INCULCATION OF MORAL VALUES IN FIELDWORK APPROACHES TO LOCAL STUDY: STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS MOHAMAD JOHDI SALLEH, PhD johdi@iium.edu.my & SUHAILAH HUSSEIN, PhD suhailah@iiu.edu.my Institute of Education, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Abstract This paper discusses a study on the fundamental aspect of local study in the school curriculum, with reference to the fieldwork approaches in the learning of history and geography, Integrated Curriculum for Secondary School (ICSS) Malaysia. The focus is discussion on the aim, objectives and nature of fieldwork approaches to local study related to the inculcation of moral values as stipulated in the Philosophy of Education, Malaysia. The study involved eight hundred students of Lower Secondary level from the selected schools particularly in the states of Perak and Terenganu. Instruments used were questionnaire and interviews of the selected respondents. The findings of the study were presented in frequency, percentage and analysis of the interviews. The finding of the study shows that there were various perceptions of moral values in the fieldwork of local study. INTRODUCTION The subject of local study was introduced into the Integrated Curriculum for Secondary Schools (ICSS) Malaysia in 1989 and revised in 2000, as one of the new approaches in the learning and teaching of history and geography. This subject is compulsory for students of lower secondary level namely, Forms One, Two, and Three. The aim of introducing this subject is to expose students, in accordance with their age level, to the development of the nearest locality, a much smaller area than a district, state or country.