Nik Ahmad Hisham Ismail obtained his B. Arts in Economics and Geography from California States University of Fresno in the United States of America. He furthered his studies in M.Sc. in Curriculum and Instructions the at University of California Los Angeles in the USA. Upon his completion of his M.Sc, he returned to Kuala Lumpur to join the Department of Education at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1990.
Later in 1996, he continued his studies in Ph.D in Education focusing on Social Psychology in Education at the Institute of Education University College London. Upon completion of his Ph.D, he returned to IIUM and joined the Institute of Education, IIUM as the Director, Centre for Teaching and Learning. Later, he was assigned as the Director of the Institute of Education, IIUM in 2008.
Presently, Dr Nik Ahmad Hisham is a Professor at the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling and Dean, Kulliyyah of Education.

• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Advancement of Social Sciences Knowledge ~ Other Advancement of Social Sciences Knowledge n.e.c. - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Educational Psychology - Educational Psychology

ADVANCED MENTAL HEALTH	2016/2017 2018/2019 2012/2013 2017/2018
ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION	2005/2006 2013/2014 2004/2005
DIRECTED RESEARCH PRACTICUM	2003/2004 2002/2003 2001/2002
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	2011/2012 2013/2014 2010/2011
GROUP DYNAMICS	2005/2006
HUMAN COGNITION	2009/2010 2004/2005 2001/2002
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & MANAGEMENT	2000/2001
MENTAL HEALTH	2003/2004 2004/2005
MENTAL HEALTH IN SCHOOL	2009/2010 2018/2019 2013/2014 2019/2020 2012/2013 2007/2008 2021/2022 2017/2018 2008/2009 2011/2012 2020/2021
PRACTICUM	2004/2005 2003/2004
PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING	2012/2013
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2001/2002 2003/2004 2002/2003
RESEARCH METHODS IN COUNSELLING	2009/2010
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN EDUCATION	2009/2010 2006/2007 2003/2004 2004/2005 2007/2008 2005/2006 2010/2011
SPIRITUAL DIMENSIONS OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
TEACHING PRACTICE	2011/2012
THEORIES OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT	2006/2007 2011/2012 2005/2006 2008/2009 2010/2011 2003/2004 2002/2003 2007/2008 2004/2005 2013/2014 2009/2010
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY	2010/2011 2001/2002 2012/2013 2004/2005 2014/2015 2008/2009 2017/2018 2019/2020 2007/2008 2020/2021 2011/2012 2018/2019 2009/2010 2015/2016 2016/2017 2005/2006
THEORIES OF PERSONALITY AND PERSONALITY DISORDER	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2013/2014 2011/2012 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021 2021/2022 2012/2013

