Siti Hajar Abu Bakar

University of Malaya | UM · Department of Social Administration & Justice

This study critically examines how media literacy is vital in empowering women and influencing their use of social media in Bangladesh. The study delves into media literacy as digital skills and contextual knowledge about social media using qualitative methodology, including semi-structured online interviews and thematic analysis. The findings unco...

Evidence concerning the impact of the social capital of older women on labor market outcomes is complex. This article aims to examine and demonstrate the effect of social capital on the re-employability of older retired women in urban China and to reveal the process of accessing their re-employment position via social capital. This paper seizes dat...

Chinese scholars focused on the status of children's subjective well-being. However, one significant gap is the need to measure comprehensive child well-being in China's backward economic rural areas. The study adopted a multidimensional child well-being approach and child-centred perspective to measure rural left-behind children's material, physic...

Educational services are part of the child welfare system and part of social services that are required for street-connected children to enhance their well-being. Negative street life and homelessness influence street-connected children to access educational services. This paper discusses the barriers to educational services encountered by street-c...

This study gives an overview and critical analysis of the recent patterns, causes and consequences of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in online spaces or through technological means in Bangladesh. In recent years, women in Bangladesh have become more exposed to violent stimuli as a result of the widespread use of smartphones and social media. Tradition...

The expansion and development of urban areas require a strategic priority of social sustainability to protect their inhabitants' quality of life and well-being. However, social sustainability in urban areas, particularly in developing regions, becomes more apparent due to the social problems caused by rapid urbanization. The main objective of this...

Social sustainability has become an increasingly global concern, particularly in urban areas, where ensuring the well-being of urban societies is essential. However, the rapid urbanization of Dhaka city, Bangladesh, has transformed it into a prominent global megacity, accompanied by significant social challenges that impact its social sustainabilit...

With cities sprawling and populations booming in developing regions, ensuring social sustainability in urban areas has become more urgent. This study investigates the challenges of implementing social sustainability initiatives for cities in developing countries, focusing on Dhaka as a representative city. A mixed-method approach involving structur...

Social sustainability in socially sustainable urban development is an escalating global concern to ensure the well-being of urban society. Uncontrolled and rapid urbanization has transformed Dhaka into one of the world's largest megacities, leading to severe social problems. Therefore, it influences the city's social sustainability. Due to the lack...

Social sustainability in socially sustainable urban development is an escalating global concern to ensure the well-being of urban society. Uncontrolled and rapid urbanization has transformed Dhaka into one of the world's largest megacities, leading to severe social problems. Therefore, it influences the city's social sustainability. Due to the lack...

Social sustainability in socially sustainable urban development is an escalating global concern to ensure the well-being of urban society. Uncontrolled and rapid urbanization has transformed Dhaka into one of the world's largest megacities, leading to severe social problems. Therefore, it influences the city's social sustainability. Due to the lack...

This chapter presents the people's viewpoint on acid-burned populations. The project aims to understand more about acid attack survivors' struggles to reintegrate into society. What resource shortages do acid victims face while reentering society? The emphasis of this chapter was on public perception and reintegration. These chapters discuss the fu...

Every established care institution should be registered under a body or organization. Therefore, the study was conducted to identify the registration care institutions of orphan and poor child in Terengganu, Malaysia. The study was conducted using a qualitative design through the distribution of questionnaires to 43 institutions in all districts in...

Kemiskinan boleh digambarkan sebagai suatu bentuk kesukaran yang dialami oleh seseorang untuk memenuhi keperluan minimum biologi, sosial, rohani dan budaya seseorang. Gelandangan wanita adalah kelompok marginal yang paling terdedah kepada situasi sukar di mana mereka mengalami kehidupan yang destruktif dan menyedihkan terutamanya disebabkan oleh ke...

Isu gelandangan merupakan suatu isu sosial yang masih memerlukan penelitian mendalam bagi mencari titik penyelesaian. Meskipun pelbagai pihak sama ada kerajaan mahupun bukan kerajaan telah mengambil pelbagai inisiatif untuk menyediakan pusat-pusat pemulihan dan jagaan bagi gelandangan, namun usaha ini seumpama penyelesaian sementara dan tidak bersi...

Imprisonment impacts the life events and turning points of former prisoners upon release. The challenges faced during societal re-integration are contributing factors that shape the life events of former prisoners upon release and subsequently determine their turning point. This study aims to prove that positive life events will cause former prison...

The article derives data from a qualitative study conducted to address the essential skills competency in teaching among social work educators in Malaysian public universities. The study conducted in-depth case interviews with selected lecturers who teach social work education in public universities in Malaysia. The results showed that social work...

