International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 5

Neighbourhood watch in Malaysia: Profiling Youth Leaders

  • Author:
  • Ahmad Zaharuddin Sani Ahmad Sabri, Fatinah Mangsor, Azirah Abdul Majid, Nur Syafiqah Huda Mohammad Rashidi
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 199 to 208

Institute of Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad's Thoughts, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia, Fundamental Research Grant Scheme

Online published on 20 April, 2017.

Abstract

Youth assumes as the part as the most key resource for a country. Therefore, the researcher has chosen to study the profile of youth leaders in Malaysia Youth Council. The instrument used for this research is done through the quantitative findings by using questionnaires that have been distributed around to the youth association though out Malaysia under Malaysia Youth Association. From 1, 000 questionnaires that had been distributed, 727 respondents have responded. The samples in this research are done based on random stratification. The research data had been analysed by using the description statistics of three chosen elements from the research questionnaires which are the leaders’ ethnicity, highest academic qualification and the residents of the leaders. The instrument used is IBM SPSS 20.0 to analyse these research findings. So as to guarantee the manageability and the accomplishment of country building, they ought to be sustain to embellish their leadership since youth are the critical resource of our nation.

Keywords

Youth, Leader, Neighbourhood Watch, Profiling, Quantitative Findings