Service-Learning Bersama OKU: Pengalaman Latihan Industri Pelajar FPI, UKM

Abstract

Service-Learning Bersama OKU: Pengalaman

Latihan Industri Pelajar FPI, UKM

Abstrak

Service Learning (S-L) merupakan suatu pendekatan pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang berimpak tinggi yang   telah   menjadi   amalan   universiti terkemuka   di   dunia.   Secara   umumnya   model   S-L   ini   telah berkembang dan mengalami perubahan sejak tiga dekat yang lalu. Kajian-kajian yang dilakukan   di barat menunjukkan S-L  telah memberikan  perkembangan yang  menarik   dan impak yang  positif  terhadap pelajar. Argumen dalam kertas kerja ini adalah: (1) model dan amalan S-L telah ada dalam al-Quran danal-Sunnah dan merupakan sebahagian daripada tradisi ilmu dalam pengajaran dan pembelajaran Islam. (2) S-L  juga  memberi  impak  yang   komprehensif   merangkumi aspek   intelektual, emosi,  karakter  dan spiritual. Kajian ini dilakukan secara kualitatatif berdasarkan nota refleksi responden yang terdiri daripadatiga   orang   pelajar   Prasiswazah   Fakulti Pengajian   Islam,   Universiti Kebangsaan   Malaysia   yang   telah memberikan perkhidmatan kepada orang kurang upaya (OKU) semasa latihan industri. Dapatan menunjukkan perubahan dan impak positif dalam diri pelajar dalam aspek emosi, intelektual, karakter serta spiritual selepas mereka memberikan khidmat kepada OKU tersebut.

Kata Kunci: Service Learning, orang kurang upaya (OKU), Latihan Industri

Abstract

Service-Learning is listed as one of high impact educational practices in teaching and learning. It has been practiced by world ranking universities and the models themselves have developed and progressed in the last three decades. Studies on the practices of S-L in the west indicate interesting development and positive impacts of S-L on students in many ways. This article argues (1) S-L models and practices can be obtained from Muslim primary sources; the Quran and the Sunnah. (2) It also argues that the impacts of S-L on students are comprehensive; the changes include intellectual and emotional well-being, good character building as well as spiritual enhancement. Qualitatively, based on respondents’ reflection notes, this article explores the experience of three undergrads from the Faculty of Islamic Studies, National University of Malaysia who served people with disabilities during their placement training. The result shows that the students experienced positive changes in term of their emotional well-being, logical thinking, character building and also spiritual achievement after their S-L with the disadvanges.

Keywords: Service-Learning,  people with disabilities, placement training.