JSSH Vol. 5 No. 2 September 1997
JSSH-0084-1997
Pengajaran Kemahiran Menulis Karangan Bahasa Melayu di Sekolah Menengah: Satu Penilaian
Kualitatif
Marohaini Yusoff dan Zulkifli A. Manaf
Keywords
Penilaian kualitatif, pengajaran kemahiran karangan Bahasa Melayu, pendidikan guru Bahasa
Melayu
Abstract
Artikel ini akan membincangkan dapatan satu kajian kes tentang bentuk pengajaran kemahiran
menulis karangan Bahasa Melayu kepada pelajar Tingkatan Empat di sebuah sekolah menengah
di Selangor. Pencerapan ini dilakukan dalam dua semester pengajian di sekolah tersebut. Dalam
kajian ini, bentuk pengajaran dua guru di Tingkatan Empat telah dilihat. Dapatan pencerapan ini
menunjukkan bahawa penumpuan guru lebih diberikan terhadap ‘hasil karangan’ daripada proses
mengarang itu sendiri. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh bentuk pengajaran guru yang linear dan
pendekatan pengajaran yang menekankan aspek input isi daripada strategi mengarang. Bentuk
pengajaran ini lebih berorientasi untuk menyediakan pelajar menghadapi peperiksaan dan bukan
kepada latihan mempertingkat kemahiran mengarang di kalangan pelajar. Bentuk pengajaran ini
membawa implikasi terhadap perancangan dan penyediaan bakal guru di maktab perguruan dan
universiti.
JSSH-0085-1997
Hubungan Keberkesanan Latihan dengan Prestasi Kerja
Abdul Latif Abdul Kadir dan Maimunah Ismail
Keywords
Keberkesanan latihan, prestasi kerja
Abstract
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai keberkesanan latihan dan hubungannya dengan prestasi kerja
pegawai kastam lantikan baru yang telah mengikuti Kursus Program Pengajian Asas Operasi
Perkastaman (PPAOP) di Akademi Kastam Diraja Malaysia (AKMAL), Melaka. Data kajian
diperolehi daripada 84 responden melalui borang soal selidik yang ditadbir sendiri. Hasil kajian
menunjukkan kursus ini telah memberi kesan positif ke atas prestasi kerja pelatih. Analisis
korelasi menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang rendah dan positif di antara dimensi latihan
dengan prestasi kerja selepas latihan. Analisis juga menunjukkan terdapat hubungan positif dan
perbezaan yang signifikan di antara dimensi prestasi kerja sebelum dan selepas latihan. Kajian
ini menunjukkan AKMAL telah berjaya memainkan peranannya dalam menyediakan anggota
Jabatan yang kompeten. Kajian mengesyorkan pengurusan AKMAL perlu memberikan perhatian
yang lebih serius terhadap mutu metodologi dan alat bantuan mengajar (ABM), fasilitator, modul
kastam dan modul pengurusan terutamanya dari aspek kandungan, metodologi dan teknik
pengajaran.
JSSH-0086-1997
Pendapatan dan Pembelanjaan Pekeija Migran Wanita: Suatu Perbandingan antara Sektor
Awam, Industri dan Jualan
Laily Paim dan Nurizan Yahaya
Keywords
Penggunaan, perbelanjaan, pola perbelanjaan, kesejahteraan material
Abstract
Kajian ini bertujuan mengkaji corak pendapatan dan perbelanjaan pekerja migran wanita
Semenanjung Malaysia. Seramai 969 pekerja wanita yang berumur antara 15 hingga 30 tahun
yang telah berhijrah dari tempat kelahiran ke tempat lain dipilih sebagai responden kajian.
Responden telah dipilih secara rawak berlapis dari lima zon iaitu utara (Perlis, Kedah dan Pulau
Pinang), tengah (Perak dan Selangor), selatan (Negeri Sembilan, Melaka dan Johor), timur
(Pahang, Terengganu dan Kelantan), dan metropolitan (Kuala Lumpur). Responden mewakili
sektor awam (41%), industri (38%) dan jualan (21%). Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa wanita yang
dikaji kebanyakannya masih bujang, muda (purata umur 24 tahun) dan berpendidikan setakat
SPM. Analisis Chi-square menunjukkan terdapat perbezaan pendapatan yang signifikan
mengikut sektor, kumpulan umur, dan taraf pendidikan. Hasil kajian juga menunjukkan terdapat
perbezaan yang signifikan bagi peratusan pendapatan yang dibelanjakan untuk makanan,
perumahan dan pengangkutan mengikut sektor, umur, taraf pendidikan dan taraf perkahwinan.