Completed

2016 - 2019	Communicative English for Tourism Purposes: Training the Local Youths to Promote Places and Products of Interest in Vietnam: Training of the Trainers
2016 - 2016	Aspirasi dan Kemahuan Golongan Profesional Terhadap Pemerintah
2015 - 2015	Kajian Pertimbangan Dasar 60:40 (60:40 Policy Review)Di Bawah Inisiatif PPM#49 Pengukuhan STEM
2015 - 2017	Identification of Political and Leadership Issues among the Voters
2014 - 2015	The Impact of Prestariang's 3P Programme on Participating Institutions
2014 - 2014	Prestariang's 3P Programme: An Assessment of Return on Investment
2014 - 2017	The Islamic Psycho-Spiritual Therapy on Recovering Adolescent Drug Addicts
2014 - 2018	Intrinsic Motivation in Conducting Research among Academic Staff at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
2014 - 2015	Prestariang's Program Pentauliahan Professional [3P]: A Comparative Study
2014 - 2015	Prestariang's Program Pentauliahan Profesional [3P]: A Tracer Study
2013 - 2014	Indicators of Mental Well-Being Among Undergraduate Students at IIUM
2013 - 2014	Best Practices in Digital Citizenship Training Programmes
2013 - 2014	The Impact of Prestariang Systems' Digital Citizenship Training Programme on Student Learning
2013 - 2014	A Qualitative Study on Research Culture at International Islamic University Malaysia
2013 - 2015	A Survey of Research Culture at International Islamic University Malaysia
2012 - 2012	People's Perception and Attitude Toward Government Policy
2012 - 2017	People Perception and Attitude towards Government Linked Agencies
2011 - 2012	The Concept Of Zuhd (asceticism) In Education : An Islamic Reformulation Of Levinson Theory Of Seasons Of Life
2011 - 2012	Cadangan Kajian Impak Transformasi Politeknik Malaysia
2010 - 2011	Pembinaan Negara: Sikap dan Ekspetasi Pelajar Universiti di Malaysia
2010 - 2010	Evaluation of a Study on the Employability of 3P Graduates New Title: Assesment of Prestariang's Training programmes
2008 - 2013	A Study to Develop Indicators for the Evaluation of Islamic Integration in the Academic Curriculum at IIUM
2008 - 2011	Boys at-Risk: A Response to Educational and Social Crisis and Needs in Malaysia
2007 - 2010	New Title: The Concept of Excellence in Teaching and Learning: Best Practices among Educators at IIUM. Original Title: The Concept of Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the Postgraduate Programme at international Islamic University Malaysia.
2007 - 2010	New Title: Tracer Study of The Institute of Education Postgraduate Diploma in Education. Original Title: Tracer Study for Postgraduate Students of the Institute of Education 1990-2006
2005 - 2007	Islamization of Contemporary Knowledge: Analyzing Practices from the Best Teachers at IIUM
2005 - 2006	Islam and Bereavement
2004 - 2005	Evaluation of Postgraduate Programme in Education: Initiating a Benchmarking Exercise
-	KAJI SELIDIK KEPERLUAN TAMAN BIMBINGAN KANAK-KANAK KEMAS
- 2003	Study on Political Gap in Rural Area : KESEDAR
- 2004	2004 Star Voter Survey - The Star

On-Going

2016 - Present	Underlying Dimensions of Egalitarian Education in a Multi-Cultural Society: Aspirations and Challenges of Ethnic Malays' Education
2016 - Present	An Entrepreneurial Education Framework towards Producing Holistic and Employable Students for Malaysian Vocational Colleges
2016 - Present	A Framework for Peace Education for Preschoolers: Bridging the Gap for Conflict Awareness and Resolution.
2015 - Present	Peace Education: Theorizing of and Bridging the Gap for Conflicts Transformation in the Malaysian Secondary School Curriculum. A Case-Based Project
2015 - Present	Kajian Elektoral Malaysia 2015
2013 - Present	The Impact of Prestariang System's Digital Citizenship Training Programme on Participants' Knowledge, Attitude and Skills
2008 - Present	A Survey of Voters Behaviours in the State of Kelantan and Perlis in the General Election 2008
2007 - Present	Graduateness Research Unit (GRU)
2004 - Present	Electoral Studies Research Unit

