PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHING PROFESSION AMONG TEACHERS OF SELECTED NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL TYPE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KLANG, SELANGOR

Lee, Chye Hong (2000) PARTICIPATION IN THE NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHING PROFESSION AMONG TEACHERS OF SELECTED NATIONAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND NATIONAL TYPE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KLANG, SELANGOR. Masters thesis, Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia.

PDF - Submitted Version Download (2MB)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons teachers in selected secondary schools in Kiang, Selangor joined National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP). The reasons were expressed in terms of these independent variables: role commitment, demographic and attitudinal. The research administered a bilingual questionnaire on teachers who are members of the National Union of Teaching Profession (NUTP) from four secondary schools in Kiang, Selangor. Out of the four schools, two are classified as national secondary and the other two national type. Out of one hundred and eighty sets of questionnaires distributed, one hundred and twenty two sets were completed. One of the major findings of the study revealed that union commitment was positively and significantly related to union participation. Male teachers were significantly more inclined to participate in union activities but there was insufficient evidence to claim that age, salary and race were related to union participation. Intrinsic satisfaction, extrinsic satisfaction, involvement in decision-making, perceived union effectiveness and belief in union instrumentality were important determinants for influencing teachers' participation in NUTP. The multiple regressions analysis showed that union commitment, involvement in decision-making, intrinsic satisfaction and extrinsic satisfaction better predictors for union participation than gender, perceived union effectiveness and belief in union instrumentality. Participants had ranked "support if I had a problem at work" as the most important reason for joining a union. It appears that there is no difference between male and female teachers in ranking the reasons for joining unions.

Actions (login required)

View Item