot" in Fremantle Herald, Western Australia, March 1, 1997 (It is a form of my resistance to the existing discrimination that I experienced in Australian communities).
Maretha Dellarosa, Ph.D.
The Ohio State University, U.S.A.
2018 - 2022
Master of Arts (M.A.) in Rethinking Early Childhood and Elementary Education (RECEE)
The Ohio State University, U.S.A.
2014 - 2016
Bachelor in Elementary Teacher Education Program,(S.Pd)
The State University of Surabaya, Indonesia
2007 - 2011
2023
Summer Associate, QualLab, College of Education and Human Ecology, The Ohio State University
2022
Guest lecturer for virtual teaching at Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Indonesia
2022
Guest lecturer for virtual teaching in English Department, Indonesian Islamic University
2020
Office Assistant at Buckeye Village Student Family Housing
2019 - 2022
Teacher assistant in Graham Primary School, Columbus, Ohio
2014 - 2015
Teaching Assistant, Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Elementary Teacher Program , The State University of Surabaya, Indonesia
2011
Private Teacher for elementary students at Crown Course, Indonesia
2010 - 2013
Served as a Teacher in “Kampung Pemulung” (Slum area)
2010 - 2012
Dellarosa, M. (2021). “Where am I?” A Critical Discourse Analysis of Religious Representation in Indonesia. IAFOR Journal of Education, 9(6).
https://doi.org/10.22492/ije.9.6.07
Combs, L. D., Dellarosa, M., Kim, M., Pittman, Alexander G-J, Gilbert, C., Smith, S. J., Smith, T., Valley, S. N. & Pasque, P. A. (2021). Radical interrelated qualitative space in the midst of multi-pandemics: A collaborative scholarly personal narrative. Cultural Studies Critical Methodologies. 21(6), 509-520. https://doi.org/10.1177/15327086211044827
Graduate Seminar on Education in a Pluralistic Society
This course focuses on understanding and navigating how education is designed in such away against the backdrop of religious, ethnic, national, gender and developmental varieties in a pluralistic society. Students will explore various aspects of diversity and develop knowledge and skills to be more tolerant, empathetic, and respectful of differences in educational setting. The course is divided into three modules. Module 1 examines ethnic diversity in multicultural education setting and language diversity. Module 2 explores psychological and developmental perspectives on diversity. Module 3 delves into the complexities of religion and gender differences. Students will engage with primary texts, multimedia resources, and class discussions to gain a deeper understanding of the complex and dynamic nature of diversity in our society. The course is designed to develop students’ critical thinking, analytical skills, and reflective practices, as well as their ability to conduct research on the topic and present their findings. Students will also be asked to explore challenges and opportunities and to come up with possible recommendation in contributing to the betterment of a tolerant society in a pluralistic setting