11 Dec, 2014

Penyelidik Kebangsaan - Ministry of Education

National

Article

2020	A critical appraisal of Freud’s ideas on man and personality. Journal of Contemporary Development & Management Studies, 8 () pp. 14-39
2020	Psychological adjustment of Muslim Chinese international students in Malaysia. International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counselling, 5 (34) pp. 60-79
2020	The relationship between self-efficacy and mental health among teachers' sample at al-Batinah North governorate the Sultanate of Oman = فاعلية الذات وعلاقتها بالصحة النفسية لدى عينة من معلمي محافظة الباطنة شمال بسلطنة عمان. International e-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences, IV (16) pp. 557-573
2020	Validation of egalitarian education questionnaire using Rasch measurement model. Journal of Applied Measurement, 21 (1 (Spring)) pp. 1-10
2019	Challenges of offering peace education among educational leaders: a case study of Malaysian public primary school. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 3 (1) pp. 57-71
2019	Factors that influence Malay teachers' attitude towards egalitarian education in multiracial society. British Journal of Education, 7 (7) pp. 89-96
2018	The Psychometric Properties of an Intrinsic Motivation Scale in Conducting Research: The Application of Rasch Measurement Model. The Journal of Social Sciences Research, () pp.
2017	Islamization of knowledge in the curriculum among academics at the International Islamic University Malaysia: a structural equation modeling (SEM) approach. Al-Shajarah, Special Issue Education () pp. 53-76
2016	Development of integrative Islamic personality model. İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi (Journal of Human Science and Social Research), 5 (5) pp. 1324-1332
2016	Discovering the self in Islam: Self-striving, self-regard, and self-neglect. Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, 5 (1) pp. 1-9
2016	Praktis dan penanda aras Islamisasi ilmu dalam kalangan akademik Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia (UIAM) = The practice and benchmarking of the Islamization of knowledge among the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Academic Staff. MANU: Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa (PPIB), (24) pp. 147-159
2016	Psychometric properties of a digital citizenship questionnaire. International Education Studies, 9 (3) pp. 71-80
2016	The influence of self-regard on response of belief in God and awareness of prophetic teaching. Journal of Education and Learning, 10 (3) pp. 208-217
2016	The relations between Islam and secularism: the impact of social behavior in Turkey. International Education Studies, 9 (8) pp. 66-74
2015	Blackboard use by faculty members in the Colleges of Applied Sciences in the Sultanate of Oman. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 3 (4) pp. 26-40
2015	Development and initial validation of integrative Islamic personality inventory. Advances in Environmental Biology, 9 (8) pp. 163-170
2015	Homosexuality as a phenomenon. International Journal of Technical Research and Applications , 25 () pp. 34-42
2015	Integrative islamic personality inventory: development and validation. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 3 (2) pp. 113-130
2015	Muslim Religious Openness and Ilm: Relationships with Islamic Religious Reflection, Religious Schema, and Religious Commitments in Malaysia. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 37 (3) pp. 295-320
2015	Rediscovering Roger's self theory and personality. Journal of Educational, Health and Community Psychology, 4 (3) pp. 28-36
2015	Students` Islamic personality on amanah: a structural modelling approach. Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 23 (1) pp. 129-138
2015	The integration of knowledge among academics at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). International Journal of Islamic Thought, 4 (1) pp. 113-122
2014	Challenges of using ICT in assessing and developing students' affective domain in education. Journal of Education and Vocational Research, 5 (3) pp. 143-150
2014	Shifting paradigms in the study of personality: a retrospective survey of western ideas. Journal of Islam in Asia, 11 (2) pp. 158-183
2014	Sikap guru-guru agama Sekolah Rendah Agama terhadap profesion perguruan: satu kajian di Sekolah-sekolah Jabatan Agama Islam Selangor. MANU Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu & Bahasa, 20 () pp. 187-205
2013	A critical appraisal of Freud’s ideas on man and personality. Journal of Islam in Asia, 10 (1) pp. 122-150
2013	An exposition of Iqbal’s ideas on human nature and personality. International Journal of Islamic Thought, 2 () pp. 15-34
2013	Effective and Ordinary Teachers: Voices of Male Students Toward Their Teachers. Jurnal Pengurusan dan Kepimpinan Pendidikan, 25 (01) pp. 105-117
2012	A comprehensive approach in developing akhlaq: a case study on the implementation of character education at Pondok Pesantren Darunnajah. Multicultural Education and Technology Journal, 6 (2) pp. 77-86
2012	Islamic preventive measures on premarital teen sex: a religious model. Academic Research International (ARInt.), 3 (2) pp. 427-443
2012	Islamic psychology and the call for Islamization of modern psychology = Psikologi Islam dan panggilan bagi pengislaman psikologi moden. Journal of Islam in Asia, 9 (1) pp. 156-183
2012	Islamic psychology and the call forislamization of modern psychology. Journal of Islam in Asia, 9 (1) pp. 156-183
2012	Teaching quality and performance among experienced teachers in Malaysia. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 37 (11) pp. 85-103
2011	Invariance of an extended technology acceptance model across gender and age group. US-China Education Review, 8 (3) pp. 339-345
2010	Faculty's acceptance of computer based technology: cross-validation of an extended model. Australasian Journal of Education Technology (AJET), 26 (2) pp. 268-279
2010	Social problems and its relationship with family institution in FELDA settlements: the local perspectives. European Journal of Social Sciences, 14 (3) pp. 369-386
2009	Undergraduate students' sense of efficacy, satisfaction with, and use of information technology. Educational Awakening : Journal of the Educational Sciences, 1 (3) pp. 73-79
2007	General election 2004 : empirical validation of voting pattern in Malaysia. Intellectual Discourse, 15 (1) pp. 1-14
2005	Psycho-legal readiness of women volunteers in combating drug abuse in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Social Policy and Society, 2 () pp. 17-32
2004	The needs of the Malaysian youth with reference to a focus group. Muslim Education Quarterly, 21 (3&4) pp. 47-61
2003	Integration and internalisation in the inter-group relations in institutions of tertiary education : a case study of the International Islamic University Malaysia. Muslim Education Quarterly, 20 (1&2) pp. 52-66

