CASEH PUBLICATION

TITLE: PROSIDING SIMPOSIUM CROSS-CULTURAL HERITAGE INDONESIA- MALAYSIA 2025 MEMARTABATKAN SILANG SILANG IDENTITI BUDAYA ETNIK JAWA NUSANTARA DI MALAYSIA DAN INDONESIA

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN : 978-629-94893-0-6

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

This publication brings together nine papers presented at the Indonesia–Malaysia Cross Cultural Heritage Symposium held on 5 and 6 May 2025, organised by Universitas Nusantara PGRI Kediri in collaboration with partners from Malaysia. The symposium focused on Javanese ethnic heritage in Indonesia and Malaysia, with particular attention to tangible and intangible heritage as well as the process of cultural assimilation within local contexts. Collectively, the papers provide a broad overview of the diverse contributions of Javanese culture that continue to shape the lives of communities in both countries.

The first paper discusses cosmological and aesthetic values in ancient Javanese residential architecture in the Kediri Raya region, which are rooted in philosophy, spirituality, and cultural symbolism. The design of these houses is not merely functional, but also reflects cosmic order, proportion, symmetry, and material aesthetics imbued with mythological and belief-based meanings. This understanding is important as a reference for space planning based on local wisdom and sustainable development. The second paper examines the role of the Jawi and Pegon scripts not merely as writing systems, but as instruments of identity, cultural negotiation, and intellectual expression in the Malay–Indonesian world, thereby enriching the understanding of the Islamisation process in Southeast Asia.

The third paper explores a semiotic analysis of the landscape of traditional Javanese houses in Kediri by interpreting space, materials, plants, and orientation as a system of cultural signs that reflect cosmology, social structure, and spiritual ethics. This is followed by the fourth paper, which discusses the alun-alun (town square) as a public space rich in Kejawen symbolic values and proposes the integration of local values as a foundation for more meaningful and sustainable urban planning.

The fifth paper examines the Javanese diaspora in Malaysia, which has constructed narratives of brotherhood with the Malay community through shared history and experiences, thereby shaping an inclusive Nusantara identity. The sixth paper focuses on the role of the Javanese community in the development of Islam and mosque architecture based on the philosophy of Manunggaling Kawula Gusti, while also emphasising the need for heritage conservation grounded in community participation.

The seventh and eighth papers explain how Kejawen values are assimilated into traditional architecture and the formation of the identity of the city of Kediri through the interaction of natural, political, and technological factors. The ninth paper completes the discussion by highlighting living elements of Javanese culture as the foundation of Kediri’s urban civilisation. Overall, these proceedings affirm the important role of the Javanese ethnic group in identity formation, regional solidarity, and the development of a dynamic and resilient Nusantara culture.

TITLE: SYAIR DANG SIRAT (JOHOR-PATANI) VERSI TRANSKRIPSI DAN ALIH AKSARA

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN : 978-629-94893-1-3

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Old Malay literary manuscripts written in the Jawi script (Arabic-Malay) constitute an intellectual treasure that records the development of language, worldview, and the cultural landscape of the Malay community in earlier times. Through these texts, the aesthetic beauty of traditional literature is reflected, alongside the depiction of networks of thought, cultural interactions, and cross-regional connections that have existed for centuries. However, changes in script, language development, and the evolution of spelling systems have rendered much of these manuscripts increasingly difficult to access for contemporary readers, particularly the younger generation who are newly approaching the study of classical Malay manuscripts.

This book is the result of independent research conducted from 2025 to early 2026, with a special focus on Syair Dang Sirat, also known in some sources as Syair Dang Sarat. The study is based on an old manuscript believed to have been copied around the year 1700, written in Malay using the Arabic-Malay script, and presented in narrative poetry form. In terms of content, the text recounts a ruler of Johor, detailing the dynamics of his household relations with the Queen of Patani and a maid named Dang Sarat within the context of diplomatic relations and royal honor between the two Malay kingdoms.

The manuscript serving as the primary source for this study is preserved in the National Library Board Singapore and is also recorded in the British Library collection under reference number Add MS 12381. The manuscript has been digitized by the holding institution with support from William and Judith Bollinger and is available as a digital document. Copyright for the digitization belongs to The British Library © 2013. However, this copyright does not extend to the transliteration, editing, annotation, interpretation, and scholarly organization contained in this book.

