Suhailah Hussien graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Human Sciences, majoring in Philosophy from the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1996, then completed her Diploma in Education majoring in English Language and Islamic Studies at the same university in the following year. She won the Best Student Award for English Language specialization. She secured a teaching position at the Department of Education, IIUM in 1998, and pursued her Master of Education in the area of Social Foundations at IIUM. She completed her Master's in 2000 and wrote her thesis on the Teaching of Thinking in the Malaysian context.
Part of her thesis was later published in a book, which was co authored with Prof. Dr. Rosnani Hashim, and became a reference for the Teaching of Thinking in Malaysia. After teaching for two years in the Department of Education, she pursued her Ph.D (Education) in the area of Philosophy of Education, specializing in Critical Pedagogy, in 2002, at the University of Sheffield, UK. She graduated in 2006 and came back to Malaysia to serve the Department of Education.
She is a registered and active member of the Philosophy of Education Society, Great Britain (PESGB), the International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE), and the Qualitative Research Methods Association of Malaysia (QRAM).
Currently, Dr. Suhailah Hussien is an Associate Professor and the Director, Centre for Teaching Thinking (CTT) at the Kulliyyah of Education, IIUM since 2013. CTT was formerly known as the Centre for Philosophical Inquiry in Education (CPIE), and is responsible for the training of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) and inquiry skills among teachers, professionals and students at various levels. She is also acknowledged for her expertise in Thinking and HOTS, and is one of the team members involved in the development of teaching HOTS for the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) in Malaysia.

• Society ~ Education ~ Education Policy - Social foundations of education
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c. - M.Ed and PhD theses in critical thinking for secondary school and higher education respectively
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Other Education n.e.c.
• Social Science ~ Social Science ~ Education ~ Philosophy of Education - Possess a Bachelor in Philosophy, Masters in Social Foundations and PhD in Philosophy of Education

• 2016 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Qualitative Research Association Malaysia (QRAM)
• 2018 - 2021: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE)
• 2018 - 2020: Member of Profesional Body / Association: (Member), Philosophy of Education Society Great Britain

ACTION RESEARCH IN EDUCATION	2010/2011 2007/2008
ADV.SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION	2017/2018
ADVANCE HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION	2016/2017 2020/2021
ADVANCED HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC EDUC	2018/2019 2019/2020
ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHOD	2020/2021 2021/2022
ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	2016/2017
ADVANCED SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC EDUC.	2020/2021
ADVANCED SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION	2009/2010 2018/2019
ASSESSMENTS IN MORAL EDUCATION	2007/2008
CIVICS AND CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION	2010/2011
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN EDUCATIONAL MGMT & LDR	2019/2020
CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES	2018/2019
CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING SKILLS	2016/2017 2008/2009 2011/2012 2007/2008 2015/2016
CURRICULUM MANAGEMENT	010901
CURRICULUM OF MORAL EDUCATION	2017/2018 2012/2013 2009/2010
FAMILY MANAGEMENT & PARENTING	2008/2009 2007/2008
GENERAL TEACHING METHODOLOGY	2011/2012
HISTORICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MALAYSIA EDUCATION	2008/2009 2007/2008
HISTORICAL & PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MALAYSIAN EDUCATION	2012/2013 2010/2011
HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MALAYSIAN EDUCATION	2010/2011 2011/2012 2009/2010 2008/2009 2006/2007 2007/2008 2016/2017
INTRODUCTION TO 'ILM AL-MANTIQ	2018/2019 2020/2021 2017/2018 2010/2011 2019/2020 2015/2016
INTRODUCTION TO MORAL PHILOSOPHY	040401 2012/2013 2008/2009
ISLAMIC CRITICAL PEDAGOGY	2019/2020 2017/2018
ISLAMIC FOUND. OF CRITICAL & CREATIVE THINKING	2018/2019
ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES IN ADMIN & HUMAN RELATIO	2019/2020
ISLAMIZATION OF EDUCATION	2021/2022 2020/2021
METHODOLOGY OF TEACHING THINKING SKILLS	2019/2020 2011/2012 2015/2016 2016/2017
METHODS IN TEACHING MORAL EDUCATION I	2012/2013 2014/2015 2011/2012 2015/2016 2013/2014 2010/2011 2018/2019 2009/2010
METHODS IN TEACHING MORAL EDUCATION II	2012/2013 2013/2014 2016/2017 2019/2020 2017/2018 2014/2015 2015/2016 2011/2012 2010/2011
METHODS OF TEACHING MORAL EDUCATION II	2019/2020 2020/2021
MORAL DEVELOPMENT FROM THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE	2019/2020 2007/2008
MORAL PHILOSOPHY FROM ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE	020801
PHILOSOPHY IN EDUCATION FOR THINKING	2012/2013
PHILOSOPHY OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION	2017/2018 2010/2011
PRACTICUM II	2017/2018
PROBLEMS OF THEORY & METHODOLGY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES	2019/2020
PROBLEMS OF THEORY & METHODOLOGY IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES	2018/2019 2015/2016 2016/2017
QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS	2014/2015 2020/2021 2021/2022 2006/2007 2007/2008 2013/2014 2018/2019 2012/2013 2009/2010
RESEARCH METHODS IN MORAL EDUCATION	2007/2008
SOCIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION	020401
SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION	2008/2009 2012/2013
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: ISSUES, POLICIES AND PRACTICES	2020/2021
TEACHING THINKING AND ASSESSMENT	2017/2018 2015/2016 2020/2021
THE TEACHING OF THINKING	2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 031001 2007/2008 020701 2020/2021 011001
VALUES IN EDUCATION	021201
WESTERN EDUCATIONAL THEORIES	2016/2017

