A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention

Provide Abstract Maximum 200 words, One paragraph (Italic) The improvement of teachers' professionalism and quality should be prioritized to achieve Malaysia's Education Blueprint 2013-2025 goals. Grit can be an important factor in explaining the achievement and persistence in maintaining...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim, Badaruddin, Mohamad, Nurul Haerani, Abd Aziz, Azlihan, Kadir, Mahadi, Abd Hamid, Zulisham
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Language:English
Published: Hampstead Psychological Associates 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5303/
http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5303/1/AJ%202020%20%28145%29.pdf
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author Ibrahim, Badaruddin
Mohamad, Nurul Haerani
Abd Aziz, Azlihan
Kadir, Mahadi
Abd Hamid, Zulisham
author_facet Ibrahim, Badaruddin
Mohamad, Nurul Haerani
Abd Aziz, Azlihan
Kadir, Mahadi
Abd Hamid, Zulisham
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description Provide Abstract Maximum 200 words, One paragraph (Italic) The improvement of teachers' professionalism and quality should be prioritized to achieve Malaysia's Education Blueprint 2013-2025 goals. Grit can be an important factor in explaining the achievement and persistence in maintaining the expected quality of teacher performance. This study investigated Malaysian Technical Instructors and the grit needed to stay in the field especially in purifying the state's aspirations. The purpose of this study was to describe grittiness of technical instructors and determine if grit is associated with job performance retention based on age, education level and years of services. The data for this research was obtained through structured questionnaire adapted from Grit-S survey and involved 88 technical instructors from Malaysia Technical Institute under Rural Development Ministry of Malaysia. The study findings identified that grit: the power of passion and perseverance not associated for long lasting job performance retention among Malaysian Technical Instructors. More broadly, this study provides a qualitative and dimensional understanding of the phenomena of grit as related to job performance retention.
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spelling uthm-53032022-01-09T02:55:51Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5303/ A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention Ibrahim, Badaruddin Mohamad, Nurul Haerani Abd Aziz, Azlihan Kadir, Mahadi Abd Hamid, Zulisham LB2165-2278 Teacher training in universities and colleges Provide Abstract Maximum 200 words, One paragraph (Italic) The improvement of teachers' professionalism and quality should be prioritized to achieve Malaysia's Education Blueprint 2013-2025 goals. Grit can be an important factor in explaining the achievement and persistence in maintaining the expected quality of teacher performance. This study investigated Malaysian Technical Instructors and the grit needed to stay in the field especially in purifying the state's aspirations. The purpose of this study was to describe grittiness of technical instructors and determine if grit is associated with job performance retention based on age, education level and years of services. The data for this research was obtained through structured questionnaire adapted from Grit-S survey and involved 88 technical instructors from Malaysia Technical Institute under Rural Development Ministry of Malaysia. The study findings identified that grit: the power of passion and perseverance not associated for long lasting job performance retention among Malaysian Technical Instructors. More broadly, this study provides a qualitative and dimensional understanding of the phenomena of grit as related to job performance retention. Hampstead Psychological Associates 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/5303/1/AJ%202020%20%28145%29.pdf Ibrahim, Badaruddin and Mohamad, Nurul Haerani and Abd Aziz, Azlihan and Kadir, Mahadi and Abd Hamid, Zulisham (2020) A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (1). pp. 873-881. ISSN 1475-7192 https://dx.doi.org/ 10.37200/IJPR/V24I1/PR200193
spellingShingle LB2165-2278 Teacher training in universities and colleges
Ibrahim, Badaruddin
Mohamad, Nurul Haerani
Abd Aziz, Azlihan
Kadir, Mahadi
Abd Hamid, Zulisham
A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title_full A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title_fullStr A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title_full_unstemmed A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title_short A look at grit: a study towards Malaysian technical instructors performance retention
title_sort look at grit: a study towards malaysian technical instructors performance retention
topic LB2165-2278 Teacher training in universities and colleges
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