The Influence of Leadership by Public University Students to the Development of Citizenship in Malaysia
Journal Title: International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 11
Abstract
As envisioned in Vision 2020, the progress and development depending on the succeed of a leader in maintaining the unity and sovereignty of the country continuously with cohesive step upon the Federal Constitution 1948 and the Principles of Rukun. Citizenship development and democratization of education is very important in ensuring the harmony and peace of a country. This process must take place properly for the benefit of all citizens to improve the country’s progress in the future. Furthermore the undergraduates is the vanguard of countries that are expected to take on trust the leadership in the future. Students play an important role as a national leader and must have a level of understanding an appreciation of democratization and obligation as citizen of Malaysia. In particular level, this study is focusing on the influence of student leadership towards development of citizenship and democratization of education among students of public university of Malaysia. The cross-sectional survey method id applied in the process of collecting data which involve Student Leadership questionnaire which is formed by Kouzes & Posner in the year of 2007, the Development of Citizenship questionnaire formed by Musil in the year of 2003 and the Democratization Education questionnaire by Evans & Rose in 2007. 326 of students leader in the public university in Peninsula Malaysia were involved as the respondents in this research. The finding shows that there is 77.2% of the leadership practice of the Development of Citizenship and 39.6% towards the Democratization Education. The Development of Citizenship proved to act as mediator in the relationship between student leadership and democratization education. This research can be used by the nation leaders, university administration and the department of education as guidance in valuing the aspect of leadership of the nation leaders apprentice. Besides, this research can be used as a basic reference to increase various knowledge regarding leadership management based on the citizenship development and the democratization education in forming the identity of the leaders.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdullah Ibrahim, Wan Nor Haliza Wan Mokhtar
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- EP ID EP574720
- DOI 10.6007/IJARBSS/v8-i11/4906
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