Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students

University students are expected to hold views of harmony, bridge the ethnic differences and promote social cohesion which is central to the stability of a nation. There are shared values in the society that can unite individuals and groups together to promote the national ethos among the diverse...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Mohd Mahadee, Hassan, Nor Azlili, Abdullah, Nor Hafizah
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Published: Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102582/
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author Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Hassan, Nor Azlili
Abdullah, Nor Hafizah
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description University students are expected to hold views of harmony, bridge the ethnic differences and promote social cohesion which is central to the stability of a nation. There are shared values in the society that can unite individuals and groups together to promote the national ethos among the diverse ethnic citizens. This paper assumed that shared values played an important role in influencing the development of a conscious shared collective social bonding and encouraged a strong national ethos among Malaysian students. As university students play important roles in further developing the country economically and politically, it is very appropriate to study the levels of national ethos among Malaysian students. A total of 514 students from 14 public and private universities of various ethnic groups participated in a national survey using a self-administered questionnaire. Two dimensions of the national ethos emerged from the data, namely nationality, and patriotism, and the students hold positive perceptions of selected values of the country. However, there are differences among the various ethnic groups in their degree of attachment to the two dimensions of the national ethos studied. Overall, the value dimension has a positive and significant relationship and saw the flowering of national ethos among them.
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spelling upm-1025822024-03-12T04:13:17Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102582/ Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students Ismail, Mohd Mahadee Hassan, Nor Azlili Abdullah, Nor Hafizah University students are expected to hold views of harmony, bridge the ethnic differences and promote social cohesion which is central to the stability of a nation. There are shared values in the society that can unite individuals and groups together to promote the national ethos among the diverse ethnic citizens. This paper assumed that shared values played an important role in influencing the development of a conscious shared collective social bonding and encouraged a strong national ethos among Malaysian students. As university students play important roles in further developing the country economically and politically, it is very appropriate to study the levels of national ethos among Malaysian students. A total of 514 students from 14 public and private universities of various ethnic groups participated in a national survey using a self-administered questionnaire. Two dimensions of the national ethos emerged from the data, namely nationality, and patriotism, and the students hold positive perceptions of selected values of the country. However, there are differences among the various ethnic groups in their degree of attachment to the two dimensions of the national ethos studied. Overall, the value dimension has a positive and significant relationship and saw the flowering of national ethos among them. Human Resource Management Academic Research Society 2022-10 Article PeerReviewed Ismail, Mohd Mahadee and Hassan, Nor Azlili and Abdullah, Nor Hafizah (2022) Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 12 (10). 2610 - 2625. ISSN 2222-6990 https://hrmars.com/index.php/IJARBSS/article/view/15532/Value-Based-Dimensions-of-National-Ethos-among-Malaysian-University-Students 10.6007/IJARBSS/v12-i10/15532
spellingShingle Ismail, Mohd Mahadee
Hassan, Nor Azlili
Abdullah, Nor Hafizah
Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title_full Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title_fullStr Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title_full_unstemmed Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title_short Value-based dimensions of national ethos among Malaysian university students
title_sort value-based dimensions of national ethos among malaysian university students
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