Mazanah Muhamad menjawat Profesor dalam Pendidikan Dewasa di Jabatan Pemajuan Profesional & Pendidikan Lanjutan, Fakulti Pengajian Pendidikan, dan juga sebagai Ketua, Pendidikan & Perkhidmatan Kanser di Institut Interim Sains Sosial, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Beliau juga ialah Pengarah Bersekutu, Collaborative Education and Research on Cancer (CaEd), Projek UPM-Cornell University. Bekas pelajar Kolej Tunku Khursiah ini mempunyai ijazah Kedoktoran dan Master dalam bidang Pendidikan Dewasa dari North Carolina State University, dan ijazah Bacelor Sains Pertanian dari Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Fokus penyelidikan Mazanah ialah pendidikan dan pembelajaran dewasa. Sekarang tumpuan siasahnya termasuk pendidikan dan komunikasi kanser. Mazanah telah banyak menghasilkan penerbitan. Bukunya yang terkini ialah Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia (UPM Press & UNESCO Institute for Education, 2001) dan Designing and Facilitating Adults Learning (pengarang bersama G.L. Carter, UPM Press, 2002). Kepakaran beliau mendapat pengiktirafan di dalam negeri dan peringkat antarabangsa. Pada tahun 2006, Mazanah telah diterima masuk ke International Adult and Continuing Education (IACE) Hall of Fame. Selain dari itu beliau juga penerima beberapa anugerah dan geran. Ini termasuk Fulbright Fellowship di University of Georgia, geran Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) di University of British Columbia, geran Committee for International Research Cooperation in Higher Education (CICHE) di University of Reading, dan North Carolina State University Fellowship. Disamping melalui pengajarannya, Mazanah telah menyumbangkan kepakarannya mengenai Pendidikan Dewasa/Pengembangan melalui peranannya dalam kepimpinan dan khidmat nasihat di pelbagai insitusi dan juga peringkat. Seorang sukarelawan yang aktif, Mazanah merupakan Presiden Pengasas Kanser Network (KanWork). Persatuan ini memberi dedikasi untuk membantu mereka yang menghidap dan menghadapi kanser melalui aktiviti kumpulan sokongan dan program pendidikan.

Mazanah Muhamad is a Professor of Adult Education at Department of Professional Development and Continuing Education, Faculty of Educational Studies and Chair of Cancer Education and Services, Institute of Social Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She is also Associate Project Director, Collaborative Education and Research on Cancer (CaEd), UPM-Cornell University. An alumnus of Kolej Tengku Khursiah, Mazanah holds a Doctoral and Master degrees on Adult Education from North Carolina State University, and a Bachelor of Agriculture degree from Universiti Pertanian Malaysia. Mazanah’s research focus is on adult education and learning. Recently her inquiry includes cancer education and support. Mazanah has written numerous books, books chapters, journal articles, as well as other publications on adult education and learning. Her expertise on the subject is recognized both at local and international level. She has been inducted to the International Adult and Continuing Education Hall of Fame and recipient of various awards and grants. This includes Fullbright fellowship (University of Georgia), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) grant (University of British Columbia), Committee for International Research Cooperation in Higher Education (CICHE) grant (University of Reading), and North Carolina State University fellowship. To develop her expertise on cancer education and support service, Mazanah recently (2008) spent her sabbatical interning at the School of Nursing, University of Melbourne/Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute and the Cancer Council of Victoria. Besides through her teaching, Mazanah had contributed locally on Adult / Extension Education through numerous leaderships and advisory roles at different institutions and levels. An active volunteer, Mazanah is the founding President of Cancer Network (KanWork). The society is dedicated to assisting those with and affected by cancer through peer support and educational intervention.

• Adult Education & Learning

• Cancer Education & Support

CURRENT & PAST RESEARCH

• Professionalizing Nursing: Developing a Competency Profile for Malaysian Oncology Nurses (2008 -2010). Science Fund (RM133, 270).
• Volunteer Profiling: A Volunteer Recruitment Model for Cancer Program (2008 -2010). Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) (RM 55,236).
• Learning Behavior in Cancer Context (2004 - 2008). Intensified Research in Priority Areas (IRPA) (RM190,700).
• Literature on Culturally Sensitive Materials (2005 – 2008). Department of Education, Cornell University.
• The Elderly Learning (2002 – 2003). Fulbright / MACEE ( at University of Georgia, Athens).
• Contemporary Nature of Adult Learning (2000 -2003). Intensified Research in Priority Areas (IRPA) (RM154,000).
• Older People in Malaysia: Policy and Learning Activities. Asian Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASBAE ).
• Life and Learning after 60 (1998 -2000). Self & Professor Sharan B. Merriam (University of Georgia).
• Trends and Challenges in Adult and Continuing Education (1996 -2000). Intensified Research in Priority Areas (IRPA) (RM106,500).

SELECTED PUBLICATION

Books (refereed)

• Zailina Hashim, Zalilah Mohd Shariff, Mazanah Muhamad (eds). (2008). Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia.

• Mazanah, Muhamad & Carter, G.L. (2002). Designing and Facilitating Adults Learning. Serdang: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.

• Mazanah, Muhamad & Associates (2001). Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia. Hamburg & Serdang: UNESCO Institute for Education & Universiti Putra Press.

• Mazanah, Muhamad & Carter, G. L. (2000). Prinsip Pemelajaran Orang Dewasa [Principles of Adult Learning]. Kuala Lumpur: Utusan Publications & Distributors.