Conference or Workshop Item

2017	Research culture among academics at higher education institutions: a case study at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: International conference on lifelong learning for Islamic education,
2016	Aspiration, equality, and privilege in education: Exploring an alternative education model for the Malays. In: The International Conference on Education 2016,
2016	Students' Islamic personality on ibada: A structural equation model. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences (GCBSS-2016) on “Contemporary Issues in Management and Social Sciences Research”,,
2016	Students' Islamic Personality on Ibada: A Sturctural Modelling Approach. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Science-2015,
2016	Students' Islamic personality on ibadah: A structural modelling approach. In: 3rd Global Conference on Business and Social Sciences (GCBSS-2016) on “Contemporary Issues in Management and Social Sciences Research”,,
2015	Politik, kepimpinan dan isu-isu semasa: dapatan perbincangan kumpulan fokus di Kelantan, Terengganu dan Pahang. In: Pembentangan Data dan Analisis Awal Kajian Elektorla Malaysia 2015,
2015	Traits of popular children: a case study. In: 2 nd International Conference in Education, Psychology, and Social Science(ICEPSS) International Researce Enthusiast Society Inc. (IR,
2014	Challenges, trends in curriculum development and benchmarking of institute of higher learning in developing countries. In: The 2nd International Conference on Education and Language,
2014	Man: a contrastive analysis between western and Islamic psychologies. In: International Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition 2014 (IRIIE2014),
2014	National reconciliation. In: Seminar on National Reconciliation,
2014	Research culture: An indispensible practice for progress?. In: International Academic Conference on Social Science and Humanities 2014,
2013	A RASCH Analysis of indicators for the evaluation of Integration of Knowledge in the curriculum among academia at the International Islamic University Malaysia. In: 1st World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation of Acquired Human Knowledge (FWCII 2013),
2013	Assessment of postgraduate programs in education in Malaysia. In: National Training for Higher Education Planning, Curricula Development, Resources Management and Diversification,
2013	Curriculum implementation. In: National Training for Higher Education Planning, Curricula Development, Resources Management and Diversification,
2013	Elements or components of curriculum development: a quest for excellence in higher education. In: National Training for Higher Education on Planning, Curricula Development, Resources Management and Diversification,
2013	Governance for higher education. In: National Training for Higher Education Planning, Curricula Development, Resources Management and Diversification,
2013	Issues, trends and challenges: a case of IHL in developing nations. In: National Training for Higher Education Planning, Curricula Development, Resource Management and Diversification and Diversification.,
2013	Man: a contrastive analysis between Western and Islamic psychologies. In: 3rd Malaysian Psychological Conference, Psychology: Present and Future,
2013	Mission and functions of higher education. In: National Training for Higher Education Planning, Curricula Development, Resources management, and Diversification,
2013	The perceptions and practices of the integration of knowledge amongst the academics of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). In: 1st World Congress on Integration and Islamicisation of Acquired Human Knowledge (FWCII 2013),
2013	Validity of factor structure of the TVET graduates's job performance inventory. In: The European Conference on Education 2013,
2012	Developing indicators for evaluating the integration of Islamic values in the academic curriculum at International Islamic University Malaysia: a preliminary findings. In: 8th World Conference on Muslim Education 2012,
2012	Pembinaan Negara: sikap dan ekspektasi pelajar universiti di Malaysia. In: Seminar Hasil Penyelidikan Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi: Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan,