From a codicological and grapho-linguistic perspective, the manuscript exhibits features of classical Jawi writing, with grapheme variations, non-standard spellings, and punctuation marks reflecting the copying conventions of its time. Certain letter forms and word structures indicate the influence of Arabic and Persian, while specific lexical elements suggest layers of historical cultural interactions. The text is classified as Malay poetry and is directly related to the historical study of Johor as well as the tradition of Malay manuscripts in the Malay Peninsula and Patani. The physical characteristics and copying style of the manuscript indicate that it was produced within a tradition possessing aesthetic and symbolic awareness of language.

From a narrative perspective, Syair Dang Sirat presents the dramatic tension between the outward grandeur and inner fragility of a ruler. The story begins in the seventeenth century when a large fleet from Johor sails to Patani to strengthen political ties through royal marriage. However, the journey, intended to symbolize unity and honor, turns into an episode that wounds dignity and leaves a profound mark in historical memory.

The central figure of tension is Dang Sirat, a woman not of royal descent but possessing extraordinary charm through her voice. Her influence over the ruler of Johor is depicted as so strong that it clouds political judgment and state responsibilities. In front of Raja Kuning, the female ruler of Patani portrayed as wise and authoritative, the Sultan’s inner weakness becomes increasingly evident. The conflict peaks when Dang Sirat crosses social and courtly boundaries, triggering a diplomatic crisis that threatens relations between the two states. The conclusion of the poem presents a symbolic punishment more painful than armed conflict, serving as a sign of disgrace and a reminder of how fragile honor can be when a leader loses self-control.

The transcription process in this book was conducted manually, letter by letter, directly from the digital manuscript before transliteration into the Roman script, with efforts to preserve the graphemic and orthographic features of the source text. This approach aims to maintain the visual traces of the original scribe while allowing readers to trace the language structure as reflected in the manuscript. Spellings that appear unusual were not automatically corrected but are explained through footnotes to preserve textual integrity.

Extensive use of footnotes is made to explain terms, expressions, language forms, and cultural references that may pose comprehension challenges. Footnotes serve as a medium for clarification and an intellectual dialogue between the heritage text and contemporary readers, rather than as an intervention into the original content.

Within the framework of New Historicism, literary texts are understood as active components of historical practice. Therefore, Syair Dang Sirat is interpreted as an emotional historical source recording the inner experiences of the Malay community in understanding power, interpreting diplomacy, and upholding honor. This approach allows the relationship between literature and history to be understood as complementary and dynamic.

The efforts of transliteration and footnote preparation in this book strike a balance between philological description and contextual interpretation. While this approach may be considered beyond conventional textual philology, it represents the innovative value of the work: broadening access, expanding readership, and reviving old manuscripts as texts that can be understood, appreciated, and academically discussed.

TITLE: THE ARCHITECTONICS OF LI: ZHU XI'S NEO- CONFUCIANISM AND THE SPATIAL ORDER OF HUIZHOU DWELLINGS

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

ISBN : 978-629-94893-2-0

eISBN: 978-629-92999-3-6

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Architecture, in its most profound historical iterations, is never merely an assembly of tectonic elements or a passive backdrop to human activity; rather, it is the tangible spatial materialisation of cultural ontology. The Architectonics of Li: Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucianism and the Spatial Order of Huizhou Dwellings undertakes a rigorous excavation of the intricate dialectic between metaphysical thought and the built environment. At the epicentre of this scholarly investigation lies a singular, epochal synthesis: the translation of Zhu Xi’s supreme philosophical concept of Li (理)—the underlying, rational principle of the cosmos and human morality—into the vernacular domestic geography of the historical Huizhou region during late imperial China.

Zhu Xi (1130–1200), the paramount architect of Neo-Confucianism, fundamentally reshaped the intellectual and social landscape of East Asia. By synthesising cosmology with ethics, he posited that Li is the indivisible, universal pattern inherent in all things, dictating both the physical laws of nature and the moral imperatives of human relations. To comprehend Li is to align oneself with the cosmic order. Yet, philosophical treatises alone do not sustain societal structures across centuries. Abstract moral precepts require a physical vessel—a spatial theatre—where daily praxis can instil orthodox values. Huizhou, recognised not only as a formidable economic powerhouse fueled by its itinerant merchant class during the Ming and Qing dynasties but crucially as the ancestral homeland of Zhu Xi himself, cultivated a profound lineage culture steeped in this orthodoxy. It is here that the philosophical mandate found its most absolute architectural expression.

