5th ICSPHS

Psychological and Social Dimensions of Primary Education: From Policy to Practice

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Taylor's University November 28, 2026 7-20 workdays sympo_subangjaya@icsphs.org Manuscript Template

About

Background

Initiated by the the 5th International Conference on Social Psychology and Humanity Studies, this symposium focuses on the psychological and social dimensions of primary education. Primary education is where many long-term learning, behavioural and well-being patterns begin to take shape. In Malaysia, current education reforms place increasing emphasis on quality, inclusion, student development and effective implementation at school level. However, policy intentions do not always translate evenly into classroom practice. Schools must respond to differences in learner needs, teacher capacity, family involvement, school resources and local community contexts. Using the Malaysia Education Blueprint 2026-2035 as a central policy context, this symposium will bring together practitioners and academics to examine how psychological, social, governance and legal perspectives can contribute to more responsive and workable primary education practices.

Goal/Rationale

The symposium aims to create a focused dialogue on what is needed to move primary education policy from broad aspirations into practices that are realistic for schools, teachers and pupils. Rather than discussing policy only at a conceptual level, participants will be invited to identify practical gaps, implementation challenges and areas where stronger collaboration is needed. Particular attention will be given to pupils' cognitive and socio-emotional development, motivation and engagement, learner variability, teacher and school leadership roles, counselling support, family-school collaboration, and governance or legal considerations affecting primary education. The session will use short position presentations followed by a moderated focus-group discussion. The discussion is intended to generate a cross-disciplinary synthesis and practical recommendations that can be developed into a research paper, subject to appropriate participant consent, authorship arrangements and institutional research ethics requirements.

Scope

The symposium will involve approximately 10-15 invited participants, including primary school headmasters/principals, school teachers, lecturers in education, political science and law, and registered counsellors. Participants may address one or more themes: translating education policy into school practice; pupil well-being, motivation and socio-emotional development; learner variability, inclusion and equitable support; teacher capacity and classroom practice; school leadership and governance; counselling, safeguarding, child rights and legal responsibilities; and school-family-community collaboration. Selected contributors will be invited to prepare a brief 10-minute presentation based on their professional or research perspective. These presentations will be followed by a structured roundtable/focus-group discussion to identify common concerns, workable strategies and priorities for future research and policy dialogue.

Publication

Accepted papers of the symposium will be published in Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media (Print ISSN 2753-7048), and will be submitted to Conference Proceedings Citation Index (CPCI), Crossref, CNKI, Portico, Google Scholar and other databases for indexing. The situation may be affected by factors among databases like processing time, workflow, policy, etc.

Proceeding Title: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media
Press: EWA Publishing, United Kingdom
ISSN: 2753-7048 (print) /2753-7056 (electronic)

* The papers will be exported to production and publication on a regular basis. Early-registered papers are expected to be published online earlier.

This symposium is organized by ICSPHS 2027 and it will independently proceed the submission and publication process.