PERSEPSI TERHADAP KESEJAHTERAAN PELAJAR SARJANA DI FAKULTI SASTERA DAN SAINS SOSIAL, UM: KAJIAN RINTIS
PERCEPTION OF WELL-BEING OF POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, UM: A PILOT STUDY
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https://doi.org/10.55197/qjssh.v7i5.1380Keywords:
kesejahteraan, keselesaan, keselamatan, infrastruktur, sarjana, persepsiAbstract
Kesejahteraan dan keseimbangan hidup merupakan aspek penting dalam pendidikan tinggi, khususnya dalam kalangan pelajar sarjana yang berhadapan dengan tuntutan akademik, sosial dan peribadi yang kompleks. Kesejahteraan salah satu elemen utama dalam memastikan kejayaan seseorang pelajar itu tercapai. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk menilai tahap kesejahteraan dalam kalangan pelajar sarjana di Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial, Universiti Malaya dengan memberi tumpuan kepada aspek keselesaan, kesejahteraan dan keselamatan berdasarkan infrastruktur yang telah disediakan. Infrastrutur yang baik dan selamat dapat menjamin peningkatan kesejahteraan pelajar itu sendiri. Kajian ini menggunakan reka bentuk kuantitatif melalui soal selidik berstruktur yang diedarkan kepada para pelajar sarjana. Kajian rintis ini telah melibatkan pelajar sarjana seramai 22 orang merangkumi pelbagai jabatan di Fakulti Sastera dan Sains Sosial. Data dianalisis menggunakan statistik deskriptif dan analisis kebolehpercayaan (Cronbach’s Alpha) menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Yang pertamanya bagi kesedaran terhadap kemudahan, dapatan kajian mendapati bahawa kemudahan seperti tandas, tempat meletakkan kenderaan, kafeteria dan Wi-Fi mencatatkan tahap kesedaran yang tinggi dalam kalangan responden. Seterusnya, bagi tahap keselesaan, dapatan kajian mendapati kemudahan seperti Blok Pentadbiran, dewan kuliah dan Wi-Fi mencatatkan tahap keselesaan yang tinggi dalam kalangan responden. Bahagian seterusnya iaitu kesedaran pelajar sarjana terhadap peralatan keselamatan merekodkan bahawa peralatan seperti pemegang tangan di laluan tangga, landasan kerusi roda dan tempat berkumpul semasa kebakaran mencatatkan tahap kesedaran yang tinggi dalam kalangan responden. Secara keseluruhannya, persepsi terhadap kesejahteraan memperlihatkan bahawa kualiti persekitaran fakulti, sokongan terhadap gaya hidup sihat dan keselesaan persekitaran bilik kuliah mencatatkan tahap persetujuan yang tinggi dalam kalangan responden. Di samping itu, instrumen kajian rintis ini sesuai digunakan dalam kajian sebenar bagi menilai persepsi kesejahteraan pelajar, hal ini kerana instrumen kajian menunjukkan kebolehpercayaan yang baik dengan catatan Cronbach’s Alpha diantara 0.899 sehingga 0.959.
Well-being and life balance are important aspects in higher education, especially among undergraduate students who are faced with complex academic, social and personal demands. Well-being is one of the main elements in ensuring that a student's success is achieved. This study aims to assess the level of well-being among undergraduate students at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya by focusing on the aspects of comfort, well-being and safety based on the infrastructure that has been provided. Good and safe infrastructure can guarantee the improvement of the well-being of the students themselves. This study uses a quantitative design through a structured questionnaire distributed to undergraduate students. This pilot study involved 22 postgraduate students from various departments in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and reliability analysis (Cronbach's Alpha) using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. First, for awareness of facilities, the study findings found that facilities such as toilets, parking, cafeteria and Wi-Fi recorded a high level of awareness among respondents. Next, for the level of comfort, the study findings found that facilities such as the administration block, lecture halls and Wi-Fi recorded a high level of comfort among respondents. The next section, which is the awareness of undergraduate students towards safety equipment, recorded that equipment such as handrails on staircases, wheelchair ramps and gathering places during fires recorded a high level of awareness among respondents. Overall, the perception of well-being shows that the quality of the faculty environment, support for a healthy lifestyle and the comfort of the lecture halls environment recorded a high level of agreement among respondents. In addition, this pilot study instrument is suitable for use in real studies to assess the perception of student well-being, this is because the study instrument shows good reliability with Cronbach's Alpha records between 0.899 and 0.959.
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