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MJQR Vol 4_2017 < Back MJQR VOL. 4, 2017 Preface Qualitative research faces new opportunities in an increasingly complex and multi–dimensional social world where the particularly qualitative strengths of understanding context, diversity, nuance and process might potentially be very highly valued. It continues to represent a broad and pervasive set of challenges to more fixed ways of perceiving and understanding that world. It cannot be done by rote or by recipe. It requires a highly active engagement from its practitioners, and a great deal of effort – mind, body and soul. However, it faces challenges to assemble and maintain its reputation and to compete for resources in multiple new environments where the idea of ‘evidence’ about the social world is very definitely flavour of the month. In light of these contemporary theoretical debates about the state of qualitative research, which are at the same time fascinating but often abstract and inaccessible, this volume presents four papers which will be useful to those who want to get on with the job of doing qualitative research in a theoretically cognizant way, and who will be keen to champion the qualitative cause with confidence and energy. The goals of these articles are (a) to bolster this growing interest and (b) to inspire readers to learn more about these qualitative methods. The skills for understanding the human experience are found in the pages of the first three papers. While an internship for a non-healthcare position is highly recommended, clinical experience for nurses is compulsory by virtue of it being a practice-based profession whereby clinical practice is an essential part of the nursing curriculum. However, the place of clinical experience in the development of nurses has not been well understood, although the nursing discourse continues to value clinical experience highly. Using a qualitative approach, Ms Lily’s study to assess the nursing students’ experiences of their clinical practice was able to consider a more expansive understanding of the place of clinical experience in nursing and the relevance of this perspective for the education of nurses. It is clear that all the themes elicited play an important role in student learning and nursing education in general. Other than having professionals, people experiencing non-life-threatening illness or injury also depend on timely and efficient care. Time is an important factor in pre-hospital care and the length of time it takes to reach professional care, has a significant impact on patient outcomes. The second paper by Said explored the response time phenomenon from the perspective of health care provision and health care administrative who directly provide or are involved in the pre-hospital EMS care. The qualitative approach adopted captures and imparts insiders’ perspective by focusing on the practices that they experience, and provided a rich and genuine explanation of the phenomenon. Consequently, the rich information obtained from this naturalistic approach is considered as valuable information for the development of knowledge directly.well trained health care. “What are the beliefs and personal values embedded in the Malay chefs in preparing traditional Malay foods at hotels?” was the research question proposed in the paper by Shahrim. One of the aspects of culture that is most important is food. Nearly every culture has its own food and its own customs associated with the food preparation. Shahrim explored the knowledge and practices of Malay professional chefs with regard to traditional cooking and how this knowledge could be passed on to the younger generation of Malay chefs. The findings showed that the techniques of cooking traditional Malay food have been tainted with modern culinary techniques, due to a lack of exposure and knowledge in traditional Malay cuisine. From the three papers we can see that qualitative researching is a highly rewarding activity because it engages us with things that matter, in ways that matter. Through qualitative research, we can explore a wide array of dimensions of the social world, including the texture and weave of everyday life, the understandings, experiences and imaginings of our research participants, the ways that social processes or relationships work, and the significance of the meanings that they generate. This extraordinary set of strengths is sometimes forgotten in the face of criticisms that qualitative research is ‘merely’ anecdotal, and that it is practised in unscientific and unsystematic ways. While any piece of research – qualitative or quantitative – may be criticized for its shortcomings, the idea that qualitative research necessarily has these inherent weaknesses is based on a misunderstanding of the logic of qualitative enquiry. The challenges for those involved or contemplating undertaking qualitative research are not only to be aware of the criticisms typically made, but they should also be cognisant of the provisions which can be made to address matters such as credibility, transferability, dependability and confirmability. Prospective researchers can then assess the extent to which they