The striking aesthetic vernacular of Huizhou architecture has long captivated architectural historians and cultural preservationists alike. Its stark, whitewashed walls soaring against verdant mountains, its dramatic, stepped horse-head gables (matouqiang), and its deeply introverted, shadowy skywells (tianjing) form an iconic visual lexicon. However, a predominantly aesthetic reading obscures a more profound structural reality. This volume contends that the underlying spatial logic of these dwellings demands a rigorous philosophical reading. The Huizhou house is emphatically not a mere shelter; it is a meticulously calibrated microcosm, a pedagogical apparatus designed to enforce and perpetuate the socio-ethical imperatives of Zhu Xi’s Neo-Confucianism.

The core premise of this book—the "architectonics of Li"—asserts that the physical organisation of the Huizhou domestic sphere is a direct, structural analogue to Neo-Confucian moral taxonomy. Through a painstaking analysis of spatial syntax, we reveal how metaphysical virtues were codified into timber framing, brickwork, and spatial voids. The strict axial symmetry of the compound dictates social hierarchy; the progressive sequencing of courtyards regulates access and ritual propriety; the severe spatial delineation of gender and generational boundaries enforces the cardinal human relationships. The ancestral hall, often integrated into or intimately linked with the domestic complex, serves as the spiritual and juridical anchor, physically binding the living inhabitants to an eternal lineage prescribed by Li. In this context, architecture becomes an active agent of moral cultivation, continuously moulding its inhabitants through the silent but ubiquitous dictates of spatial limitation and orientation.

By bridging the disciplinary chasms that have traditionally separated architectural theory, Chinese philosophy, sociology, and cultural anthropology, this book offers a novel hermeneutic framework. Historically, scholars of Chinese philosophy have treated architecture as an incidental artefact, while architectural historians have often engaged with Neo-Confucianism only as a generalised cultural backdrop. The Architectonics of Li rectifies this bifurcation. We position Zhu Xi’s thought not merely as an abstract influence, but as the generative blueprint—the very genetic code—of Huizhou spatiality.

This text addresses a critical lacuna in the English-language scholarship on Chinese architectural history. The ensuing chapters guide the reader through a systematic unearthing of this relationship. We begin by unpacking the metaphysical dimensions of Li and its specific interpretations within Huizhou lineage society. Subsequent chapters offer detailed architectural analyses of extant dwellings, utilising spatial mapping and historical documentation to demonstrate how philosophical theories dictated tectonic choices. Finally, we explore the social ramifications of this spatial order, examining how the architecture functioned during the zenith of the Huizhou merchant era, sustaining patriarchal authority and lineage cohesion even as male heads of household traded far from home. Ultimately, The Architectonics of Li is an invitation to reconsider the profound agency of the built environment. We hope that this interdisciplinary exploration will illuminate the enduring legacy of Neo-Confucian spatial logic, offering scholars, architects, and historians a vital contribution to our understanding of how traditional societies constructed and sustained profound cosmic meaning through the architecture of the everyday.

TITLE: PANDUAN PENYULUHAN DAN PENDAMPINGAN USAHA MIKRO KECIL DAN MENENGAH : PEMBERDAYAAN UMKM DENGAN PENDEKATAN KALSTER UNTUK PENINGKATAN KINERJA (Empowering Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through a Cluster-Based Approach to Enhance Performance)

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-94893-9-9

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) play a crucial role in economic development by generating employment opportunities, fostering innovation, and contributing significantly to national income. However, many MSMEs face persistent challenges, including limited access to markets, technology, financing, managerial capabilities, and business networks. These constraints often hinder their growth and competitiveness in increasingly dynamic economic environments. This study examines the implementation of a cluster-based empowerment approach as a strategic framework for improving MSME performance through systematic extension and mentoring activities.

