Authors : Rozita Arshad, Asmah Laili Yeon, Siti Alida John Abdullah, Zainal Amin Ayub and Alias Azhar
Abstract: This study aims to explore factors that determine youth participation in decision making in the youth development programmes as a means of participation of young people in the creation and involvement of their own destinies. A survey has been conducted among youth in Malaysia to investigate their perception of their ability to participatein decision-making for the youth development programmes. The study is based on a quantitative approach. The data were collected through a survey among 340 respondents. It offers to understand characteristics of factors that influence youth to participate in decision-making about youth development programmes. The study found three factors which measure the elements that lead youth to participate in decision-making related to youth development programmes contexts. Moreover, scores on the scale developed to measure the factors influencing youth to participate in decision-making yielded excellent validity and reliability estimates.
Rozita Arshad, Asmah Laili Yeon, Siti Alida John Abdullah, Zainal Amin Ayub and Alias Azhar, 2017. Factors Influencing Youth Participation in Decision Making in Malaysia. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 12: 8736-8739.