are able to apply these generic strategies to their particular investigation. The final paper entitled Rigour in Qualitative Research: Is there a panacea to it? by Ahmed and Mohammad argued that a widespread use of a different standard for judging the quality of qualitative research consequential to its philosophical stance is the panacea for the unfair criticisms in the future. The quality of qualitative research rigour has to be redefined in order to reflect the multiple ways of establishing truth. I want to echo Willig (2008) by pointing out that “research methods are not recipes but ways of approaching questions, and the value of our research depends on the skill with which we manage to match our methods to our questions in the pursuit of knowledge and understanding” (Willig, 2008, pg 36). As in prior years, I would like to thank the Editorial Board and all the reviewers for the dedication and the hard work you all provided to the qualitative research community via MJQR. Your dedicated service and outstanding support are mirrored in the achievements and continuous success of MJQR. We are honoured to have you on our review board and for the valuable feedback and contributions you provided to authors. MJQR continues to welcome quality submissions on qualitative research related studies in all fields of research including (but certainly not limited to) arts, business, computer science, criminal justice, education, engineering, health, humanities, information technology, information systems, law, medicine, management, nursing, oceanography, psychology, sciences, accountancy and social studies. Book reviews on relevant issues related to qualitative research are also welcome. We hope you will enjoy the articles found in this year’s volume. Khatijah Lim Abdullah CHIEF EDITOR 2017 Willig, C. (2008). Introducing qualitative research in psychology: Adventures in theory and method (2nd edition ed.). Berkshire, UK: Open University Press. Table of Contents: Preface, Vol 4, 2017-150419 Editorial Board & Preface VOL 4 Pg 01 - 05 Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Experiences of Their Clinical Practice Lily Lim, Zabidah Putit, Chang Ching Thon Pg 06 -16 Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Service Response Time Phenomenon In Klang Valley: An Answer For The Society Mohd Said Nurumal Pg 17 - 32 Sustaining The Authentic Malay Cuisine: A Qualitative Inquiry on The Practices of Malay Professional Chefs at Hotels in The Klang Valley Nurul Asikin Ismail, Mohhidin Othman, M. Shahrim Ab Karim Pg 33 - 52 Challenges and Strengths in Conducting a Qualitative Analysis Nurul Hidayah Zulkipli, Suria Baba Pg 53 - 59 Rigour in Qualitative Research: Is there a Panacea to it? Murtala Muhammad, Murtala Muhammad Pg 60 -68 Information for Contributors Pg 69 - 71 Subscription & Membership Form Pg 73 - 75 Previous Next

MJQR Vol 5_2 < Back MJQR VOL 5 (2), November 2019 Preface The evolution of technology in the current Fourth Industrial Revolution has been accelerating in recent decades, with smaller, more interconnected hard-ware devices and software applications becoming the norm. The more we think about revolutionary advancements in technology, the more we think about what it means to be human. It is exciting to think about what technology can do, but it also raises concerns around ethics, trust, privacy and even spirituality. Due to the rise in consumers’ privacy concerns of invasion of data privacy and the government enforced regulations on data protection, Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) has been used increasingly to protect consumers’ personal data. However how this was perceived and does this affect employee working processes were questions that were asked in our first paper. An insight into the employees’ experience in implementing PETs is shared and keys to successful PETs implementation in protecting personal data is highlighted. Since the first industrial revolution. starting way back in the late 18th century, and through the millennia, the industrial revolution continues to influence other areas like sports. Being active in sports has been proven to reduce stress and improve mental well-being. However, is it the same for student athletes who faced a unique set of challenges due to the pressure and demand exerted from both academic and sports? Our second paper by Kavidas and Cheang explored the experience encountered by student athletes in dealing and managing these psychological challenges. Three ways of managing the challenges were identified with an emphasis on how the student athletes use their own lived experience and lessons learned from their past as a way of coping mechanism was reported. Looking at the current lifestyle, billions of people are sharing something online every single day. The result? Data. Lots and lots of data. Thus, plagiarism which has been pervasive over the past decades, are increasing on an international scale, since the availability of resources from the internet could easily be plagiarized. The article entitled: Ethical issues in qualitative research among postgraduate students in Malaysia highlighted some of the most common ethical issues including plagiarism that