The cluster approach emphasises collaboration among geographically concentrated enterprises operating within similar or related sectors. By encouraging collective action, knowledge sharing, resource optimisation, and stronger linkages with supporting institutions, clusters can create a more conducive ecosystem for business development. Through structured counselling, capacity-building programs, and continuous mentoring, MSME actors are equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to enhance productivity, product quality, innovation, and market access.

This study explores the role of extension services and mentoring programs in facilitating business transformation within MSME clusters. The framework highlights the importance of stakeholder engagement, including government agencies, financial institutions, academic organisations, and industry partners, in providing technical assistance and sustainable support mechanisms. The findings suggest that MSMEs participating in cluster-based development initiatives demonstrate improved operational efficiency, stronger market competitiveness, increased networking opportunities, and better adaptability to changing economic conditions.

Furthermore, the study underscores the significance of integrating empowerment strategies with local economic potentials to ensure long-term sustainability and inclusive growth. The cluster-based approach not only strengthens individual enterprises but also contributes to regional economic resilience through collective advancement. Therefore, effective extension and mentoring programs within MSME clusters can serve as a practical model for enhancing business performance, promoting entrepreneurship, and supporting sustainable economic development in both urban and rural contexts.

TITLE: SOVEREIGNITY, LAW GOVERNANCE AND JUSTICE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-94893-5-1 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Institutionalising the law and safeguarding justice requires a rigorous understanding of sovereignty, governance, and legal administration. These core principles form the bedrock of an effective legal system, one capable of maintaining public order, upholding equity, and advancing the rule of law. This volume was compiled specifically to interrogate and illuminate these foundational issues.

It opens at a critical juncture where conventional categories of legal scholarship (labour law, contract, criminal procedure, and constitutional design) are being tested on multiple fronts simultaneously. Rapidly evolving digital platforms outpace traditional regulation, climate and security pressures disregard national borders, and persistent tensions endure between state legislation and the customary, religious, and communal orders shaping daily life across Southeast Asia. Rather than proposing sweeping resolutions to these complex dynamics, the twenty-one chapters in this collection examine specific, bounded controversies (a contested statute, a disputed doctrine, or a documented institutional failure) through doctrinal, comparative, and empirical legal analysis.

The volume is structured around four interconnected thematic clusters. The first explores social justice within formal legal and economic frameworks, examining worker protections against unfair dismissal, the distributive logic of Islamic economics, and the contractual mechanisms of consent and accountability under Sharia law. The second investigates how religious and customary legal systems adapt to modern regulatory and commercial landscapes, spanning the extension of Sharia principles into digital commerce, halal certification, and creative-economy licensing, as well as the ongoing friction between Indonesian customary law and the state legal order. The third cluster addresses cross-border governance challenges, including transboundary haze pollution, regional security architectures in Southeast Asia, the securitisation of refugee movements, and the erosion of press freedom amid armed conflict. The fourth cluster turns to institutional accountability toward those least equipped to enforce their own rights, such as children, persons with disabilities, and rural communities, culminating in an examination of systemic violence and regulatory gaps within residential religious education.

Two overarching methodological commitments unite these studies. The first is a refusal to treat law as a self-contained system. Contributors integrate political theory, linguistics, and organizational sociology alongside statutory and case analysis, demonstrating that legal doctrine is best understood in active dialogue with the social forces it seeks to regulate. The second is a commitment to comparative and cross-jurisdictional reading. By placing studies from Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei Darussalam, the Philippines, Myanmar, and the broader ASEAN region side by side, the volume allows readers to trace recurring questions of accountability, sovereignty, and the limits of formal legal authority across distinct national and doctrinal contexts.

This collection makes no claim to present a unified theory of law and governance in contemporary society. Instead, it offers something more practical and enduring: a series of carefully argued interventions into live legal controversies, written largely by scholars and practitioners working within the very jurisdictions and institutions they analyze. Readers are invited to engage with the text either thematically or sequentially, treating each chapter’s conclusions not as a final word, but as an open invitation to further debate.

TITLE: EDUCATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY: CURICULUM, PEDAGOGY AND DIGITAL LEARNING INNOVATION

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-94893-6-8 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Education systems across Southeast Asia and the Pacific are being reshaped simultaneously by curricular reform, digital transformation, and heightened attention to student wellbeing. The chapters gathered in this volume were selected to reflect that convergence, drawing on original research conducted in Indonesian primary and secondary schools, Malaysian and Filipino higher education institutions, and communities across Fiji and the wider Pacific.

