Profesor  Dr. Ab. Rahim bin Bakar menerima Diploma dalam bidang pertanian dari Universiti Putra Malaysia, ijazah sarjana muda daripada Iowa State University, Ames, USA dan ijazah sarjana daripada Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. Kemudian, beliau meneruskan ijazah doktor falsafah dalam bidang pendidikan dan menerima ijazah doktor falsafah daripada Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. Beliau dilantik sebagai pensyarah di Universiti Putra Malaysia pada tahun 1982 dan telah dinaikkan pangkat ke jawatan professor madya pada tahun 1999. Kini beliau memegang jawatan Dekan di Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan. Di samping mengajar, beliau juga bertindak sebagai penyelia akademik untuk pelajar-pelajar siswazah. Dari segi penyelidikan, beliau terlibat dalam bidang pembangunan kerjaya, pembangunan staf, pendidikan vokasional, kemahiran bolehguna (employability skills) dan pembangunan guru. Beliau telah menerbitkan hasil tulisannya dalam bentuk jurnal, monografs, bab dalam buku dan kertas kerja untuk konferensi. Beliau juga terlibat dalam memberi khidmat (providing services) untuk pelbagai agensi seperti Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia, Unit Perancangan Ekonomi, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Awam, Pertanika Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, KUiTTO Jurnal dan Jurnal Teknologi UTM. Beliau juga terlibat secara aktif sebagai ahli persatuan di peringkat fakulti dan universiti.

Professor Dr. Ab. Rahim Bakar receives his Diploma in Agriculture from UPM, B.S from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA and M.S. from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Later, he pursued doctoral studies in education and received his Ph. D. from The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA. He was appointed as a lecturer in the University Putra Malaysia in 1982 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999. Currently he serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Educational Studies. Besides teaching, he also acts as an academic supervisor to graduate students. In terms of research, he has involved in conducting more than 25 research in areas of career development, staff development, vocational education, employability skills and teacher development. He has published his writings in various forms of publications including journal articles, monographs, chapters in books and papers for conferences. He has been involved in providing services to various agencies such as The Ministry of Education Malaysia, Economic Planning Unit, Public Service Department, Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, KUiTTO Journal and Journal Technology UTM. He is actively involved as members of various committee at faculty and as well as university level.

• Agricultural education;
•  Vocational education;
• Employability skills;
• Career development;
• Job satisfaction
• Job commitment; teaching and the teaching profession.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

• Bakar, A. & Mohamed, S. (2001). Attitudes of Malaysian Vocational Trainee Teachers Towards the Integration of Computer in Teaching. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2001 (pp. 1252-1256). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

• Bakar, A. & Mohamed, S. (2005). Computer self-efficacy of pre-service vocational teachers. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2005 (pp. 2385-2388). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

• Bakar, A., Konting, M. & Jamian, R. (2006). Using ICT in teaching: Can they do it?. In Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2006 (pp. 1643-1647). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

• Zakaria Kasa & Ab. Rahim Bakar. (2004). Aspirasi pekerjaan pelajar        kejuruteraan Sekolah menengah teknik.    Pertanika Journal of Social    Science and Humanities, 12(1), 53-59.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed. (2004). Leadership         Characteristics of students majoring in education.  Pertanika Journal of      Social Science and Humanities,  12(1), 45-52

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed. (2004). Academic performance, educational and occupational aspirations of technical secondary school        students.   Pertanika Journal of Social Science and Humanities, 12(1), 31-43.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar, Ramlah H., & Fitresehera.  Pengintegrasian kemahiran employbiliti dalam pengajaran: pandangan pengajar pusat latihan teknikal dan vokasional di Malaysia.      Prosiding Seminar Kebangsaan Pendidikan Teknikal  2006 (ms 39-43). Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Teknolgi Malaysia

• Ab. Rahim Bakar, MM Konting, and AR Jamian. Teaching efficacy among Malaysian Novice vocational teachers. Prosiding Seminar Kebangsaan Pendidikan Teknikal 2006 (ms156-163). Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Teknolgi Malaysia.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & S. Mohamed (2007). Learning to lead: The role of a teacher training institution. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences, 2(1), 153-160.

• Ab. R. Bakar, I. Hanafi, & S. Mohamed. Employability skills: Malaysian employers perspectives. (2007). International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences , 2(1),263-274.

• Ab. R. Bakar & S. Mohamed (2007). Occupational plans of Malaysian at-risk students. International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences , 14(3), 69-75

• Ab. R. Bakar, M. M. Konting, & AR Jamian (2007). Students teachers of Malay language as the first language: Do they have the confidence to teach? International Journal Of Learning , 14(4), 111-120.

• Ab. R. Bakar & S. Mohamed (2007). Educational and occupational plans of rural International Journal of Learning, 14(3) 69-76

• Ab. R. Bakar & I. Hanafi. Assessing Employability Skills of Technical-Vocational Students in Malaysia (2007). Journal of Social Sciences 3 (4): 202-207

• Ab. R. Bakar & Shamsiah, M. (2007). Rural youths perceptions of factors important in making career choices. European Jiournal of Scientific Research, 18(1), 12-19

• Lo Yoon Mee, , Ab Rahim Bakar, & Wong Su Luan (2008). Persepsi Guru Dan Pelajar Terhadap Persekitaran Pembelajaran Konstruktivis Untuk Mata Pelajaran Teknologi Maklumat Dan Komunikasi. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities. 16(1), 45-63.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed (2008). How Prepared are Trainee Teachers of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) to Integrate Computer Technology in Classroom Teaching. Journal of Social Science, 4(1):62-67.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar, Mohd. Majid Konting, Rashid Jamian.Teaching efficacy of Malays Languange Student Teachers of UPM (2008). Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities. 16(1), 1-14.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed. Teaching using information and communication technology: Do trainee teachers have the confidence? (2008). International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, 40(1).

• Tsai, C. C., Yunus, A. S., Wan Ali, W. Z., & Bakar, A. R. (2008). The effect of an intelligent tutoring system (ITS) on student achievement in algebraic expression. International Journal of Instruction,  v1(2).

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed. (2008). Teacher sense of efficacy among Malaysian agriculture science student teachers. The international Journal of the Humanities, 6(?):??

• Bakar, A. R., Konting, m. M., Jamian, J. & R. Lyndon, N. (2008). Teaching efficacy of Universiti Putra Malaysia science student teachers. College Student Journal, 42(2), part B: 493-509.

• Ab. Rahim Bakar & Shamsiah Mohamed. (2008). Agriculture jobs in the eyes of college students. The International Journal of Learning, 15(?):??

Recent Researches

• Human Resource Development for At Risk Students (IRPA RM520,00)

• The Role of Vocational and Technical Education in the Preparation of Workforce (IRPA RM159,000)

• Teaching Efficacy of Novice Teachers (IRPA RM133,000)

• Counselors’ Commitment to the Profession: Implication for Career Development (E-Science RM72,000)

• Kajian Keberkesanan Kos Program Pemakanan di Sekolah Rendah (Ministry of Education Malaysia)

TEACHING

• EDU 3409 Practical Teaching of Agriculture
• EDU 5900 Research Designs
• EDU 5950 Educational Statistics
• EDU 5814 Careers in Organization
• EDU 5821 Personnel in Education
• EDU 5822 Staff Development in Education