arise in qualitative research studies, why this has happened, and how to overcome these important issues across institutions. Another aspect of life that is worth reflecting is about peace in the eyes of young children. Ever since the end of the Cold War, The United Nations, through its Peacekeeping army has faced many challenges especially with the rise of civil wars in the 1990s.The final paper entitled; Understanding of peace and peace building among young children parents and teachers in several preschools in Malaysia augurs well with the efforts of the Ministry of Education to bring forth a harmonious and just society as Malaysian children was found to have an innate positivity towards peace and if cultivated from young, would definitely create a more peaceful world of tomorrow. The study also uncovered that Malaysian teachers and parents are generally supportive of peace-building efforts and believe in taking self-initiated actions to generate a peaceful environment. We stand on the brink of a technological revolution that will fundamentally alter the way we live, work and relate to one another. The Fourth Industrial Revolution may look and feel like an exogenous force with the power of a tsunami, but in reality, there is a critical and central question: how to use it and where to draw the line? Qualitative research is clearly ideally suited to explore the nature and characteristics of the phenomenon, particularly given the intangible element involved. This issue of MJQR has attempt to include a variety of issues indirectly connected to this revolution which we hope has provided readings that is worth considering and has contributed food for thoughts for you. It is noted that we are finally at the end of 2019. Before we welcome 2020, the Editorial team would like to take this opportunity to thank all the paper contributors, reviewers, and readers for the support without which the journal would not have continue as a platform for qualitative research works. Khatijah Lim Abdullah EDITOR-IN-CHIEF 2019 Table of Contents: MJQR Vol.5 No.2 2019 Editorial_Board_& Preface 01-05 Understanding Employees' Perception towards Personal Data Protection through Their Work Processes in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs) Adoption May Fen Gan, Hui Na Chua, Irene Ai Lian Tan, Siew Fan Wong Pg 06-21 An Understanding of the Psychological Challenges Faced by Student-Athletes and How they Manage Shamir Das a/l K.N. Kavidas, Alexius Cheang, Weng Onn Pg 22-30 Ethical Issues in Qualitative Research Among Postgraduate Students in Malaysia Nurshaidah Mohamad & Nur Sofurah Md. Faiz Pg 31-40 Methodological Dilemma In Qualitative Research In Education Rohaida Mohd Saat & Hidayah Mohd Fadzil Pg 41-46 Understanding of Peace and Peace Building Among Young Children, Parents and Teachers in Several Pre-Schools in Malaysia Ng Soo Boon, Siew Siew Kim, Regina Joseph Cyril, Pg 47-58 Previous Next

MJQR Vol 6_2 < Back MJQR VOL. 6 (2), November 2020 Table of Contents: Facilitating the Educator in Reading and Studying of Literature in English Using Netnography Kalai Vaani Rajandram pg 5 - 19 Facilitators and Barriers to Insulin Initiation: Results of a qualitative study in Malaysia Jim Chai, Kok Thong Wong, Zanariah Hussien, Claire Anderson pg 20 - 32 Motivation as a Critical Success Factor to Knowledge Management Efficiency and Tax Administration Performance Umale Okoh, Muzainah Mansor, Marhaiza Ibrahim pg 33 - 43 The Development of Technology-Based Application Tools in Identifying Students’ Misconceptions of Greenhouse Effect Teng Hui Qi, Rohaida Mohd Saat, Hidayah Mohd Fadzil pg 44 - 52 Abductive Research Strategy (ARS) and the Construction of typologies: An Example of the Use of Twelve Methods of ARS Ong Beng Kok pg 53 - 63 Bridging the Gap between the Policymakers and Researchers in Malaysia – A Qualitative Study Lai Pei Kuan, Sivalingam Nalliah, Teng Cheong Lieng, Nicole Chen Lee Ping pg 64 - 79 Sukuk Pricing: Exploring the Opinions of Experts Regarding the Possibility of Substituting Interest Rate with GDP Growth and Dividend Yield in the Valuation Sukuk Pricing Hafizahtul ‘Aklaa Binti Mohamad Salleh pg 80 - 99 Assessing Interpersonal Skills: The Needs for Assessment Model for ESL Trainee Teachers Siti Ummaizah Bt Meor, Saedah Bt Siraj, Rafiza Bt Abdul Razak pg 100 - 111 Development and Rehearsal of Leadership Practices through Engagement in Formative Assessments Tiew Y.W, Vighnarajah pg 112 - 120 Coding Issues and Strategies Tong Seng Fah, Geetha Subramaniam, Ilyana Janis pg 121 - 126 Previous Next

The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research using qualitative methods. Indexing Read More Index_Page The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR) is an open-access, online journal currently indexed in SCOPUS, MyCite, Crossref, Google Scholar , and EBSCO . MJQR is a double-blind, peer-reviewed journal that focuses on methodological issues, innovations, and insights in qualitative or mixed methods studies. MJQR is published twice a year in May and November. It is owned and published by the Qualitative Research Association of Malaysia (QRAM) . MJQR prohibits any commercial use of articles published in this journal.