The volume opens with several chapters that take a bird's-eye view of research trends themselves, using bibliometric and systematic-review methods to map scholarship on dual language education, discovery learning, and contemporary Islamic education. It then moves into studies grounded in specific classrooms and curricula, examining how teachers in Indonesia are implementing the Merdeka Curriculum, integrating Pancasila values and local wisdom (including Hamzanwadi and Riau Malay traditions) into instruction, and reorienting Arabic-language teaching toward twenty-first-century competencies such as STEAM integration and digital literacy.

A substantial cluster of chapters addresses English language teaching and learning, spanning vocabulary acquisition through Kahoot! and Wordwall.net, speaking proficiency through role-play, peer storytelling, and the dictogloss method, and self-efficacy and anxiety among EFL learners. Related chapters extend this attention to digital and data-driven approaches to education more broadly, including clustering-based frameworks for personalised learning and podcast-based instruction in English for Specific Purposes.

The closing chapters turn to the psychosocial dimensions of student life: academic procrastination, fear of missing out, peer interaction, and the use of psychodrama, game-based guidance media, and cognitive-behavioural techniques to support adolescent mental health and learning engagement.

Read together, these thirty-five chapters do not offer a single unified theory of education. Instead, they offer something arguably more useful to practitioners and policymakers alike: a detailed, multi-site record of how curriculum reform, digital innovation, and student wellbeing are actually being negotiated in classrooms and communities across the region today.

TITLE: NURTURING FUTURE CITIZENS: CHARACTER, CIVIC EDUCATION AND HUMAN GROWTH

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-94893-7-5 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Education is never merely a technical enterprise. Behind every curriculum document, every lesson plan, and every classroom routine lies an implicit answer to a much older question: what kind of human being, and what kind of citizen, are we trying to bring into the world? This volume takes that question as its point of departure. Nurturing Future Citizens: Character, Civic Education and Human Growth gathers the work of scholars, teacher educators, classroom practitioners, and counsellors who share a common conviction, namely that character formation, civic capability, and human flourishing are not separate agendas competing for space in an already crowded school day, but three dimensions of a single educational task. The urgency of that task is not difficult to demonstrate. Across Southeast Asia and beyond, education systems are being asked to re spond simultaneously to demographic transition, rapid digitalisation, widening inequality, ecological pressure, and a marked erosion of public trust in shared democratic institutions. 

The volume brings together contributions from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bhutan, together with studies whose frame of reference is explic itly global. This comparative breadth is deliberate. It allows the reader to see how a shared set of concerns is refracted through very different national philosophies of education, and it guards against the assump tion that any single model of civic formation is universally applicable. The chapters vary considerably in method, encompassing systematic literature reviews, classroom experiments, correlational studies, qual itative case studies, narrative and discourse analysis, and conceptual model-building. That methodological plurality is itself instructive, since it reflects the genuinely interdisciplinary character of the field. Although the chapters may be read in any order, several thematic clusters emerge. 

The first cluster addresses the philosophical and spiritual foundations of character education. Chapters in this group examine the Bhutanese articulation of Gross National Happiness and emotional intelligence as a model of compassionate leadership, the synthesis of Qur’anic ethos and scientific and technological competence as a foundation for democratic citizenship, the reconstruction of a theology of work as a pedagogical basis for Christian education, the cultivation of moral character through Aqidah–Akhlak instruction, the relevance of prophetic educational philosophy to lifelong learning, and the implementation of character education grounded in Divine values within the framework of Pancasila and citizenship education. What unites these otherwise distinct traditions is a refusal to treat values as a decorative supplement to instruction. In each case, the ethical and spiritual dimension is presented as constitutive of educational purpose rather than incidental to it. 

A second cluster concerns culture, identity, and the politics of locality. Here the reader will find a conceptual framework for preserving cultural identity in local culture-based elementary teacher education, a decennial systematic review mapping the theoretical fragmentation and methodological state of culture-based education research worldwide, a quantitative mapping of global citizenship awareness among civic education students, an account of the campus as a site where national integration is practised, and an analysis of cinematic narrative as a pedagogical resource for teaching national unity. Collectively, these chapters interrogate the relationship between the local and the global, and they resist the false choice between cultural rootedness and cosmopolitan openness. 

