2 research outputs found
Winnable candidate : the Sabahan voters preferences a study at the P.171, Sepanggar's parliamentary constituency / Muhammad Yazrin Zaifuddin Zainuddin and Mohd Hanis Sayuthi Mohd Dini
No full textThe objectives of this study were to identify the most preferred candidate's demographic factor followed by the second preferred factor and so on so forth; secondly is to see the variables associated with the demographic preferences of the winnable candidate; thirdly is to see the differences on variables and the demographic preferences of the winnable candidate and finally to see the general understanding of the voters at P. 171 on the winnable candidate and practicality of political marketing theory. This study was conducted using self-developed questionnaires involving 150 eligible and registered voters of P. 171, Sepanggar Parliamentary Constituency. From the study, it is found that political party of a candidate is the most preferred demographic factor by the voters, secondly is education, thirdly is religion, fourthly is ethnicity, fifthly is gender and lastly is age. With regards to the analysis of comparison and association, it is found that the ethnicity of respondents show significant involvement in determining the preferences. Finally, the level of understanding on winnable candidate among Sepanggar voters is quite high and the winnable candidate shows it can be a good political marketing strategy in practice
The relationship between senior management team (SMT) and teachers’ attitude towards achieving high performing school (HPS) status: a case study of primary schools at Johor Bahru / Farhana Yaakub ...[et al.]
No full textThe government has introduced the concept of High Performing School (HPS) as a new excellent school standard to be achieved by all schools in order to realise a national dream and vision to be a developed country in 2020 and to pursue educational development and improvement. However, the teachers perceived that the initiatives or changes would mean a heavier workload, a hindrance and a cause of confusion towards their profession. In Malaysia, a special committee was established to review the workload of teachers. Besides teaching, teachers had to deal with extra-curricular activities, classroom, student affairs, administration and clerical and other additional works. Therefore, in realizing the country’s aims in education, assessing teachers’ attitude towards these initiatives is paramount for its success. This study focuses on the association between Senior Management Team (SMT) and
teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. Sample population used to analyze the association and correlations were primary schools teachers in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. In
addition, the data collection was done through distribution of questionnaires. After the data analysis process had been completed, the results surprisingly, indicated that this factor have positively associated with teachers’ attitude towards achieving HPS status. The result had proved on the importance of this element to influence the development of positive attitude of teachers to support the achievement of these initiatives. It is hoped that the results of the study
may be useful to relevant government agencies, school’s leadership and other parties involved directly or indirectly to further assess the needs and support that should be given to teachers who work hard to meet the nation's aspirations to improve the quality of national
education