The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to the dissemination of high-quality research using qualitative methods. Publication Ethics Publication Ethics Plagiarism Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy Read More Publication_Page Publication Ethics The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research establishes rules for ethical practices and guidelines that authors, reviewers, and editors should understand and adhere to. Below are the practices and guidelines: 1. Research Ethics When submitting a manuscript on human subjects, the authors should have obtained approval from their respective research ethics committees and stated in their manuscripts. The authors should have ensured the research reported in their manuscripts has been carried out in an ethical manner. In the manuscript, the name of the research ethics committee, its respective organisation, and the approval number should be stated. If there is no ethical approval, the authors should be able to explain the reasons why they did not obtain ethical approval and how the research ethics were assured. 2. Declaration of Helsinki All research processes that are presented in the manuscripts must have been performed in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Authors who submit their manuscripts to the Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research are considered to have agreed and complied with the Declaration of Helsinki. 3. Funding There should be a statement in the manuscripts in the Acknowledgment to indicate the funding sources. If there is no funding, a declaration should be made. 4. Conflict of Interest The authors should declare a conflict of interest (if any) when submitting their manuscripts. The reviewers (including editors) should declare a conflict of interest (if any) before agreeing to review the manuscripts. Unpublished materials disclosed in a submitted manuscript must not be used in an editor's own research without the express written consent of the author. 5. Publication Decisions The Editorial members of the Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research are responsible for deciding which of the articles submitted to the journal should be published. The validation of the work in question and its importance to researchers and readers must always drive such decisions. The editors may be guided by the policies of the journal's editorial board and constrained by such legal requirements as shall then be in force regarding libel, copyright infringement and plagiarism. The editors may confer with other editors or reviewers in making this decision. 6. Data and Reproducibility The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research does not request the authors to store and make their research data available on an open-access platform. However, according to standard practice in their disciplines, the authors are encouraged to provide their research data upon reasonable requests from the readers and authorities. 7. Authorship and Contributorship In accordance with the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, the Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research encourages authors to adhere to the following authorship criteria. Authorship should be based on the following 4 criteria: Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; AND Drafting the work or reviewing it critically for important intellectual content; AND Final approval of the version to be published; AND Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved. 8. Peer Review The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research is committed to the highest standards of peer review. After receiving a manuscript, an editor is assigned to assess the quality of the manuscript. If the manuscript is deemed suitable, it will be double-blind peer-reviewed by independent, anonymous experts. If the authors have submitted their manuscripts as preprints on an open-access platform, anonymity cannot be guaranteed. 9. Fair Play An editor at any time will evaluate manuscripts for their intellectual content without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, ethnic origin, citizenship, or ideology of the authors. 10. Confidentiality The editor and any editorial staff must not disclose any information about a submitted manuscript to anyone other than the corresponding author, reviewers, potential reviewers, other editorial advisers, and the publisher, as appropriate. 11. Appeals and Complaints The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines on appeals and complaints on manuscript reviews, revisions, rejections, and acceptance. The authors should write their genuine appeals and complaints on the editorial decision and present their arguments with evidence in response to the editorial decision to the Editor-in-Chief (qram.journal@gmail.com ). After receiving the appeal, the Editor-in-Chief will chair the investigation process and make appropriate decisions with selected editorial board members, who do not have prior relationships with the authors involved. The Editor-in-Chief may decide to reject or accept the manuscript, invite additional reviewers for the manuscript, or other decisions. All decisions on appeals and complaints are final. 12. Allegations of Misconduct Readers and authorities can report to the Editor-in-Chief (qram.journal@gmail.com ) allegations of misconduct on published articles – post-publication. The report should undergo real-name authentication, but the whistleblowers must not be revealed by the Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research unless required by law. Editor-in-Chief will chair the investigation process and make appropriate decisions with selected editorial board members, who do not have prior relationships with the authors involved. The published articles may be retracted. The corresponding author of the manuscripts must be given an opportunity to provide explanations before any decision is made. Manuscripts that have been identified with misconduct will be rejected – pre-publication. The corresponding author of the manuscripts must be given an opportunity to provide explanations before any decision is made. 13. Retraction of a Published Article The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research can consider retracting a published article if there are serious concerns about scientific methods or the integrity of the article post-publication. The decision to retract a published article will be made in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidelines. MJQR Editor-in-Chief will chair the investigation process and make appropriate decisions with selected editorial board members who do not have prior relationships with the authors involved. The journal will issue retractions if: There is clear evidence that the findings are unreliable, either as a result of misconduct (e.g. data fabrication) or honest error (e.g. miscalculation or experimental error); The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper cross-referencing, permission, or justification (i.e. cases of redundant publication); It constitutes plagiarism, and it reports unethical research. The journal will issue errata if: A small portion of an otherwise reliable publication proves to be misleading (especially because of honest error); The author list is incorrect (i.e., a deserving author has been omitted, or somebody who does not meet authorship criteria has been included). * There is a failure to meet clear ethical and legal requirements, such as misrepresentation of interests, breach of confidentiality, lack of informed consent and abuse of research subjects or materials. Misconduct also includes improper dealing with infringements, such as attempts to cover up misconduct and reprisals on whistle-blowers. 