A third cluster turns to curriculum, pedagogy, and instructional innovation. Contributors examine the opportunities and constraints of the Merdeka Curriculum, the integration of STEM and STEAM approaches, gamified civic learning through interactive quiz platforms, the demonstration method as a means of making abstract civic concepts visible, cooperative learning structures in the primary classroom, nature-based learning as a route to civic confidence, role-playing as a vehicle for understanding diversity, and the use of social media and Instagram as sites of authentic democratic practice. These 3 chapters share a practical orientation. They report what was attempted, what changed, and what did not, and they are candid about the conditions under which promising methods fail. 

A fourth cluster is concerned with care, wellbeing, and inclusion. It includes studies of the free nutritious meal programme and its re lationship to cognition, concentration, memory, and higher-order thinking; anti-drug education as character formation; adolescent smoking behaviour and the role of guidance and counselling teachers; the effectiveness of behaviour contracts in reducing truancy; counsel ling services as an instrument of gender equality; the psychological and social consequences of alcohol consumption among students; the learning motivation of children left behind by migrant workers; tradi tional play as a medium for building self-esteem; the cultivation of nationalist behaviour among students with intellectual disabilities; and the contribution of Freirean thought to community-based inclusive education. These chapters make visible a truth that policy discourse often obscures, namely that inclusion is not achieved by declaration but by the patient, unglamorous work of adjusting institutions to the actual lives of the young people within them. 

A fifth cluster attends to teachers themselves, both as professionals and as persons, and to the digital conditions under which they now work. Contributors consider academic and professional competencies in the digital era, teachers as motivators and the constraints they face, the formation of professional identity during the transition from student to teacher in early childhood education, perceptions of outcome-based education among lecturers without pedagogical training, strategies for fostering students’ confidence in expressing their opinions, parental digital literacy in the face of synthetic media, and the ethical governance of artificial intelligence. Taken together, they insist that no reform can outrun the capacity, wellbeing, and moral seriousness of the teaching workforce charged with enacting it. 

TITLE: CLASSROOM PRACTICES: CIVIC STRATEGIES AND SOCIAL ACTION

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-94893-8-2 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

Education is never merely a technical enterprise. Behind every curriculum document, lesson plan, learning method, counselling intervention, and school routine lies a practical question: what knowledge, character, behaviour, and capacity for participation should education help young people develop? This volume, Classroom Practices: Civic Strategies & Social Action, takes that question as its point of departure. It brings together twenty-two chapters that examine educational practice across classrooms, schools, counselling settings, student organisations, madrasahs, special education, and higher education, with particular attention to Pancasila and Citizenship Education, character formation, learning processes, student wellbeing, and the social conditions in which education takes place.The urgency of these questions is visible in the everyday problems addressed by the contributors. Teachers work with students who may struggle with learning outcomes, reading comprehension, confidence in expressing opinions, discipline, attendance, bullying, risk behaviour, or motivation. At the same time, schools and universities are responding to rapid digital change, the growing presence of artificial intelligence, the difficulty of distinguishing reliable information from synthetic content, and the need to prepare students for participation in increasingly complex social environments. These challenges cannot be understood solely as matters of academic achievement. They involve behaviour, relationships, values, communication, identity, responsibility, and the capacity to act with others.

The chapters collected here suggest that classroom practice is one of the principal places where these dimensions meet. A demonstration method can make an abstract civic concept more visible; cooperative learning can connect comprehension with participation and individual accountability; role-playing can allow students to encounter diversity through active experience; and structured guidance can provide practical responses to truancy and bullying. Other studies show how character education is connected with anti-drug programmes, discipline, nationalist behaviour, religious and moral instruction, and the development of self-esteem. In this sense, education is not only about transferring information. It is also about creating repeated opportunities for students to practise ways of thinking and acting.

