Smart Schools an Innovation in Education: Malaysian's Experience
Hassan Mirzajani
Faculty of Educational Studies, University Putra Malaysia
Mehraneh Delaviz Bayekolaei
Faculty of Education, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Meysam Rajaby Kookandeh
Faculty of Humane Resoure Management, Islamic Azad University, Gaemshahr Branch, Iran
Seyede Safoora Razzaghpoor Rezaee
Master of Nahjolbalaghe, Islamic Azad University, Azadshahr Branch, Iran
Ali Akbar Kamalifar
Ph.D Candidate of philosophy in management, Lincoln University in Malaysia
Hassan Razaghi Shani
Department of Management Lincoln University College Malaysia, Branch Iran
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20448/journal.522/2016.2.1/522.1.11.15
Keywords: Smart schools, ICT, education, Malaysia, Iran.
Abstract
According to the new environment created by the information period, training and learning new skills are being inevitable. Retraining the skills of group working to coordinate the information age has created special conditions for education. Smart schools are one of the strategies adopted by schools in response to today's modern needs. Smart schools are active for entrepreneurship, using modern methods to improve the quality of education, and training qualified people who at any time have the capability and efficiency of modern industry. The purpose of this study, is the use of ICT in Malaysian Smart School and comparing it with the Smart Schools in Iran. To conduct this study, library, documents, Web sites and electronic journals are available. The results of this study show that although there are significant differences between the education system and deployment of ICT in Iran with the standards in smart schools in leading countries like Malaysia, according to the original development of smart schools in Iran which has been adapted from Malaysia, recognizing the realities of this action in Malaysia, can be effective in the development of schools in the country and prevent indiscriminate development.