Acid violence is not only a violation of human rights, women's rights, and humanity, but also a terrible crime regardless of location. The chapter seeks to concentrate the overall picture with a historical description of acid crime across the world with a succinct and critical review of acid violence from an activist's perspective, including its ba...

As safety and security are essential for creating successful sustainable communities and urban planning, it is important for proper planning of safety and security measures to be implemented to reduce crime in a city. Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) strategies are used in many advanced states to safeguard community members fro...

In recent years, ensuring social sustainability has been a global concern for sustainable urban development in both the academic arena and sustainability science. Many studies have been conducted in this area, but a bibliometric analysis has not yet been done previously. This study identified research streams and research hotspots in the urban soci...

The thesis of this article is that a need-based social intervention to respond to stress faced by informal caregivers could only be drafted after a truthful understanding of antecedent factors contributing to it is achieved. In order to illustrate this thesis, a self-report study was conducted to identify consequences of being fulltime informal car...

The Age-Graded Theory suggests that the causes of premature delinquency and adult deviant behaviour are not the exclusive outcomes of individual characteristics since a particular incident in life can affect individuals, perpetuating their persistency in committing offences. This paper demonstrates that constructive events in life can successfully...

Recidivism is repetitive criminal behaviour that causes ex-prisoners to return to prison. A researcher should highlight this criminal behaviour from various theoretical perspectives to understand recidivism. It suits the nature of recidivism due to personal and environmental factors, making it a highly complex subject. This concept paper used the l...

The concentration of homeless ex-prisoners in the capital city raises personal choice factors for them to migrate repeatedly. Kuala Lumpur is the chosen destination for migration for ex-prisoners after their release from prison. The lack of place to go makes Kuala Lumpur a destination of choice despite living as a homeless person. This qualitative...

ABSTRAK Telefon bimbit merupakan peranti teknologi komunikasi mudah alih yang penting bagi setiap individu di dunia pada masa kini. Ia digunakan sebagai alat untuk melaksanakan pelbagai urusan seharian dan perkhidmatan serta untuk mengakses pelbagai maklumat. Kajian ini menumpukan kepada aksesibiliti dan manfaat telefon bimbit dalam kalangan geland...

Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) is a crime prevention strategy used in many advanced states to safeguard community members from criminal activities. In a non-western setting of Malaysia, individual selected states apply the system to control their crime occurrences. Despite its implementation throughout its municipal councils...

Description: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed signi cant risks to particular communities and individuals, including indigenous communities, migrant workers, refugees, transgender individuals, and the homeless population. The disadvantaged population is overwhelmed by deprivation, inequality, unemployment, and infections, both communicable and non-co...

This insightful book offers practical advice to fieldworkers in social research, enabling robust and judicious applications of research methods and techniques in data collection. It also outlines data collection challenges that are commonly faced when working in the field. Authors address key strategies to tackle the major challenges to fieldwork,...

This book chapter reports the data collection experiences of a study titled “Community-based rehabilitation for acid assault victims of Bangladesh”. The study was conducted in Dhaka and Sylhet, two divisions of Bangladesh. It was a qualitative case study method. In-depth interview, Focus Group Discussion and Key Informant Interviews were used as da...

Abstrak Teori Pengkelasan Umur Sebagai Kawalan Sosial Tidak-Formal menekankan kepentingan perkahwinan sebagai salah satu peristiwa hidup yang penting dan dapat mengubah keputusan individu bagi mengelakkan diri dari aktiviti jenayah. Kertas kajian ini telah bertitik tolak dari sebuah kajian doktor falsafah yang mengkaji tentang pengulangan jenayah y...

The article discusses material deprivation experienced by poor children in Malaysia. The data from a survey of 360 poor Malaysian children, age 9 to 17 years old. The study measured the material deprivation index based on the socially perceived necessities methodology. The findings implied that poor children in Malaysia experienced only a small deg...

This chapter is a PhD research proposal of the first author based on qualitative research design. The study aims at exploring some community-based rehabilitation interventions for the acid victims (women) in Bangladesh. The proposal was submitted by the first author to pursue her PhD studies at the Department of Social Administration and Justice, F...

Abstrak Bekas banduan yang berakhir sebagai gelandangan bukan suatu isu baharu di mana-mana negara di dunia. Kegagalan berintegrasi semula menjadikan mereka sebagai gelandangan. Kesulitan tersebut dirumitkan lagi dengan kewujudan bekas banduan yang terjerumus ke dalam kancah kemiskinan dan kedaifan hingga menyebabkan mereka tidak berupaya untuk kel...