Completed

2016 - 2020	Exploring Students' Engagement in 'Design Thinking': A Case Study of SBPI Gombak
2016 - 2019	Investigation of Malaysian Teachers? Instructional and Assessment Methods for Critical Thinking Skills (CTS) and the Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Specific Training Modules for Enhancement of CTS
2015 - 2019	Developing Charter School Model Curriculum for Disaster Affected Areas: Lessening the MOE Expenditure and Addressing Educational Imbalance
2013 - 2014	A Qualitative Study on Research Culture at International Islamic University Malaysia
2013 - 2016	Community of Inquiry - A New Inquiry-Based Pedagogy for Realizing the Aspiration of Critical Thinking in the New Blueprint for Education 2013-2025
2012 - 2015	The Status of IOHK in IIUM
2011 - 2012	New Intellectual Horizons In Education II (KVC 2011)
2011 - 2012	New Voices In Education : Breaking The Mold (KVC 2011)
2011 - 2015	The Practices of Integrated Education System in Selected Malay Archipelagos: Developing New Integrated Islamic School Model
2011 - 2012	Kajian dan Pembinaan Instrumen Persetaraan Kriteria untuk Menilai Kualiti Pendidikan Prasekolah di Malaysia
2008 - 2013	A Study to Develop Indicators for the Evaluation of Islamic Integration in the Academic Curriculum at IIUM
2008 - 2012	IIUM Headmaster's Experiences of ETeMs: Its Implementations and Challenges.
2007 - 2011	A New Theory of Counseling Adolescents in Malaysia Based on Malaysian Culture, Values and Belief Systems
2007 - 2011	Impact of Shared Values, Perceived Quality and Satisfaction on Islamic Public Schools Teacher Commitment: A Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)
- 2010	Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators 2010

On-Going

2018 - Present	Developing a Framework to Enhance Entrepreneurial Oral English Communication Skills among Students of Public Universities in Malaysia
2017 - Present	Examining Multicultural Context of Malaysian Public Universities in Promoting Social Solidarity: Proposing A Framework for Internationalization of Higher Education
2016 - Present	Nutrition Counseling: Using Support Group to Explore Weight Management Challenges Among Female Youth
2016 - Present	Profiling the Effects of Urban Poverty on the Academic Achievement of Students from different Ethnic Groups in Major Malaysian Cities
2015 - Present	Development of Malaysian Muslim Adolescents? Self-identity and Spiritual Intelligence: A Case Study of Low SES Families