JSSH-0087-1997
Work-Family Conflict and Social Support: A Study of Female Secretaries in Malaysia
Aminah Ahmad
Keywords
Role conflict, work-family conflict, social support, working women
Abstract
As more married women participate in the labour force and occupy both work and family roles
simultaneously, they tend to experience conflict between work and family roles. This study
examined the intensity of work-family conflict experienced by female secretaries in the state o f
Selangor, Malaysia. The study also analysed the social support that the secretaries received at
the workplace from supervisors and co-workers and outside their workplace from husbands, and
friends and relatives. Data were gathered through self-administered questionnaires from 120
secretaries. The secretaries in this study experienced work-family conflict with varying intensities
as they try to fulfil the conflicting demands o f work and family roles. They received the least
social support from their supervisors, and the most from their husbands. Implications o f these
findings for married working women in terms o f facilities, support services and social support are
discussed.
JSSH-0088-1997
The Leadership Factor in Administrative Reform in Malaysia, with a Specific Study on the
Leadership of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Ahmad Atory bin Hussain
Keywords
Leadership of Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, public administration, public management administrative
science, administrative reform, management science, development administration,
reorganisation, administrative strategy, administrative politics, politics and administration, political
leadership, bureaucratic politics
Abstract
In many reform efforts, leadership is an important element in ensuring that the plan succeeds. In
this respect, dynamic reforms which are continuing to take place in the Malaysian public service
owe much to the leadership provided by Dr. Mahathir Mohamad. This can be seen from the
numerous programmes he has introduced which have generally been well received by both the
public and private sectors. The objective of this article is to focus on Dr. Mahathir Mohamad as a
prime mover or catalyst in the implementation o f the administrative reform efforts in Malaysia. It
highlights the leadership dynamism and forward-orientation of Dr. Mahathir thus far, in playing a
central role to ensure the success o f the reform movement.
JSSH-0089-1997
A Survey of Methods Used by Malaysian Brokerage Firm Investment Analysts to Appraise
Investments in Ordinary Shares
Shamsher Mohamad an d Annuar Md Nassir
Keywords
Investment analysts, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, beta analysis, earnings multiplier
approach
Abstract
This study provides a broad description of the methods used by investment analysts attached to
brokerage houses in Malaysia to appraise investments in the ordinary shares of companies. Fiftyseven investment analysts were sampled from all the brokerage houses in Malaysia and a mail
questionnaire method was used to solicit the required information. The findings suggest that the
sampled analysts used a combination of methods to assess the value of shares, though the
emphasis is on the fundamental analysis. They use a three-year earnings forecast period, prefer
accrual earnings to cashflows and use a variety of sources of information with the emphasis on
financial information from audited financial statements, substantiated by qualitative information
gathered through company visits. In general, though the findings are inconclusive regarding the
most common methods used for share price valuation, the inclination is towards the earnings
multiplier approach.
JSSH-0090-1997
Measuring Labour Productivity through Labour Requirement Approach: The Malaysian
Experience
Zakariah Abdul Rashid an d Chan Khai Yew
Keywords
Sectoral labour productivity, input-output analysis, direct and indirect labour requirements,
comparative measurements of labour productivity
Abstract
The present paper measures labour productivity by estimating direct and indirect labour
requirements per unit of output. Labour requirements are estimated by using an input-output
technique. The paper uses two input-output tables for two different periods to ensure the results
are more consistent. The results of the study were then tested by comparing them with the
ordinary measures of labour productivity such as value-added per labour, salaries and wages per
labour and output per labour. It is interesting to note that although for the whole economy direct
labour requirement appears to be the consistent measure of labour productivity, for some sectors
of the economy indirect labour requirement is also important.