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 yout...

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Main Authors: Yasmin Yaccob, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim, Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17001/
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author Yasmin Yaccob,
Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim,
Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh,
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Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim,
Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh,
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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 oai:generic.eprints.org:170012021-07-11T16:52:21Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17001/ Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program Yasmin Yaccob, Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim, Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh, 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 application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17001/1/44250-142081-1-SM.pdf Yasmin Yaccob, and Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim, and Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh, (2020) Level of social cohesion of Malaysian youths as a community of practice in a youth development program. e-BANGI: Jurnal Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan, 17 (8). pp. 69-83. ISSN 1823-884x https://ejournal.ukm.my/ebangi/issue/view/1352
spellingShingle Yasmin Yaccob,
Mohamad Ibrani Shahrimin Adam Assim,
Nurul Hidayu Mat Jusoh,
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
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17001/
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http://journalarticle.ukm.my/17001/1/44250-142081-1-SM.pdf