Hubungan antara Nilai Kerja dan Faktor Demografi Guru Pelatih

Abstract

Tujuan kajian deskriptif–korelasi ini ialah untuk menentukan sama ada terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara nilai kerja dengan faktor demografi guru pelatih Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). Sebanyak 215 guru pelatih telah dipilih secara rawak sebagai sampel kajian. Seratus tujuh puluh tiga (80.5%) responden telah mengembalikan soal selidik. Dapatan menunjukkan bahawa secara keseluruhan responden mempunyai nilai kerja yang positif. Nilai kerja yang dianggap penting oleh responden ialah perkembangan kendiri, ganjaran ekonomi, pekerjaan yang terjamin, stail hidup dan kreativiti. Nilai kerja yang dianggap kurang penting ialah kepelbagaian, autoriti, hubungan sosial, risiko dan prestij. Hubungan rendah yang signifikan wujud antara nilai kerja secara keseluruhan dengan pengalaman mengajar dan umur. Jantina didapati mempunyai hubungan rendah yang signifikan dengan autoriti dan kreativiti. Pengalaman mengajar mempunyai hubungan rendah yang signifikan dengan prestij, kepelbagaian dan risiko. Taraf perkahwinan mempunyai hubungan rendah yang signifikan dengan risiko. Umur didapati mempunyai hubungan rendah yang signifikan dengan autonomi, stail hidup, prestij dan risiko. Cadangan yang diberikan ialah pendidik guru perlu membimbing guru pelatih dalam memilih laluan kerjaya yang sesuai dengan nilai kerja mereka dan pihak Kementerian Pelajaran boleh menggunakan nilai kerja guru pelatih sebagai kriteria dalam pemilihan guru. Kata kunci: Nilai kerja, etika kerja, guru pelatih, sikap kerja, pendidikan perguruan The purpose of this descriptive–correlational study is to determine whether there is a significant relationship between the work values and the demographic factors of trainee teachers in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). A total of 215 trainee teachers were randomly selected as a sample of the study. One hundred and seventy–three (80.5%) respondents returned the questionnaires. The findings showed that generally, respondents had positive work values. Work values that were considered important by the respondents were self–development, economic rewards, job security, life style, and creativity. Work values that were considered by respondents as less important were variety, authority, social relations, risks and prestige. A low but significant relationship existed between the work values in general, teaching experience, and age. Gender was found to have a low but significant relationship with authority and creativity. Teaching experience had a low but significant relationship with prestige, variety, and risks. Marital status had a low but significant relationship with risks. Age was found to have a low but significant relationship with autonomy, life style, prestige, and risks. This study suggests that teacher educators should guide trainee teachers in choosing career paths that are suitable with their work values, and the Ministry of Education can use the work values of trainee teachers as a criteria in selecting teachers. Key words: Work values, work ethics, trainee teacher, work attitude, teacher education