Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism
This is an exploratory study involving the Malaysian retirees from the Premier and Managerial and Professional sectors of the Malaysian Public Service. It examined the extent of the retirees' involvement, motivation and preference in relation to engaging in volunteerism in the country. Methodol...
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| author | Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh Md. Sail, Rahim Abu Samah, Bahaman Tajudin Shah, Raja Ahmad Lumayag, Linda Alfarero |
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| description | This is an exploratory study involving the Malaysian retirees from the Premier and Managerial and Professional sectors of the Malaysian Public Service. It examined the extent of the retirees' involvement, motivation and preference in relation to engaging in volunteerism in the country. Methodologically, a mailed-survey questionnaire was conducted to elicit the information and opinion of 261 retirees throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. Based on the findings, these retirees were more than willing to volunteer in religious, social, educational or community type of organization especially to those who needs their expertise. These retirees expressed
concerns about the widely-accepted public conditioning that they were no longer productive and could therefore be relegated to the background as far as their relevance was concerned. |
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| spelling | upm-34832015-09-14T08:33:40Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3483/ Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh Md. Sail, Rahim Abu Samah, Bahaman Tajudin Shah, Raja Ahmad Lumayag, Linda Alfarero This is an exploratory study involving the Malaysian retirees from the Premier and Managerial and Professional sectors of the Malaysian Public Service. It examined the extent of the retirees' involvement, motivation and preference in relation to engaging in volunteerism in the country. Methodologically, a mailed-survey questionnaire was conducted to elicit the information and opinion of 261 retirees throughout Malaysia, including Sabah and Sarawak. Based on the findings, these retirees were more than willing to volunteer in religious, social, educational or community type of organization especially to those who needs their expertise. These retirees expressed concerns about the widely-accepted public conditioning that they were no longer productive and could therefore be relegated to the background as far as their relevance was concerned. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2005-09 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3483/1/Debunking_the_Myth.pdf Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh and Md. Sail, Rahim and Abu Samah, Bahaman and Tajudin Shah, Raja Ahmad and Lumayag, Linda Alfarero (2005) Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 13 (2). pp. 159-171. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-13-2-9 |
| spellingShingle | Uttam Singh, Surjit Singh Md. Sail, Rahim Abu Samah, Bahaman Tajudin Shah, Raja Ahmad Lumayag, Linda Alfarero Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title | Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title_full | Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title_fullStr | Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title_short | Debunking the myth: the involvement of Malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
| title_sort | debunking the myth: the involvement of malaysian retirees in volunteerism |
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