Pelajar Generasi Pertama Sebagai Sumber Manusia: Motivasi dan Aspirasi Melanjutkan Pelajaran ke Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT)

Authors

  • Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahim Faculty of Cognitive Sciences and Human Development, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Norzaini Azman Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia
  • Rohaty @ Norhatiah Mohd. Majzub Fakulti Pendidikan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2013.10.10

Keywords:

Pelajar generasi pertama, tahap motivasi, tahap aspirasi, pendidikan tinggi

Abstract

Tujuan â€“ Memahami aspirasi pendidikan adalah sangat penting memandangkan keinginan seseorang untuk melanjutkan pelajaran adalah langkah awal dalam proses permohonan melanjutkan pelajaran ke IPT. Tujuan kajian ini dijalankan adalah untuk mengkaji fenomena motivasi dan aspirasi pelajar generasi pertama di sekolah menengah luar bandar. Secara khusus, kajian ini mengenal pasti tahap motivasi dan aspirasi pelajar generasi pertama untuk melanjutkan pelajaran ke IPT. Kajian ini turut melihat hubungan antara faktor motivasi dan aspirasi. Di samping melihat apakah faktor-faktor motivasi yang mempengaruhi aspirasi melanjutkan pelajaran ke IPT.
 
Metodologi â€“ Kajian ini dijalankan dengan menggunakan gabungan pendekatan kuantitatif dan kualitatif. Seramai 417 pelajar generasi pertama yang sedang menuntut di tingkatan empat telah dipilih secara rawak berstrata sebagai responden untuk menjawab satu set soal selidik. Manakala 8 kumpulan berfokus telah dipilih melalui pensampelan bertujuan untuk ditemu bual bagi mendapatkan data kualitatif.
 
Dapatan â€“ Hasil kajian menunjukkan motivasi pelajar generasi pertama luar bandar adalah pada tahap tinggi, manakala aspirasi mereka pada tahap sederhana tinggi. Terdapat hubungan yang positif signifikan di antara motivasi dan aspirasi. Faktor-faktor motivasi yang mempengaruhi aspirasi mencakupi faktor keperluan fisiologi, keperluan keselamatan, keperluan sosial, keperluan penghargaan kendiri dan keperluan penyempurnaan kendiri.
 
Kepentingan â€“ Hasil kajian ini memberi implikasi strategik kepada pihak sekolah dan institusi pengajian tinggi (IPT) dalam usaha membantu pelajar generasi pertama di sekolah menengah luar bandar merealisasikan aspirasi mereka.
 

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26-12-2013

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Vol. 10 (2013): Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction (MJLI) Vol. 10, 2013

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Abdul Rahim, A. H., Azman, N., & Mohd. Majzub, R. @ N. (2013). Pelajar Generasi Pertama Sebagai Sumber Manusia: Motivasi dan Aspirasi Melanjutkan Pelajaran ke Institusi Pengajian Tinggi (IPT). Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 10, 203-232. https://doi.org/10.32890/mjli2013.10.10

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