Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study
Despite the concerns about professionalism among youth work practitioners in Malaysia, valid and reliable instruments to measure the construct are lacking. This article reviews the psychometric development and initial exploration of a professionalism measure applicable for use with direct-service yo...
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| author | Krauss, Steven Eric Idris, Khairuddin Tamam, Ezhar Suandi, Turiman Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah Bandar, Nur Fatihah Dahalan, Dzuhailmi |
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| description | Despite the concerns about professionalism among youth work practitioners in Malaysia, valid and reliable instruments to measure the construct are lacking. This article reviews the psychometric development and initial exploration of a professionalism measure applicable for use with direct-service youth work practitioners. Results were based on a sampling of 813 government and non-government youth work practitioners throughout Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 6-factor solution that was used as the basis for the subscales of the instrument. Comparison of means tests indicated higher mean scores according to academic qualification, age, income, gender, marital status and certification and years of involvement in youth work. Limitations and recommendations for further development of the professionalism scale are discussed. |
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| spelling | upm-534332018-10-05T08:41:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53433/ Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study Krauss, Steven Eric Idris, Khairuddin Tamam, Ezhar Suandi, Turiman Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah Bandar, Nur Fatihah Dahalan, Dzuhailmi Despite the concerns about professionalism among youth work practitioners in Malaysia, valid and reliable instruments to measure the construct are lacking. This article reviews the psychometric development and initial exploration of a professionalism measure applicable for use with direct-service youth work practitioners. Results were based on a sampling of 813 government and non-government youth work practitioners throughout Malaysia. Exploratory factor analysis resulted in a 6-factor solution that was used as the basis for the subscales of the instrument. Comparison of means tests indicated higher mean scores according to academic qualification, age, income, gender, marital status and certification and years of involvement in youth work. Limitations and recommendations for further development of the professionalism scale are discussed. Sage Publications 2012 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/53433/1/Exploring%20professionalism%20among%20youth%20work%20practitioner%20in%20Malaysia.pdf Krauss, Steven Eric and Idris, Khairuddin and Tamam, Ezhar and Suandi, Turiman and Ismail, Ismi Arif and Abdullah Bandar, Nur Fatihah and Dahalan, Dzuhailmi (2012) Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study. Young, 20 (3). pp. 297-322. ISSN 1103-3088; ESSN: 1741-3222 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/110330881202000305 10.1177/110330881202000305 |
| spellingShingle | Krauss, Steven Eric Idris, Khairuddin Tamam, Ezhar Suandi, Turiman Ismail, Ismi Arif Abdullah Bandar, Nur Fatihah Dahalan, Dzuhailmi Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title | Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title_full | Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title_short | Exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in Malaysia: a measurement development study |
| title_sort | exploring professionalism among youth work practitioner in malaysia: a measurement development study |
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