e-ISSN 2231-8542
ISSN 1511-3701
Shiratuddin, N., Hassan, S., Mohd Sani, M. A., Ahmad, M. K., Khalid, K. A., Abdull Rahman, N. L., Abd Rahman, Z. S. and Ahmad, N. S. Y.
Pertanika Journal of Tropical Agricultural Science, Volume 25, Issue S, June 2017
Keywords: Marginalised communities, media use, social and political participation, youth participation
Published on: 07 Jun 2017
The importance of youth participation in the decision-making process in nation building should not be underestimated. Studies have shown that youth in marginalised communities lack opportunities for engagement in the democratic process. However, today's rapidly-advancing media technology provides an opportunity for the authorities to tackle this problem. This research investigates how participation of youth in marginalised communities can be increased through the use of media. The researchers developed an instrument to measure the participation of youth in the decision-making process via different media. This paper presents the instrumentation process and items used for such purpose. The tested instrument is called 'Measure of Media and Youth Participation in Social and Political Activities'. It consists of five sections, which are (a) Demography, (b) Media use, (c) Level of youth participation, (d) Domain of youth participation, and (e) Youth perception of media and participation.
ISSN 1511-3701
e-ISSN 2231-8542