TITLE:
Quran Education for Special Children: Teacher as Murabbi
AUTHORS:
Noornajihan Jaafar, Norakyairee Mohd Raus, Nurul Asiah Fasehah Muhamad, Norzulaili Mohd. Ghazalid, Robiatul Adawiyah Mohd Amat, Syed Najihuddin Syed Hassan, Mahyuddin Hashim, Ab. Halim Tamuri, Norshidah Mohamed Salleh, Mohd IsaHamzah
KEYWORDS:
Murabbi, Quran Education, Special Children
JOURNAL NAME:
Creative Education,
Vol.5 No.7,
April
28,
2014
ABSTRACT:
This paper
discusses scenarios that occur in the delivery of the National Education
Program, focusing the debate on the Special Education teacher professionalism
especially teachers of Islamic Studies (IET). The objective of this study is to
propose solutions to issues and challenges of the teaching profession by
presenting a model of Special Education teacher as Murabbi. The term Murabbi is selected in this model as opposed to Mursyid, Mu’allim, Muaddib, and Mudarris, because Murabbi encompasses the concept of love which is very close to
special children as applied in this element. The findings of this study have
resulted a model teacher as Murabbi particularly in the context of special education. There are eight
characteristics of effective teachers as Murabbi contribute towards upholding the special education system of the country.