Book

2014	English preschool 4 years (Second edition). IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-19-6
2014	Science preschool 4 years. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-24-0
2013	Asas al-Qur'an prasekolah 4 tahun. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-23-3
2013	Bahasa Arab prasekolah 4 tahun. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-18-9
2013	Bahasa Arab prasekolah 5 tahun. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-15-8
2013	Bahasa Malaysia prasekolah 4 tahun. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-20-2
2013	Bahasa Malaysia prasekolah 5 tahun. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-11-0
2013	English preschool 5 years. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-09-07
2013	Jawi prasekolah 5 tahun. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-16-5
2013	Mathematics preschool 5 years. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-10-3
2013	Montessori preschool 4 years. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-22-6
2013	Pendidikan Islam prasekolah 4 tahun. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-21-9
2013	Pendidikan Islam prasekolah 5 years. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-13-4
2013	Pre-numbers preschool 4 years. IIUM Educare Sdn. Bhd., ISBN: 978-983-3911-17-2
2013	Science preschool 5 years. IIUM EDUCARE, ISBN: 978-983-3911-12-7
2011	Hala tuju bidang kaunseling di Malaysia. Penerbit Universiti Putra Malaysia, ISBN: 978-983-3663-99-6
2011	Nation building: education for elites: a case study of residential secondary schools in Malaysia. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN: 9783639361599
2010	Kajian keberkesanan program dakwah di sekolah-sekolah menengah Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia. Centre for Teaching and Learning, Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN:
2007	Belia tidak berpersatuan: laporan kajian. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789834229207

Book Section

2016	Elite education and education for social progression. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-202-4, pp. 81-94
2016	Elite education and education for social progression. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-202-4, pp. 81-94
2016	Exploring parent-child relationships of Malay-female adolescents who had engaged in pre-marital sex. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-209-3, pp. 79-95
2016	Exploring parent-child relationships of Malay-female adolescents who had engaged in pre-marital sex. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-209-3, pp. 79-95
2016	Mental health amongst undergraduate students at IIUM. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-209-3, pp. 45-78
2016	Mental health amongst undergraduate students at IIUM. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-209-3, pp. 45-78
2016	Parental divorce and its effects on the psychological well-being of children. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 125-159
2016	Parental divorce and its effects on the psychological well-being of children. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 125-159
2016	Plagiarism in academic writing among students of higher learning institutions in Malaysia.. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-204-8, pp. 121-138
2016	Religion and spirituality in chronic illnesses: a case study of three living related kidney transplant recipients. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 27-47
2016	Religion and spirituality in chronic illnesses: a case study of three living related kidney transplant recipients. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 27-47
2016	The effect of parental divorce on the psychological well-being of muslim youth: implications for counseling and psycho-theraphy. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 167-199
2016	The effect of parental divorce on the psychological well-being of muslim youth: implications for counseling and psycho-theraphy. In: Institut Terjemahan dan Buku Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-460-205-5, pp. 167-199
2014	Indicators of integration of Islamic values in human knowledge. In: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: 978-3-662-47489-1, pp. 51-63
2011	Historical and philosophical development of personality study. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180157, pp. 13-37
2011	Human nature in Islam. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180157, pp. 73-92
2011	The experience of Islamization of Knowledge at the International Islamic University Malaysia: successes and challenges. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-0225-21-0, pp. 91-110
2009	Benchmarking of postgraduate programmes in education in Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789675272066, pp. 37-54
2009	Pola pergerakan bekas-bekas murid sekolah menengah kebangsaan agama 1978-2004. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789833855780, pp. 325-331