Saraswathy Thurairaj

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Professor (Assistant) at Tunku Abdul Rahman University

The Malaysian Territorial Army (TA) is a reserve force that serves as the second line of defense after the Malaysian Army, helping protect the country. The TA supports the army and may be called on to defend key interests during conflicts, perform front-line duties when needed, and assist public authorities in search and rescue missions or restorin...

In this study the authors explored the impact of culture upon women entrepreneurs' success within a crosscountry context. This is a theoretical research based on literature review into relevant articles published in significant and high ranked journals, in the last decades (2011-2019). The findings discovered many types of cultures across countries...

Teachers' professional ideology and their involvement in out-of-school hours (OoSH) practices have been questioned in recent times. This study explores how schoolteachers understand their professional ideology in relation to their OoSH practices and how they explain their participation in private tutoring in addition to formal schooling. This study...

The unprecedented growth of technology in all areas of education and industry has greatly impacted the language learning environment, especially via social networking sites (SNSs). Furthermore, judging from the demographic details of account holders, younger and younger people are getting tech savvy and jumping onto the social media bandwagon. It i...

The primary aim of this article is to examine the existing findings of flipped classroom (FC) pedagogy in higher education institutions (HEIs) for teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Relevant studies have been scrutinised based on keywords, such as higher education, online learning, blended or hybrid teaching, flipped classrooms,...

The primary aim of this article is to examine the existing findings of flipped classroom (FC) pedagogy in higher education institutions (HEIs) for teaching English as a foreign language (EFL) context. Relevant studies have been scrutinised based on keywords, such as higher education, online learning, blended or hybrid teaching, flipped classrooms,...

Most entrepreneurs define success as business growth. However, for women entrepreneurs, success incorporates various aspects and meanings. Thus, success is by far one of the most complex concepts in the field of entrepreneurship. Because women entrepreneurs’ success is a multifaceted concept, it has, therefore, multiple interpretations. Moreover, r...

Women entrepreneurs have an essential role for the economic growth of a country. Furthermore, ICTs and new emerging technologies facilitate the increase in number of women entrepreneurs who access education, training, and start their businesses from home. The purpose of this chapter is to investigate the impact of new emerging technologies and ICTs...

The aim of the chapter is to increase the knowledge regarding the methods and styles of learning used by women entrepreneurs in general, and in South East Wales and Malaysia in particular. The research question is What methods and styles of learning do women entrepreneurs employ in their businesses, in general, and specifically in SE Wales and Mala...

The Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Act, 2008 of Malaysia was established to grant disable people the equitable right of access to employment just as a non-disabled person. Although most of the developed and developing countries have established their own comprehensive education blueprint to support the PWDs, their employability is still doubtful....

This chapter aims to explore the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe. Moreover, the authors analyse the existent research and knowledge about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and information communication technologies (ICTs) and raise awareness of their role in supporting women entrepreneurs. The authors attempted systematic and unsyste...

This chapter aims to explore the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe. Moreover, the authors analyse the existent research and knowledge about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and information communication technologies (ICTs) and raise awareness of their role in supporting women entrepreneurs. The authors attempted systematic and unsyste...

Social networking sites (SNSs) have become a major form of communication in today’s day and age whereby language use has been impacted in various areas especially in that of learning and teaching. Young users use literally half their week engaging in SNSs communication, thereby giving rise to a brand of internet slang which is entirely their own. T...

Social networking sites (SNSs) have become a major form of communication in today’s day and age whereby language use has been impacted in various areas especially in that of learning and teaching. Young users use literally half their week engaging in SNSs communication, thereby giving rise to a brand of internet slang which is entirely their own. T...

The unprecedented growth of technology in all areas of education and industry has greatly impacted the language learning environment, especially via social networking sites (SNSs). Furthermore, judging from the demographic details of account holders, younger and younger people are getting tech-savvy and jumping onto the social media bandwagon. It i...