• Mazanah, Muhamad & Ezhar, T. (eds). (1996) Peranan Rakankongsi, Komunikasi dan Media dalam Pembangunan [Role of Partners, Communication and Media in Development], Serdang: Universiti Pertanian Malaysia Publication.

Book Chapters

• Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazalan Khamis, Mazanah Muhamad & Othman Omar (2008). Walk Farther, View Broader: Malaysian Breast Cancer Education. Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, pp. 102-106.

• Mazalan Khamis, Rosemary S. Caffarella, Mazanah Muhamad & Othman Omar (2008). Navigating Cultural Maze in Breast Cancer Education in Malaysia. Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, pp. 107-121.

• Ahmad Zamri Mansor & Mazanah Muhamad (2008). Self-Directed Learning Motivation of Women with Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, pp. 122-136.

• Othman Omar, Hasnoorain Abd Rahman & Mazanah Muhamad (2008). Development of Breast Cancer Educational Materials for Malaysia: What are useful and appropriate-Readers’ view. Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, pp. 137-149.

• Mazanah Muhamad & Othman Omar (2008). Breast Cancer and Educational Issues. Breast Cancer in Malaysia:  Issues & Education Implication. Institute of Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, pp. 150-160.

• Mazalan, K., & Mazanah, M. (2007). Islam’s Lifelong Learning Mandate. In Merriam, S.B & Associates, Non-Western Perspectives on Learning and Knowing. Malabar, Florida: Krieger, pp. 21-40.

• Farizah, A., Othman, O., & Mazanah, M. (2007). Meeting the challenges of the global economy in vocational education: the case of Malaysia. In Fenwick, T.  and Farrel, L. (2007) Educating the Global Workforce: Knowledge, Knowledge Work and Knowledge Workers, United Kingdom, Routledge, pp. 102 -114

• Mazanah, M. (2005). Non Governmental Organizations. In English, L., Encyclopedia of Adult Education. London: Palgrave, Macmillan, pp. 429-434.

• Mazanah, M. (2005). Adult Education in Asia. In English, L., Encyclopedia of Adult Education. London: Palgrave, Macmillan, pp. 69-72.

• Merriam, S. B. & Mazanah, M. (2002). How cultural values shape learning in older adulthood; the case of Malaysia. In Merriam, S. B. & Associates, Qualitative research in practice: examples for discussion and analysis (pp. 40-57). San Francisco: Jossey Bass.

• Mazanah, M. (2001). History and Context of Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia. In Mazanah, M. & Associates, Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia (pp. 20-45). Hamburg & Serdang: UNESCO Institute for Education & Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.

• Mazanah, M. (2001). Issues and Challenges in Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia. In Mazanah, M. & Associates, Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia (pp. 124-133). Hamburg & Serdang: UNESCO Institute for Education & Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.

• Merriam, S. B. & Mazanah, M. (2001). A Map of the Field. In Mazanah Muhamad & Associates, Adult and Continuing Education in Malaysia (pp. 1-19). Hamburg & Serdang: UNESCO Institute for Education & Universiti Putra Malaysia Press.

Journal

• Mazanah, M., On Lily & Ahmad Zamri, (2008). Factors associated with learner’s attitude towards learning through CD-Rom Courseware. Journal of International Management Studies (JIMS)

• Zalilah, M.S, Ahmad Zamri, M. & Mazanah, M. (2008). Decision making in breast cancer treatment: a qualitative inquiry.  Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 16 (2): 271-279.

• Mazanah, M. & Khairuddin, I. (2005). Workplace learning in Malaysia: the learners perspective. International Journal for Training and Development , 9 (1) 62-78.

• Adnan, M. J. & Mazanah, M. (2004). Motif Utama Guru Melanjutkan Pelajaran dan Tahap Motivasi Terhadap Program Pengajian [Primary Motives for Teachers’ Continuing Education and Motivation Level towards Program of Study]. Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities 12 (2) 163-171

• Lahai, M.R., Rahim M.S., Mazanah M. & Turiman S. (2004). Relationship between the Individual Facets of Job, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment. Pertanika Journal of Social Science & Humanities, 12 (1): 11-20.

• Mazanah, M. Yakcop, J. & Mazalan, K. (2003). Success Factors in Implementation of TQM Practices in Public Service Agencies. Analisis: Jurnal Universiti Utara Malaysia, Vol. 10 (1), 125 -138.

• Merriam , S.B. & Mazanah, M. (2001). Aging in a non-western culture: the case of Malaysia. Asia Pacific Adult Education, Vol. 2, No. 1, 162-202.

• Merriam, S. B, Juanita J.B, Ming-Yeh, L., Younghwa, K., Gabo Ntseane & Mazanah, M. (2001) Power and Positionality: Negotiating Insider/Outsider Status Within and Across Cultures. International Journal of Lifelong Education, Vol.20, No.5, 405-416.

• Merriam, S. B. & Mazanah, M. (2000) Insider /Outsider Status: Reflections in Cross – Cultural Interviewing. Inquiry: Critical Thinking across the Disciplines Vol.16 No.3, Spring 2000, 34-43.

• Merriam, S. B. & Mazanah, M. (2000). How Cultural Values Shape Learning in Older Adulthood: The Case of Malaysia. Adult Education Quarterly, Vol. 51 No.1, November 2000, 45-63.

TEACHING

• DCE 5011 – Principles of Adult Education

• DCE 5030 – Program Development

• DCE 3301 – Adult Education (Andragogy)

• DCE 3501 – Knowledge Creation, Dissemination & Utilization

Updated: 6 May 2009