10 Feb, 2011	Bronze Award in the IIUM Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011 for the Malaysian Science and Technology Indicators Research 2010 (MASTIC) - IIUM	University
27 Jan, 2010	Gold Award in the IIUM Research Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2010 for Hikmah Program (CPIE) - IIUM	University

Article

2021	Adolescents develop their identities amidst adversities. Advances in Social Science Research Journal, 8 (1) pp. 504-519
2021	Improving students’ inquiry skills in Islamic education through hikmah pedagogy and community of inquiry. Malaysian Journal of Learning & Instruction, 18 (2) pp. 189-214
2021	Iqbal and modern Islamic educationists part 2: the perceived objectives of education and practices on the ground – a comparative analysis. Journal of Education and Educational Development, 8 (1) pp. 77-94
2020	Effect of curriculum and background factors on students civic development. Asian Journal of Management Sciences & Education, () pp.
2020	Influence of curriculum and demographic factors on Somali students' civic outcomes. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 8 (1) pp. 53-72
2020	Iqbal and modern Islamic educationists, part 1: The perceived aims and objectives of education – A comparative analysis.. Journal of Education and Educational Development, 7 (2) pp.
2020	Narrative as an approach in teacher preparation programme. Universal Journal of Educational Research, 8 (3) pp. 31-43
2020	Promoting a community of inquiry in a civics and citizenship education class through the pedagogy of philosophical inquiry. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 8 (2) pp. 71-87
2020	The impacts of democratic classroom on students’ personal growth. Social Science Learning Education Journal, 5 (5) pp. 126-130
2019	Choosing between the Truth and Participants' Rights: The Dilemma of a Qualitative Researcher. IIUM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL STUDIES, 7 (1) pp. 26-37
2018	Aplikasi Pedagogi Hikmah bagi Pengajaran Bahasa Malaysia dan Bahasa Inggeris Abad ke-21 = The application of the Hikmah (wisdom) pedagogy in the teaching of Malay and English language in the 21st Century. Jurnal Pendidikan Malaysia, 43 (2) pp. 37-47
2018	Iqbal’s Inferences from the Qur’an: Educational Objectives for Developing an Individual for Serving Millat. Journal of Education and Development, 5 (1) pp. 159-170
2018	Measuring Content Validity: Students’ Self-efficacy and Meaningful Learning in Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Scale. Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research, volume 115, 115 () pp.
2018	The impact of hikmah (Wisdom) pedagogy on 21st century skills of selected primary and secondary school students in Gombak district Selangor Malaysia. Journal of Education and Learning, 7 (6) pp. 100-110
2018	The perceptions and practices of the integration of knowledge amongst the academics of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC), Special Issue: Education 2018 () pp. 117-130
2018	The perceptions,practices and challenges of the integration of knowledge amongst the academics of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). AL-Shajarah, Special Issue (Education 2018) pp. 117-130
