Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program
This paper describes the level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice based on the perspective of social learning theory. Youths’ social environment was examined as the medium of interactions to measure their levels of social cohesion. . Community of practice of youths foc...
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| author | Yaccob, Yasmin Adam Assim, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Mat Jusoh, Nurul Hidayu |
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| description | This paper describes the level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice based on the perspective of social learning theory. Youths’ social environment was examined as the medium of interactions to measure their levels of social cohesion. . Community of practice of youths focused on the major domains of development, and their practice through active participation in a youth development program. The application of the framework of community of practice was measured to ascertain the level of social cohesion among youths in Malaysia. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 265 respondents consist of youths who were actively participating in the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. The level of social cohesion among the youths was 63.4%.The findings indicate that the more community program conducted, the higher the level of social cohesion among youth. The parameters of social cohesion were also examined by analyzing youths’ participation and engagement in the award development program. Sustainability of youth development program in Malaysia is found to dependent on levels of youths’social cohesion. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-865702021-09-26T10:51:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86570/ Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program Yaccob, Yasmin Adam Assim, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Mat Jusoh, Nurul Hidayu This paper describes the level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice based on the perspective of social learning theory. Youths’ social environment was examined as the medium of interactions to measure their levels of social cohesion. . Community of practice of youths focused on the major domains of development, and their practice through active participation in a youth development program. The application of the framework of community of practice was measured to ascertain the level of social cohesion among youths in Malaysia. This study employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches. A total of 265 respondents consist of youths who were actively participating in the Duke of Edinburgh International Award. The level of social cohesion among the youths was 63.4%.The findings indicate that the more community program conducted, the higher the level of social cohesion among youth. The parameters of social cohesion were also examined by analyzing youths’ participation and engagement in the award development program. Sustainability of youth development program in Malaysia is found to dependent on levels of youths’social cohesion. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/86570/1/Level%20of%20social%20cohesion%20of%20Malaysian%20.pdf Yaccob, Yasmin and Adam Assim, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin and Mat Jusoh, Nurul Hidayu (2020) Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program. E-Bangi, 17 (8). pp. 1-15. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/article/view/44250 |
| spellingShingle | Yaccob, Yasmin Adam Assim, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Mat Jusoh, Nurul Hidayu Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title | Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title_full | Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title_fullStr | Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title_full_unstemmed | Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title_short | Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
| title_sort | level of social cohesion of malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program |
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