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Item Teachers' TPACK and Technology Integration in Teaching and Learning: A Case Study in The Maldives(2022) Aminath Waseela; އާމިނަތު ވަސީލާA significant policy agenda in the Maldives has recently been directed towards improving education for all by leveraging digital technology. In line with these policy directives, the Ministry of Education has been providing schools with both technology infrastructure and training programs. However, research has shown that the success of technology integration initiatives hinges on the knowledge and skills of teachers to effectively integrate technology in classroom teaching. Consequently, gaining an understanding of teachers' technology knowledge and its integration can provide valuable insights into strategies that can be adopted to enhance teaching, especially in developing country contexts such as the Maldives, where research is limited. This explanatory mixed-method study investigated Maldivian secondary education teachers' knowledge and integration of digital technology in teaching and learning. Specifically, the study explored three research questions: (1) Maldivian in-service teachers’ perceptions of the constructs of the Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge (TPACK) framework, (2) how teachers implement technologies in their classrooms and the perceived impact on students' cognitive engagement, and (3) the factors that influence teachers' technology integration in classroom teaching. Phase one involved survey data from 485 in-service teachers from across the country to understand their perceptions of TPACK constructs. Phase two consisted of qualitative data collected through semi-structured interviews and document artefacts from nine purposively selected teachers representing schools in both the capital city and island communities. The data were analyzed using a tri-theory framework comprising TPACK (Mishra & Koehler, 2006), SAMR (Puentedura, 2012), and Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy (Churches, 2008). Findings indicated that teachers generally had a high perception of TPACK and its related constructs. However, qualitative data revealed that a high perception of TPACK did not necessarily translate into frequent or meaningful technology integration. Teachers often used digital technologies for teacher-centred practices supporting lower-order cognitive skills. Contextual factors—including teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, institutional support, resource availability, time allocation, and national ICT policies—significantly influenced technology integration across micro, meso, exo, and macro levels. This study contributes to the growing body of literature on TPACK by providing insights from a Small Island Developing State (SIDS) context. It also proposes a tri-theory framework combining TPACK, SAMR, and Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy to guide the transformation of pedagogical practices toward meaningful, technology-enhanced learning. Recommendations are made for teachers, school leaders, and policymakers to improve technology-supported teaching and learning in the Maldives.Item Perception and influencing factors of E-cigarette use among young adults in H.Dh. Hanimaadhoo, Maldives(2023) Mohamed, Shaziya; ޝާޒިޔާ މުޙައްމަދުItem Reforming the Maldivian penal code with reference to punishment of imprisonment(Ahmad Ibrahim Kulliyyah of Laws International Islamic University Malaysia, 2020) މުޙައްމަދު ޢައްފާން ޝާފީ; Shaafy, Mohamed AffanThe purpose of this thesis is to identify issues related to the use of imprisonment as a general form of punishment in the Penal Code of Maldives and to propose areas of reforms to the punishment of imprisonment to Maldives. In this study two main areas for reform were identified; firstly, since Maldives is a 100% Islamic country, the philosophies, aims, purposes of punishment and punishment of imprisonment were identified from Islamic Shari’ah. Since confirmation to the tenets of Islam is a requirement for all laws in Maldives by its constitution a Shari’ah punishment benchmark was derived under Article 10 of the Constitution of Maldives 2008. It was established that Shari’ah punishments were of 3 main types in Islamic criminal law, these are hudud (fixed), qisas (retaliatory) and ta’zir (discretionary) punishments. To suggest Shari’ah reforms to the Maldivian Penal Code, Islamic penal systems from Brunei Darussalam and Malaysia were analyzed. Secondly, for the reduction of meting imprisonment as a general form of punishment, different types of alternative punishment forms and application of penal laws were identified from the Nordic region where the penal systems in the Nordic region seldom used imprisonment unless for major crimes; and even in the instances of imprisonment, the punishment is focused on reforming the offender. The Nordic penal punishment model was found to be more compliant with the punishment philosophy of Shari’ah. This research identified that Maldivian Penal Code 9/2014 had imprisonment as a primary punishment form for all types of offences and an unrestricted discretion on punishment was given to judges. It was also found in this study that Maldivian prisons were not suitable to keep prisoners as they are not operated in accordance with laws of Maldives, Shari’ah punishment objectives and international human rights conventions and treaties. To identify areas of punishment reform all the 160 offenses mentioned in the Penal Code of Maldives 9/2014 were analyzed under the Shari’ah benchmark, it was found that offences that are applicable under hudud or qisas categories were allocated imprisonment sentences. In order for the penal laws of Maldives to comply with the Shari’ah benchmark whilst reducing imprisonment as a general form of punishment and introducing alternative punishment forms, it was recognised in this research that Maldives would have to follow a mixed model of a codified Islamisation model in terms of hudud and qisas punishments and a harmonization reformation model in terms of reforms on alternative forms of punishments under ta’zir. The findings of this study will help stakeholders in reforming Maldivian Penal Code with reference to the punishment of imprisonment to be compliant with the Shari’ah, Constitution of Maldives and international best practice