2018	The Role of Islamic Education Teacher in Moral Education: A Case Study of (IIS) Malaysia. Journal of Education an Practice, 9 (36) pp. 170-174
2017	Commodification of knowledge in higher education: Where is the seat of Maqasid Al-Shari'ah and Islamisation?. Al-Shajarah, Special Issue Education () pp.
2017	Islamic integrated education system model in the Malay archipelago: implications for educational leadership. Intellectual Discourse, 25 (1) pp. 203-226
2017	Model of factors affecting active learning behavior: Context of three southern border provinces of Thailand. PSAKU International Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, 6 (1) pp. 103-110
2016	Curriculum foundations for an integrated, value-based curriculum: The thoughts of Rosnani Hashim. Bangladesh Journal Of Islamic Thought, 12 (17 & 18) pp. 1-26
2016	Inclusiveness of Iqbal’s educational thought.. Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, 17 () pp. 79-98
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	The assessment of thinking skills in chemistry for secondary school students in Malaysian classrooms. Malaysian Journal Of Higher Order Thinking Skills In Education, () pp. 163-189
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	Ḥikmah (wisdom) pedagogy and students’ thinking and reasoning abilities. Intellectual Discourse, 22 (2) pp. 1-20
2014	Improving interactive teaching strategies: action research with a life skills teacher in Oman. IIUM Journal of Educational Studies, 2 (1) pp. 12-32
2013	Practices and concepts of integrated education system in selected Islamic religious schools in the Malay archipelago. WCIK E- Journal of Integration of Knowledge 2013, () pp. 77-87
2013	Reclaiming the conversation: Islamic intellectual tradition in the Malay Archipelago. Edited by Rosnani Hashim. Selangor, Malaysia: The Other Press, 2010, pp. 288. ISBN 978-983-9541-74-8 (Paperback) . Intellectual Discourse, 21 (2) pp. 245-248
2011	Counselling skills in higher education: a case study of selected academic administrators. Jurnal PERKAMA, 17 () pp. 93-103
2011	Inculcation of moral values in fieldwork approaches to local study students' perception.. New Intellectual Horizon in Education, () pp. 21-41
2011	Leadership experiences of undergraduate Muslim student leaders: an exploratory case study. European Journal of Social Sciences, 20 (1) pp. 112-122
2010	Is religious education possible: a philosophical investigation (Review of the book by Michael Hand, London & New York, Continuum, 158 pp.(2006) ISBN: 0826491502). Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies, 15 (1) pp. 152-154
2010	Perception of the headmaster towards the implementation of the policy: English for Teaching Mathematics and Science (ETeMS). Songklanakarin Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 16 (5) pp. 47-60
2009	The praxis of teaching thinking: a case study about student-teachers' experiences in the Malaysian classrooms. International Journal of Learning, 16 (9) pp. 117-126
2007	Critical pedagogy, Islamisation of knowledge and Muslim education. Intellectual Discourse, 15 (1) pp. 87-104
2007	Kursus asas keibubapaan Muslim dalam memenuhi keperluan ibubapa masa kini : satu kajian kes. Jurnal Pendidikan Islam, 12 (2) pp. 55-66

