Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training

This study was performed to measure the gender equality involvement in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Program in one of the Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN). The focuses of this study are general perspective in gender equality, men and women position in society, a...

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Main Authors: Mohamad, M. M., Sulaiman, N. L., Sern, L. C., Mohd Salleh, K.
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Sulaiman, N. L.
Sern, L. C.
Mohd Salleh, K.
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description This study was performed to measure the gender equality involvement in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Program in one of the Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN). The focuses of this study are general perspective in gender equality, men and women position in society, and sources of information about TVET. 200 respondents involving students and lecturers from various field of TVET programs involved in this study. Questionnaire was applied to gather the data information and descriptive analysis represent the findings. Result showed that most respondents strongly agree with men helping in the household were women, they are also aware about the national policies on gender equality in Malaysia, and for last section of survey, respondents agree that they choose studying in TVET program because the better job opportunities. In summary, there is no gender issue in Malaysia’s policy, position of work and opportunities in further education especially in TVET programs.
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spelling uthm-48812021-12-23T04:23:51Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4881/ Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training Mohamad, M. M. Sulaiman, N. L. Sern, L. C. Mohd Salleh, K. LB Theory and practice of education This study was performed to measure the gender equality involvement in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Program in one of the Malaysia Technical University Network (MTUN). The focuses of this study are general perspective in gender equality, men and women position in society, and sources of information about TVET. 200 respondents involving students and lecturers from various field of TVET programs involved in this study. Questionnaire was applied to gather the data information and descriptive analysis represent the findings. Result showed that most respondents strongly agree with men helping in the household were women, they are also aware about the national policies on gender equality in Malaysia, and for last section of survey, respondents agree that they choose studying in TVET program because the better job opportunities. In summary, there is no gender issue in Malaysia’s policy, position of work and opportunities in further education especially in TVET programs. Penerbit Akademia Baru 2015 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4881/1/AJ%202017%20%28217%29%20Measuring%20gender%20equality%20in%20technical%20and%20vocational%20education%20and%20training.pdf Mohamad, M. M. and Sulaiman, N. L. and Sern, L. C. and Mohd Salleh, K. (2015) Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training. Journal of Advanced Research Design, 12 (1). pp. 13-20. ISSN 2289-7984
spellingShingle LB Theory and practice of education
Mohamad, M. M.
Sulaiman, N. L.
Sern, L. C.
Mohd Salleh, K.
Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title_full Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title_fullStr Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title_full_unstemmed Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title_short Measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
title_sort measuring gender equality in technical and vocational education and training
topic LB Theory and practice of education
url http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4881/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/4881/1/AJ%202017%20%28217%29%20Measuring%20gender%20equality%20in%20technical%20and%20vocational%20education%20and%20training.pdf