Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students

Students imagine jobs in the tourism sector with boring jobs, long working hours, unsafe work, low social status, unsatisfactory promotions, low wages, inadequate benefits, and poor physical working conditions. This study aims to determine student perceptions of self�image, career development,...

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Main Authors: Jalim, Mohammad Idham, Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid, Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh, Jumintono, Jumintono
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spelling my.uthm.eprints.72642022-07-12T01:52:14Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7264/ Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students Jalim, Mohammad Idham Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh Jumintono, Jumintono T Technology (General) Students imagine jobs in the tourism sector with boring jobs, long working hours, unsafe work, low social status, unsatisfactory promotions, low wages, inadequate benefits, and poor physical working conditions. This study aims to determine student perceptions of self�image, career development, and job choices in the tourism industry. This study was a quantitative descriptive method. Quantitative research is intended to measure the problem, how well, and to whom a particular problem applies. This study involved 162 D3 Tourism Management study programs, Merlimau Polytechnic, Melaka, Malaysia, based on Krejcie and Morgan tables. Data was obtained using a questionnaire survey and observation. The questionnaire consists of Parts A, B, and C as instruments and measurements with a five-point Linkert scale. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23 was used to analyze data and information in research. The results showed that the value of self-image was 3.60, career development was 4.12, and job choice in the tourism industry was 3.80. Students' perceptions of self�image, career development, and job choices are high. Students feel the influence of research variables can attract interest to work in the tourism industry in the future. Auricle Global Society of Education & Research 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/7264/1/J14283_0bdb9a7d4887d2b0c7f990767e2cf640.pdf Jalim, Mohammad Idham and Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid and Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh and Jumintono, Jumintono (2021) Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students. Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 27 (4). pp. 1197-1203.
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Jalim, Mohammad Idham
Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid
Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh
Jumintono, Jumintono
Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
description Students imagine jobs in the tourism sector with boring jobs, long working hours, unsafe work, low social status, unsatisfactory promotions, low wages, inadequate benefits, and poor physical working conditions. This study aims to determine student perceptions of self�image, career development, and job choices in the tourism industry. This study was a quantitative descriptive method. Quantitative research is intended to measure the problem, how well, and to whom a particular problem applies. This study involved 162 D3 Tourism Management study programs, Merlimau Polytechnic, Melaka, Malaysia, based on Krejcie and Morgan tables. Data was obtained using a questionnaire survey and observation. The questionnaire consists of Parts A, B, and C as instruments and measurements with a five-point Linkert scale. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 23 was used to analyze data and information in research. The results showed that the value of self-image was 3.60, career development was 4.12, and job choice in the tourism industry was 3.80. Students' perceptions of self�image, career development, and job choices are high. Students feel the influence of research variables can attract interest to work in the tourism industry in the future.
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author Jalim, Mohammad Idham
Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid
Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh
Jumintono, Jumintono
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Abdul Razzaq, Abdul Rasid
Syed A. Kadir, Syed Shikh
Jumintono, Jumintono
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title Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
title_short Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
title_full Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
title_fullStr Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
title_full_unstemmed Self-image, career development and job choice on tourism industry in Malaysia: a perception of students
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