Conference or Workshop Item

2020	A Pedagogy of Inquiry for the Promotion of ‘Caring Thinking’ for Muslim Philanthropy. In: Symposium on Advancing Education in Muslim Societies,
2020	Public universities’ practices in fostering social solidarity among multi ethnics postgraduate students: a case study of Malaysia. In: Malaysia International Convention on Education Research & Management (MICER) 2020,
2020	SEMINAR MAJLIS DEKAN PENDIDIKAN 2020 KERTAS INSTITUSI "KERANGKA PENTAKSIRAN PENDIDIKAN ADAB PELAJAR". In: SEMINAR MAJLIS DEKAN PENDIDIKAN 2020,
2019	Critical Pedagogy and Identifying Muslim Identity in a Digital Age.. In: Advancing Education in Muslim Societies: Mapping the Terrain IIIT 2019 Conference, Istanbul,
2019	Sociodemographic and clinical profile of chronic and aggressive periodontitis patients attending IIUM Dental Clinic: a retrospective analysis. In: 13th Asian Pacific Society of Periodontology Meeting,
2018	Meninjau Pemikiran Moral Guru Pelatih Melalui Pendekatan Naratif.. In: Seminar Kebangsaan PdPc Abad Ke-21 2018,
2017	Aplikasi pedagogi hikmah bagi kemahiran abad ke-21 di sekolah-sekolah di Gombak: kajian bagi subjek sains dan pendidikan Islam. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Majlis Dekan Universiti Awam 2017,
2017	Narrative Approach in Training Programme for Teachers. In: The 3rd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION IN MUSLIM SOCIETY (ICEMS2017): “Education in the 21 st Century: Knowledge, Professionalism, and Values.”,
2015	Choosing between the truth and rights: dilemma of a qualitative researcher. In: 8th International Qualitative Research Conference (QRC 2015),
2015	Critical evaluation of mock counseling sessions: learning through experience . In: 8th International Qualitative Research Conference (QRC 2015),
2015	Students’ views and experiences of the philosophical inquiry method in learning ‘aqidah: a case study of form two students . In: International Conference on Islamic Education And Social Entrepreneurship 2015 (ICIESE2015),
2014	Research culture: An indispensible practice for progress?. In: International Academic Conference on Social Science and Humanities 2014,
2014	Wisdom in teaching profession as a best career choice: an introspective analysis. In: Seminar Kebangsaan Kali ke IV: Majlis Dekan Pendidikan IPTA 2013,
2013	The integration of knowledge among academics at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) . In: 1st World Congress on Integration & Islamicisation of Acquired Human Knowledge (FWCII 2013),
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),
2012	Creating dialogues in the Islamic Studies classsrooms: a comparative study of traditional pedagogy vs. critical pedagody . In: 8th World Conference on Muslim Education 2012,
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,
2011	Counselling skills in higher education: A case study of selected academic administrators at the International Islamic University (IIUM). In: International Counseling Conference 2011,
2011	Forming identity: adolescents' sources of referents. In: International Conference on Youth Development (ICY 2011),
2011	Malaysian science and technology indicators. In: IIUM Research, Invention and Innovation Exhibition (IRIIE) 2011,
2010	Perception of the headmaster towards the implementation of the policy: english for teaching mathematics and science. In: Second International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences.,

Book

2011	Current issues and themes in education: a handbook for practitioners. IIUM Press,, ISBN: 9789674181253
2011	Selected Readings in Educational Foundations: Ummatic Ramifications. IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 9789674181246
2008	A practical guide to interviewing in educational research. Centre for Teaching and Learning, IIUM, ISBN:
2003	The teaching of thinking in Malaysia. Research Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 983-9727-68-0

Book Section

2021	Sociological perspectives on family. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-491-049-5, pp. 68-84
2018	Assessing content validity of students’ self-efficacy scale in the context of Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). In: Majlis e-Pembelajaran IPTA Malaysia, Ministry of Education, ISBN: , pp. 1-17
2017	Hikmah pedagogy: promoting open-mindedness, tolerance and respect for others' religious views in classrooms. In: Sense Publishers, ISBN: 978-94-6351-168-1 (pb) / 978-94-6351-169-8 (hb), pp. 97-106
2016	Practices of the integrated education system in selected Islamic religious schools: implication for school leadership in the Malay archipelago. In: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-460-202-4, pp. 99-124
2016	Practices of the integrated education system in selected Islamic religious schools: implication for school leadership in the Malay archipelago. In: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-460-202-4, pp. 99-124
2016	School-parental involvement in public secondary schools in Katsina State, Nigeria: implication to Muslim educational leaders. In: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia Berhad, ISBN: 978-967-460-202-4, pp. 315-346
2014	The hikmah (wisdom) program: a philosophical inquiry for the teaching of Islamic education in Malaysia. In: Rouledge, ISBN: 978-0-415-84415-4 (print), 978-1-315-81787-3 (e-book), pp. 125-141
2011	A critical analysis of the crisis of Islamic education in Malaysia. In: IIUM Press, International Islamic University Malaysia, ISBN: 978-967-418-125-3, pp. 39-63
2011	Philosophical foundations for developing Islamicised ELT materials. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-124-6, pp. 51-89
2011	Philosophical foundations for developing Islamicised ELT materials. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 978-967-418-124-6, pp. 51-89
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	Towards the development of a murabbi. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 9789673440900, pp. 73-87
2009	Towards the development of a murabbi. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, ISBN: 9789673440900, pp. 73-87