Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)

The role of a student at university is all-encompassing. The experience exposes students to different soft skills from communicating and working together with friends across ethnics and nationalities, to organizing events for and with peers, lectures and the public. Despite this 'rich' s...

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Main Author: Zuraidah Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/
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spelling ukm-59332016-12-14T06:39:53Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/ Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi) Zuraidah Ali, The role of a student at university is all-encompassing. The experience exposes students to different soft skills from communicating and working together with friends across ethnics and nationalities, to organizing events for and with peers, lectures and the public. Despite this 'rich' surrounding promising personal development and recommendation for future employability, we still hear of undergraduates who are reluctant to assume leadership roles while at university. This study explores the potential factors that may be associated with reported lack of interest and participation in student leadership among female undergraduates. A survey research was conducted among female undergraduates residing at the on-campus accommodation. Results show that at least half of the female undergraduate cohort understand the importance of student leadership experience and have held at least one leadership position. Further, the study depicts some prevailing reasons for lack of involvement and nonparticipation in student leadership for the rest of the female undergraduate cohort. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2012-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/1/c.pdf Zuraidah Ali, (2012) Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi). MALIM: Jurnal Pengajian Umum Asia Tenggara, 13 . pp. 41-54. ISSN 1511-8393 http://www.ukm.my/jmalim/
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description The role of a student at university is all-encompassing. The experience exposes students to different soft skills from communicating and working together with friends across ethnics and nationalities, to organizing events for and with peers, lectures and the public. Despite this 'rich' surrounding promising personal development and recommendation for future employability, we still hear of undergraduates who are reluctant to assume leadership roles while at university. This study explores the potential factors that may be associated with reported lack of interest and participation in student leadership among female undergraduates. A survey research was conducted among female undergraduates residing at the on-campus accommodation. Results show that at least half of the female undergraduate cohort understand the importance of student leadership experience and have held at least one leadership position. Further, the study depicts some prevailing reasons for lack of involvement and nonparticipation in student leadership for the rest of the female undergraduate cohort.
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author Zuraidah Ali,
spellingShingle Zuraidah Ali,
Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
author_facet Zuraidah Ali,
author_sort Zuraidah Ali,
title Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
title_short Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
title_full Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
title_fullStr Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
title_full_unstemmed Leadership engagement among female undergraduates (Penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
title_sort leadership engagement among female undergraduates (penglibatan kepimpinan dalam kalangan mahasiswi)
publisher Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/5933/1/c.pdf
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