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The implementation of abakery sales project during the COVID-19 pandemic to improve the employability of Semai indigenous students; La implementación de un proyecto de venta de panadería durante la pandemia COVID19 para mejorar la empleabilidad de los estudiantes indígenas Semai

International Journal of Action Research
Journal · Vol. 17 · Issue 3 · pp. 244-267
Abstract

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the practitioner and author of this practice in action took the initiative to carry out apiece of action research, by running abakery sales project with Semai indigenous students. She found that running this project online and remotely was less successful than anticipated, due to the lack of physical proximity and issues with internet connectivity. Thus, in this practice in action, the resulting action research is discussed qualitatively and narratively, asking the following question: how can the practitioner enhance her practice as aspecial education teacher of Specific Vocational Skills (Bread Making), to improve the employability of Semai indigenous students through abakery sales project?The bakery sales project not only exposedstudents to the work environment, but also enabled the practitioner to improve her content knowledge and pedagogy, especially with regard to developing meaningful lessons during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021, Verlag Barbara Budrich. All rights reserved.

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employability Vocational skills special education Indigenous students

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Special Education Integration Programme (SEIP), Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Bandar Behrang 2020, Tanjong Malim, Malaysia
UCL Institute of Education, London, United Kingdom
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