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School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia

Introduction: School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. The major objectives are to understand the meaning of work among yo...

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Main Author: Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2011
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HM711 Groups and organizations
HM826 Social institutions
Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/17495/1/UNIMAS_20-21_April_2011_%28DR._ROHAIZA_ROKIS%29.pdf
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spelling my.iium.irep.174952014-02-20T03:05:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/17495/ School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza HM711 Groups and organizations HM826 Social institutions Introduction: School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. The major objectives are to understand the meaning of work among young people; and to investigate the relationship between dysfunctional attitudes with decent work ethics among young people. The study hypothesis is that decent work ethics deficits among young people are associated with dysfunctional attitudes such as lack of assertiveness, self-confidence deficiency and short of the integrity. Methods, methodologies and sampling: The study applies both qualitative (N: 50) and quantitative (N: 3) approaches. The study sample was derived from the Group 1, Batch 8/2011 trainees of the Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) or National Service Training Programme. Conclusion: Most often the study’s respondents, who are representing the Malaysian youth, experience the deficit of decent work ethics associated with dysfunctional attitudes toward work. 2011 Conference or Workshop Item REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/17495/1/UNIMAS_20-21_April_2011_%28DR._ROHAIZA_ROKIS%29.pdf Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2011) School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia. In: Persidangan Kebangsaan Sains Sosial UNIMAS 2011, 20th-21st April 2011, UNIMAS, Sarawak. http://www.fss.unimas.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=114:persidangan-kebangsaan-sains-sosial-unimas-2011&catid=89:conference-2011&Itemid=450
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HM826 Social institutions
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HM826 Social institutions
Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza
School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
description Introduction: School-to-work transition is indeed a confusing and difficult period for young people. Youth employability is often hindered by the fact that young people lack the right work attitude required by the employment market. The major objectives are to understand the meaning of work among young people; and to investigate the relationship between dysfunctional attitudes with decent work ethics among young people. The study hypothesis is that decent work ethics deficits among young people are associated with dysfunctional attitudes such as lack of assertiveness, self-confidence deficiency and short of the integrity. Methods, methodologies and sampling: The study applies both qualitative (N: 50) and quantitative (N: 3) approaches. The study sample was derived from the Group 1, Batch 8/2011 trainees of the Program Latihan Khidmat Negara (PLKN) or National Service Training Programme. Conclusion: Most often the study’s respondents, who are representing the Malaysian youth, experience the deficit of decent work ethics associated with dysfunctional attitudes toward work.
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title School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
title_short School-to-work transition challenge: a social profile of young workers in Malaysia
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