Development of an Organisational Framework for Madrasah Education in Sri Lanka

Mohamed Rislan; Zuraidah Abdullah; Mohammad Ismath Ramzy

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI33.7073

Authors

Mohamed Rislan Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Zuraidah Abdullah Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Mohammad Ismath Ramzy Faculty of Education, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v10iSI33.7073

Keywords:

Madrasah, Organisational Framework, Sri Lanka; Education

Abstract

Madrasah education in Sri Lanka has been studied for a long time, but no organisational framework has been proposed yet. This study is aimed at developing an organisational framework for madrasah education. A Nominal group technique, Interpretive structural modelling, and Fuzzy Delphi methods are used to design, develop and evaluate the framework. Nineteen subject matter experts were involved in this study. The proposed framework comprises five authority levels of ten domains with thirty influential elements. The domains and framework achieved 100% agreement among experts. The organisational framework can solve the madrasah's real-world challenges with robust theoretical underpinning and practical and actionable solutions.

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