Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Decision Making in Malaysia

This study aims to explore factors that determine youth participation in decision making in the youth development programmes as a means of participation of young people in the creation and involvement of their own destinies. A survey has been conducted among youth in Malaysia to investigate their pe...

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Main Authors: Arshad, Rozita, Yeon, Asmah Laili, Abdullah, Siti Alida John, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Azhar, Alias
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medwell Publishing 2017
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Online Access:https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/31101/1/JEAS%2012%2009%202017%208736-8739.pdf
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Summary:This study aims to explore factors that determine youth participation in decision making in the youth development programmes as a means of participation of young people in the creation and involvement of their own destinies. A survey has been conducted among youth in Malaysia to investigate their perception of their ability to participatein decision-making for the youth development programmes. The study is based on a quantitative approach. The data were collected through a survey among 340 respondents. It offers to understand characteristics of factors that influence youth to participate in decision-making about youth development programmes. The study found three factors which measure the elements that lead youth to participate in decision-making related to youth development programmes contexts. Moreover, scores on the scale developed to measure the factors influencing youth to participate in decision-making yielded excellent validity and reliability estimates