Self-esteem, job-search intensity and career decision making among graduating universities students

Norida, Abdullah (2009) Self-esteem, job-search intensity and career decision making among graduating universities students. Education Postgraduate research Seminar 2009 (EDUPRESS 2009). pp. 72-83. ISSN 978-983-9805-80-2

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Abstract

This study will examine whether there are relationship between self-esteem, job-search intensity and career decision-making among graduating students. This study will also investigate the differences of self-esteem, job-search intensity and career decision-making among students based on gender, ethnicity, academic major, cumulative grade point average (CGPA), socioeconomic status, and residential setting. Mixed methods research design combine quantitative and qualitative approaches will be used. The instruments will be used in this study are a demographic information sheet purposely design for this study, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES - Rosenberg 1965), Job-Search Intensity Scale (JSIS-Blau 1994), and the Career Decision-Making Self-Efficacy Scale-Short Form (CDMSE-SF; Betz. et al.1996). The population and sample of the study will be consisted of all graduating students in 5 faculties at UTeM, and all graduating students in 3 faculties at UTM, based on 2009/2010 academic session. Participants will be recruited using cluster sampling procedure, also known as multistage sampling. The raw data will be processed using Statistical package of Social Science (SPSS) software. Descriptive statistic, Pearson 's Correlation(r) and two-way ANOVA will be used.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions:	Centre for Languages and Human Development > Department of Co-Curriculum Education
Depositing User:	DR NORIDA ABDULLAH
Date Deposited:	12 Apr 2013 03:43
Last Modified:	20 Jan 2022 15:25
URI:	http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/6022
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