IFA MISBACH
Ifa H. Misbach is a lecturer in psychology at the University of Indonesian Education. Ifa earned a Psychology degree from the University of Padjdjaran. In 2010, Ifa obtained a master scholarship through the ACHIEVEMENT-USAID program for the field of Educational Psychology at the University of Connecticut, USA.
The love of the humanities, arts, philosophy and culture made Ifa active in developing character education designs based on traditional wisdom through traditional games and moral stories of the people. In 2007, Ifa and her psychologist colleagues published a nationwide study about identifying values of local wisdom in 17 traditional Sundanese games; the study also involved a comprehensive review of the religious leaders of Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
In 2012, Ifa developed tools to measure character and moral dilemmas for students and teachers; these tools were the first of its kind in Indonesia. Ifa also continues to actively develop the design of peace education for conflict-prone areas through traditional children’s games. Ifa also develops the design of nature-based education for tribal children of fishermen in Banten, West Java and Bajo children in Sulawesi.
To advance the education system in Indonesia, Ifa and her colleagues from Pittsburgh and Michigan State University joined the Association of International Scientists Indonesia (I4) to continue to develop web-based Indonesian educational research on a national scale.
Although she is a young lecturer known for her energy and enthusiasm, she is also known for her skillful writing. Her first published article is titled "Hometown-Hero Economy" (from a daily newspaper titled People’s Mind, 2003). Her thoughts and opinions on education, psychology, and social sciences can be found on www.kompasiana.com/ifa_misbach. Her publications on KOMPAS include: "Abandoned Character Education: Waiting for the Collapse of the Civilized Nation" (2012), "Oh ... Mr. Noah!" (2012), "Why We are Still Mentally a Slave Nation "(2012)," Papermoon and Life are Not Able to Talk "(2012). Ifa’s best seller in Indonesia is "Fierce-Fingerprint Reveals Talent and Potential Through Fingerprint Analysis" (2010).
The love of the humanities, arts, philosophy and culture made Ifa active in developing character education designs based on traditional wisdom through traditional games and moral stories of the people. In 2007, Ifa and her psychologist colleagues published a nationwide study about identifying values of local wisdom in 17 traditional Sundanese games; the study also involved a comprehensive review of the religious leaders of Islam, Catholicism, Protestantism, Hinduism and Buddhism.
In 2012, Ifa developed tools to measure character and moral dilemmas for students and teachers; these tools were the first of its kind in Indonesia. Ifa also continues to actively develop the design of peace education for conflict-prone areas through traditional children’s games. Ifa also develops the design of nature-based education for tribal children of fishermen in Banten, West Java and Bajo children in Sulawesi.
To advance the education system in Indonesia, Ifa and her colleagues from Pittsburgh and Michigan State University joined the Association of International Scientists Indonesia (I4) to continue to develop web-based Indonesian educational research on a national scale.
Although she is a young lecturer known for her energy and enthusiasm, she is also known for her skillful writing. Her first published article is titled "Hometown-Hero Economy" (from a daily newspaper titled People’s Mind, 2003). Her thoughts and opinions on education, psychology, and social sciences can be found on www.kompasiana.com/ifa_misbach. Her publications on KOMPAS include: "Abandoned Character Education: Waiting for the Collapse of the Civilized Nation" (2012), "Oh ... Mr. Noah!" (2012), "Why We are Still Mentally a Slave Nation "(2012)," Papermoon and Life are Not Able to Talk "(2012). Ifa’s best seller in Indonesia is "Fierce-Fingerprint Reveals Talent and Potential Through Fingerprint Analysis" (2010).