Prof. Jamaliah Abdul Hamid
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Faculty of Educational Studies
Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
- Teaching and research interest are principalship studies, school management, and student leadership development
- As a former teacher and eighteen year experience working as a deputy director in various divisions in the Ministry of Education, has enabled her to develop the curriculum content of the leadership courses offered in the university
- Worked sat the following Ministry Divisions: Curriculum Development Centre, Institut Aminuddin Baki (also called the Institute of Educational Leadership Training), and the Educational Technical and Vocational Division
- In addition to her expertise in Administration, Management and Leadership, she has also actively developed another expertise in the area of Knowledge Management as a natural extension of how organizational management can benefit from information systems
- Deputy Director, Knowledge Management Centre, University Putra Malaysia (till 2006) – planned and implemented the development, sharing and use of knowledge in the university
- Invited speaker on Knowledge Management in several seminars organized by local and international agencies and has also conducted training on knowledge management strategies locally and internationally
- Delivered specific knowledge management architectural plan and knowledge use in workflows, client/customer management, and human resource management for Anti Corruption Agency, Malaysia and Malaysian Civil Service (JPA) Senior Officers Strategic Meeting
- Led several teams in several knowledge technology innovation, including automatic systems for multi-faceted staff appraisal and automatic extraction of knowledge ontologies from texts
- Published several books and articles, led research projects, presented papers, supervised doctoral and masters research, and examined theses in educational administration, leadership, and knowledge management
- Current research interests: Educational Administration, Management and Leadership, Knowledge Management, Educational Policies