The article discusses material deprivation experienced by poor children in Malaysia. The data from a survey of 360 poor Malaysian children, age 9 to 17 years old. The study measured the material deprivation index based on the socially perceived necessities methodology. The findings implied that poor children in Malaysia experienced only a small deg...

Social work educators’ competency is pivotal in promoting professional social work practices. Effective strategies may improve the competency among social work educators. This study gathered empirical data from a qualitative study conducted among 20 social work educators in Malaysian public universities. The paper derived the strategies from the fi...

The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health problem that has given the greatest challenge for humanity today. This paper discusses the social changes that have taken place on social network density after COVID-19 hit the world. The social network density discussed is based on Social Network Theory according to the current situation that has hit Malays...

Tujuan dan Latarbelakang: Kualiti penyampaian khidmat kerja sosial oleh pegawai kebajikan masyarakat dipengaruhi oleh latar belakang pengetahuan dan kemahiran kerja sosial yang mereka miliki. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tahap pengamalan praktis kerja sosial dalam kalangan pegawai kebajikan di Malaysia. Metodologi: Pendekatan kuantitatif yang...

Homelessness issue among former prisoners in Malaysia upon their release is of great concern. Hence, this study aimed to identify the predominant factors influencing homelessness issue among former prisoners in Malaysia. Imprisonment is usually assumed to be a negative life event and can act as a hindrance for the former prisoner to successfully in...

This chapter is a PhD research proposal of the first author based on qualitative research design. The study aims at exploring some community-based rehabilitation interventions for the acid victims (women) in Bangladesh. The proposal was submitted by the first author to pursue her PhD studies at the Department of Social Administration and Justice, F...

ABSTRAK Kejayaan sistem keadilan jenayah di Malaysia dalam menubuhkan program rumah perantaraan untuk bekas banduan yang dibebaskan harus dibanggakan. Hal ini selari dengan usaha pelbagai negara maju dalam menyediakan sebuah penempatan buat bekas banduan yang dibebaskan dari penjara. Idea utama adalah bagi memastikan transisi bekas banduan berjalan...

This study examines the social causes and effects of corruption on the Nigerian public sector. The study applies the qualitative research method where 19 cases were selected purposively from the Nigerian public sector. Some of the selected cases are key regulatory Federal Government agencies, Education sector, Judiciary, Internal Affairs Ministry a...

Abstrak: Pengangguran dalam kalangan bekas banduan selepas dibebaskan dari penjara membawa kepada kecederungan mereka untuk melakukan jenayah bagi menampung kehidupan mereka. Pebagai faktor pengangguran yang dikenalpasti dari segi rekod jenayah yang dimiliki, stigma majikan dalam mengajikan bekas banduan, tahap pendidikan yang rendah, dan ketiadaan...

This qualitative case study explored the voices of juvenile offenders in Malaysia who were plagued with poverty, and brought to light their plight. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of poverty on the delinquent character and behavioural development of the children on three major crime-enhancing themes – miserable family condition...

Abstrak Kekurangan akses kepada jagaan pemulihan lanjutan menyebabkan bekas banduan yang mempunyai masalah ketagihan dadah berisiko untuk kembali semula kepada penyalahgunaan dadah. Perkembalian kepada ketagihan dadah semula biasanya terjadi disebabkan oleh perasaan gian, ingin mencuba semula, ketiadaan keinginan untuk berhenti yang akhirnya membaw...

Housing does not only serve the basic needs of the citizens, but it is also considered as one of the important features of independent living. A comprehensive literature search revealed that access to housing is vital in the transition to adulthood, mainly to ensure that young adults enjoy a higher quality of life. Young adults face many hardships...

Setiap kanak-kanak berhak memenuhi keperluan asasi masing-masing. Salah satu daripada keperluan asasi mereka adalah menyertai aktiviti sosial yang berlangsung dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Penyertaan sosial merupakan salah satu daripada domain kesejahteraan subjektif. Keperluan kepada penyertaan sosial yang dipenuhi menyumbang kepada kesejahteraan hi...

The need for quality housing is a dream of the younger generation because housing is a basic need in their transition to living independently. The transition to independent living usually occurs due to job demand, family formation, educational reasons and entry to homeownership. Nevertheless, this group of people faces several housing issues, such...

In Islamic Societies, sexuality is a very sensitive topic for many Muslims especially related to sexual intercourse before marriage. This study intends to understand perception of adolescents Malay girls towards premarital sexual decision-making. This preliminary qualitative study was carried out on 2 females who resided in one of the government re...

