Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia

The purpose of this study is to examine the rural administrators which is Village Development and Security Comittee level of competency and socio demographic factor that affect it. This study used quantitative method where instrument was designed based on the objectives of the study. This study was...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril, Abu Samah, Bahaman, Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EuroJournals 2009
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/1/Socio-demography.pdf
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author Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
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Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
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description The purpose of this study is to examine the rural administrators which is Village Development and Security Comittee level of competency and socio demographic factor that affect it. This study used quantitative method where instrument was designed based on the objectives of the study. This study was conducted in three zones located in Peninsular Malaysia. Eighteen villages listed in Village Vission Movement (VVM) were selected from the three zones. A total of 235 respondents were chosen for this study. Overall, members of Village Development and Security Comittee had high level of competency. This study found that village grade had significant difference with competency level while age had positive correlation with level of JKKK members competency. Based on the simple linear regression done, age was the highest contributor to the competency level.
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spelling upm-167502016-03-30T07:58:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/ Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Abu Samah, Bahaman Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva The purpose of this study is to examine the rural administrators which is Village Development and Security Comittee level of competency and socio demographic factor that affect it. This study used quantitative method where instrument was designed based on the objectives of the study. This study was conducted in three zones located in Peninsular Malaysia. Eighteen villages listed in Village Vission Movement (VVM) were selected from the three zones. A total of 235 respondents were chosen for this study. Overall, members of Village Development and Security Comittee had high level of competency. This study found that village grade had significant difference with competency level while age had positive correlation with level of JKKK members competency. Based on the simple linear regression done, age was the highest contributor to the competency level. EuroJournals 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/1/Socio-demography.pdf Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva (2009) Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia. European Journal of Social Sciences, 11 (2). pp. 339-348. ISSN 1450-2267
spellingShingle Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
Abu Samah, Bahaman
Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva
Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title_fullStr Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title_short Socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of Peninsular Malaysia
title_sort socio-demography factors for level of competency among rural administrators: the case of peninsular malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16750/1/Socio-demography.pdf