14. Handling of Unethical Publishing Behaviour In cases of alleged or proven scientific misconduct, fraudulent publication or plagiarism, the publisher, in close collaboration with the editors, will take all appropriate measures to clarify the situation and to amend the article in question. This includes the prompt publication of an erratum, clarification or, in the most severe case, the retraction of the affected work. The publisher, together with the editors, shall take reasonable steps to identify and prevent the publication of papers where research misconduct has occurred and under no circumstances encourage such misconduct or knowingly allow such misconduct to take place. 15. Corrections on a Published Article The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research can consider the author’s request to make corrections to their published articles, upon written request made to the Editor-in-Chief (qram.journal@gmail.com ). The corrections must be genuine (i.e., typos), and do not have concerns about scientific methods or integrity of the article post-publication. 16. Discussions on a Published Article The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research allows academic debate post-publication. Readers may write to the Editor-in-Chief (qram.journal@gmail.com ) to discuss publishing letters to the editor. 17. Intellectual Property The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research is an open-access journal. The authors are responsible and should have sought written permission from the copyright owners to publish any copyrighted materials in their manuscripts. Plagiarism Publication Ethics Guidelines for the Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR) on Plagiarism Plagiarism Policy MJQR holds high standards for integrity and originality in research publications. Authors must ensure that all sources and references are appropriately cited and that originality is maintained in their submissions. MJQR defines plagiarism as the uncredited use of others' words, sentences, figures, or ideas in any part of a manuscript. The following practices are prohibited and considered unethical: Plagiarism : Reproducing text, figures, or concepts from other works without appropriate attribution is strictly forbidden. Authors are required to cite sources where they are used, limiting any reuse of text and ensuring any reused wording is either attributed or placed in quotation marks. Self-Plagiarism : Publishing multiple papers with nearly identical content from the same authors is not allowed. Authors must avoid submitting overlapping or repetitive content without substantial contributions of new insights or findings. Duplicate Submission : Submitting the same manuscript or findings to more than one journal simultaneously is unacceptable. MJQR expects exclusivity in submissions, and any violation may result in rejection. Plagiarism Report Submission Authors are required to provide a plagiarism report, generated from any reputable plagiarism detection software, alongside their manuscript submission to MJQR. Manuscripts with a similarity index of 15% or above will not be accepted and will be immediately rejected without further review. If a manuscript is found to have plagiarized content, either from published or unpublished works of other authors, the manuscript will be rejected, and the authors may face sanctions. MJQR is committed to fostering an ethical research environment and expects all authors to adhere strictly to these guidelines to uphold academic integrity. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy The Malaysian Journal of Qualitative Research (MJQR) permits using AI generative tools for research and manuscript development under strict ethical guidelines. Authors must disclose any AI-generated content and ensure the authors critically evaluate it for accuracy and originality. AI tools should only be used to assist in data analysis, writing, or editing and cannot replace the intellectual contribution of the researcher. Authors are fully responsible for the integrity and ethical compliance of their submissions. Any misuse of AI tools will result in manuscript rejection or retraction. 1. Authors are encouraged to consult the journal editor before submitting papers related to the use of AI in their paper submission. 2. AI should not be identified as authors since they cannot control copyright and licensing agreements or take accountability for the submitted paper. 3. Any use of generative AI tools in the paper must be explicitly acknowledged. The full name of the tool, together with its version number, must be stated. This declaration needs to be in the Methods or Acknowledgments section of the paper submitted. 4. Any plan to use an AI tool should ensure that the tool is reliable and suitable for the intended use and that the terms that apply to the tool offer adequate security, confidentiality, and intellectual property rights protections. 5. Currently, MJQR does not allow the production and editing of photos, figures, or original research data using generative AI. Any feature that is added, hidden, moved, eliminated, or added to an image or figure is referred to as "manipulation." 6. Any use of generative AI and AI-assisted technologies in research should always be done under human supervision and in full transparency. 7. Authors should not submit papers that use generative AI technologies in ways that take the place of their primary roles as researchers and authors. For example as: the creation of writing or code without thorough editing, the creation of synthetic data without a sound approach to replace missing data, or the creation of any erroneous information, including extra materials or abstracts. 8. The following AI applications are allowed: (i) Idea generation and idea exploration (ii) Language improvement and enhancement (iii) Interactive online search with LLM-enhanced search engines (iv) Literature classification (v) Coding assistance 9. Authors should not submit research works in which they have substituted key researcher and author duties with the usage of generative AI technologies, such as the creation of writing or code without thorough editing, the creation of synthetic data without a sound approach to replace missing data and the creation of any erroneous information, including extra materials or abstracts. 10. Examples of Generative AI tools currently accepted include ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Claude, NovelAI, Jasper AI, DALL-E, Midjourney, Runway, Quillbot, Grammarly, Jenny etc.