Read together, these chapters present education as a process that connects learning with social action. Academic outcomes remain important, but they do not exist in isolation from confidence, discipline, wellbeing, communication, identity, ethical judgement, and participation. A student who learns to express an opinion, cooperate with peers, respond to difference, manage behaviour, participate in an organisation, evaluate digital information, or support another student is developing capacities that extend beyond a single lesson. Likewise, a school that creates conditions for these experiences is doing more than delivering a curriculum; it is shaping the social environment in which students learn how to live with others.

The methodological diversity of the volume reflects the complexity of these questions. The contributors use quasi-experimental and correlational designs, qualitative case studies, ethnographic approaches, phenomenological perspectives, and systematic literature reviews. Some chapters focus on measurable changes in learning outcomes; others seek to understand perceptions, experiences, institutional practices, or patterns across existing scholarship. These approaches answer different kinds of questions and should be interpreted within their respective contexts. The value of bringing them together lies in allowing findings from one kind of inquiry to be considered alongside evidence produced through another.

The editors have therefore not sought to impose a single theoretical orthodoxy on the collection. The volume brings together pedagogical, psychological, linguistic, civic, moral, organisational, and technological perspectives. Its central commitment, however, is clear: educational practice has consequences beyond immediate classroom performance. The methods teachers choose, the support institutions provide, the opportunities students receive to participate, and the ways schools respond to contemporary social problems all contribute to the formation of learners as capable and responsible members of their communities.

Several limitations should be acknowledged. Many of the empirical studies are situated in particular schools, districts, or institutions, and their findings should not automatically be generalised beyond the contexts in which they were produced. Some studies are also limited by the scale of their participants or the duration of observation. Literature-based studies depend on the scope and quality of the available research. These boundaries do not diminish the value of the contributions; rather, they clarify how the findings should be used. The chapters provide evidence and grounded examples that can inform comparison, adaptation, and further inquiry.

This book is intended for a mixed readership. Teachers and school leaders may find practical strategies and examples that can be adapted to their own settings. Teacher educators and counsellors may find cases that illuminate the relationship between pedagogy, student behaviour, and professional practice. Researchers and postgraduate students may find methodological approaches and questions for further study. Policymakers and educational institutions may find evidence relevant to discussions of citizenship education, character formation, digital literacy, inclusion, discipline, and student wellbeing.

TITLE: SOVEREIGNTY, GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-92999-0-5 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

The twenty-first century has unsettled many of the assumptions that once anchored the study of sovereignty, security, and international order. Great-power competition has resurfaced alongside non-traditional threats that do not respect the neat boundaries of classical security studies: pandemics, climate disruption, cyber intrusion, disinformation, and the securitisation of technology itself. This volume gathers a wide range of contributions from scholars and emerging researchers who examine these shifting dynamics from multiple vantage points – the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia – and through multiple theoretical lenses, from neorealism and securitisation theory to human security and constructivist approaches to diplomacy.

The book is organised so that each chapter can be read as a self-contained case study while contributing to a cumulative picture of how security is being reconceptualised in the twenty-first century. Readers will find recurring theoretical threads – neorealism and the balance of power, securitisation theory, human security, and constructivist accounts of diplomacy – applied to a deliberately diverse set of empirical settings.

TITLE: THE WEALTH OF SOVEREIGNS: TRADE, RADICAL INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

PUBLICATION: Centre of Conservation for Sustainable Ethnic Heritage (CASEH)

eISBN :978-629-92999-1-2 

proceeding.unpkediri.ac.id/index.php/civitas/2026CIVITASbook 

CATALOGUING RECORD : Malaysia National Library (PNM)

YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 2026

BOOK SYNOPSIS: 

The global economy of the twenty-first century is being reshaped by forces that rarely observe national borders or disciplinary boundaries: digital platforms reordering how small enterprises reach their customers, Islamic economic principles offering a distinct ethical grammar for commerce and finance, and the pressures of sustainability and resource governance testing the resilience of communities from Southeast Asia to the Horn of Africa. This volume gathers a wide range of contributions from scholars and emerging researchers who examine these shifting economic dynamics from multiple vantage points – Islamic business standardization and halal industry governance, digital creative economies and e-commerce competitiveness, tourism-based livelihoods, capital markets and taxation, and the fraught politics of natural resource extraction – and through multiple analytical lenses, from Maqasid al-Shariah and institutional economics to financial forecasting and Triple Helix models of innovation.