A study was conducted in 2016 to evaluate the social marketing strategies adopted by the National Blood Centre (NBC) in promoting its blood donation campaign. One part of the research design measured a relationship between socio-demographic profiles and the behaviour of blood donation among Malaysian. Socio-demographic profiles are an important pre...

Purpose This study aims to examine how the relationship between customer accountability and voluntary organizations’ effectiveness is mediated by knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional survey and a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 349 employees of Malaysian voluntary organizations (VOs). Baron an...

Every child is entitled to fulfil his/her basic needs. One of the needs is to participate in social activities. Social participation or engagement is one of the subjective domains of child wellbeing. The fulfil needs’ of the social participation contribute to well-being of the children thus lead them to give active contribution to the society. Arti...

In Malaysia, the National Housing Policy made housing one of the main objectives in fulfilling the needs of the people.Therefore, a study on the status of one housing program for the poor and those from the lower-income bracket, namely the Low-Cost Housing (LCH), in influencing the quality of life of its target group was carried out. A field study...

The objective of this study was to present comparative findings of the decent work practice (the ILO Convention 189) among the migrant domestic workers (MDWs) in two countries e.g., Italy and Singapore. The study covered three main aspects of these decent work practices, such as working hours and annual leave, maternity protection, and minimum wage...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factors affecting co-operatives performance by focussing on the roles of its intangible assets which are in the form of intellectual capital and members’ participation. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires have been distributed among co-operatives board of members of the 100 best co...

The objective of this study was to know the status of the foreign workers' access to public health services in Malaysia based on their utilization pattern. The utilization pattern covered a number of areas, such as frequency of using health services, status of using health services, choice and types of health institutions, and cost of health treatm...

Issues on informal care will be crucial in the future due to social change in and outside the family. Current economic change and increase in quality of health among the population in this country has had a significant impact on family demographics when many people marry at a later age, with few children, or without any children, or even remain unm...

The aim of this study was twofold: to explore the influential factors of parents’ attachment for at-risk children’s antisocial behaviour, and to know the types of children’s antisocial behaviour caused by being a single-parent family. The sample comprised 1,434 secondary school children from the state of Johore, Malaysia. Results from the structure...

Determining the factors that contribute to nonprofit effectiveness is a problematic and puzzling task. In that respect, utilizing the intellectual capital (IC) concept, this paper proposes an analysis of knowledge sharing, collaborative culture, and beneficiary participation as determinants of nonprofit effectiveness. Drawn from quantitative resear...

The objective of this study was to examine the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in the Children Homes under the Social Welfare Department (SWD) in Malaysia. Data was collected from 402 registered children who were staying in six Children Homes across the country. This study employed self-report surveys where multipl...

Brofenbrenner’s theory on Human Ecology postulates that a human interaction with their environment produces certain types of behaviours. This paper examines the effect of social ecology, in particular the family ecology, on girls’ sexual misconduct which later contributed to them being pregnant out of wedlock. The data were from two qualitative stu...

The purpose of this study is to identify the stresses and coping strategies of five mothers in caring for their chronically ill and disabled children. These mothers were receiving services from a nonprofit hospital in Malaysia. Through an in-depth case study design, the findings indicated that emotional stress caused high levels of depression, whic...

The government of Maldives considers that the enjoyment of the highest attainable level of health is a basic right of every citizen. Thus it lays emphasis on the accessibility and affordability of health care services. In order to achieve these objectives, it is very important to expand curative services as well as preventive services in the countr...

Community participation in the local knowledge system (LKS) has been proved successful in the development activities of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs). It is true in the developing countries like Bangladesh, where majority of the people depend on indigenous skills in their livelihoods. But gradually, globalization has become important pr...

This article presents the findings of a self-report study of the consequences of being an informal caregiver in Malaysia. The aim of this exploratory study was to examine Malaysian efforts in assisting informal caregivers, based on an analysis of the issues and concerns raised by the caregivers themselves. Data were obtained from a cross-sectional...

This paper discusses the methodological challenges on education for safe motherhood in Bangladesh with two interventions such as health monitoring and advocacy. This is a case study. Dhaka Ahsania Mission (a non-governmental organization (NGO) implemented these interventions at Hatibhanga Union (the lowest administrative unit) of Dewanganj Upazila...

Number of Malaysian children living at risk of poverty is distressing even though the national rate of poverty in recent years is said to be still in the lower echelon. Researches confirm that poverty has detrimental implications upon children well-being. A survey was conducted with a purpose to explore Malaysian children’s perception and experienc...