Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia

The purpose of this paper is to study on the understanding of the concept of career development among young working cancer survivors who were diagnosed with cancer during their childhood. This study was based on an extensive review of past researches on individual factors and career development amon...

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Main Authors: Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada, Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/1/37-41.pdf
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author Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada
Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
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description The purpose of this paper is to study on the understanding of the concept of career development among young working cancer survivors who were diagnosed with cancer during their childhood. This study was based on an extensive review of past researches on individual factors and career development among cancer survivors using the System Theory Framework. To conduct the literature reviews, the researcher utilized keywords such as career development, working life and young cancer survivors. From the literatures reviewed, the single factor that contributed to career development among young cancer survivors was the individual factor. Hence, addressing career development (the individual factor), might be important to improve employment outcomes for young cancer survivors. The importance and originality of this study were, it explored career development among young cancer survivors. This paper adopted elements from the System Theory Framework (STF) to derive the individual factor that influenced of career development. It is hoped this research findings will contribute to literatures on the significant factor contributing to career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia.
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spelling upm-590302018-02-21T01:44:51Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/ Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah The purpose of this paper is to study on the understanding of the concept of career development among young working cancer survivors who were diagnosed with cancer during their childhood. This study was based on an extensive review of past researches on individual factors and career development among cancer survivors using the System Theory Framework. To conduct the literature reviews, the researcher utilized keywords such as career development, working life and young cancer survivors. From the literatures reviewed, the single factor that contributed to career development among young cancer survivors was the individual factor. Hence, addressing career development (the individual factor), might be important to improve employment outcomes for young cancer survivors. The importance and originality of this study were, it explored career development among young cancer survivors. This paper adopted elements from the System Theory Framework (STF) to derive the individual factor that influenced of career development. It is hoped this research findings will contribute to literatures on the significant factor contributing to career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia. Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2017 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/1/37-41.pdf Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada and Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah (2017) Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia. In: 4th International Conference on Educational Research and Practice (ICERP) 2017, 26-27 July 2017, The Everly Hotel, Putrajaya. (pp. 493-502).
spellingShingle Musa, Siti Nur Syuhada
Hamzah, Siti Raba'ah
Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title_full Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title_fullStr Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title_short Understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in Malaysia
title_sort understanding the concept of career development among young cancer survivors in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/59030/1/37-41.pdf