Influence of School Culture and Classroom Environment in Improving Soft Skills amongst Secondary Schoolers

Autor/inn/en	Ahmad, Abdul Razaq; Chew, Fong Peng; Zulnaidi, Hutkemri; Sobri, Kiagus Muhammad; Alfitri
Titel	Influence of School Culture and Classroom Environment in Improving Soft Skills amongst Secondary Schoolers
Quelle	In: International Journal of Instruction, 12 (2019) 2, S.259-274 (16 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1694-609X
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; School Culture; Classroom Environment; Skill Development; Secondary School Students; Secondary Schools; Parochial Schools; Vocational High Schools; Leadership; Communication Skills; Thinking Skills; Information Technology; Interpersonal Competence; Cooperation; Malaysia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Klassenklima; Unterrichtsklima; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung; Sekundarschüler; Sekundarschule; Konfessionsschule; Führung; Führungsposition; Kommunikationsstil; Denkfähigkeit; Informationstechnologie; Interpersonale Kompetenz; Co-operation; Kooperation
Abstract	This study aimed to determine the influence of support from the school culture and classroom environment in improving soft skills amongst students. Moreover, the study explored different soft skills, school culture and classroom environments based on gender and type of schools. This study used a quantitative approach by using surveys to gather information. A total of 400 students from three different types of schools were chosen using random sampling. The three types of schools were National Secondary Schools, Religious Secondary Schools, and Technical and Vocational Secondary Schools around Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. Data were analysed using SPSS 22.0 and AMOS 18. Results confirmed the distinctions of the school culture and classroom environments with the soft skills based on the gender and type of schools. SEM analysis corroborated that the school culture and classroom environment contributed to the development of soft skills. Therefore, schools should come up with programs and approaches to improve the soft skills amongst the students to be proficient in various fields in parallel with the rapid growth of the world. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	International Journal of Instruction. Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Faculty of Education, Eskisehir, 26480, Turkey. e-mail: iji@ogu.edu.tr; Web site: http://www.e-iji.net
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01