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Sarifin, Muhammad Ridhwan
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards volunteerism: a perspective from Sultan Idris Education University Jamal, Mohamad Basri; Sarifin, Muhammad Ridhwan; Hamzah, Intan Suria
Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) Vol 19, No 2: May 2025
Publisher : Intelektual Pustaka Media Utama

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.11591/edulearn.v19i2.22475

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Volunteering requires a high level of commitment to community development, especially from young people. The first study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of university students of education regarding volunteering and the second study, analysing the differences in students’ knowledge regarding interest in volunteering. The survey method using Google form was distributed among the students of volunteer course semester 2 2022/2023 at Sultan Idris Education University. A total of 459 respondents provided the feedback. Overall, students’ knowledge about the volunteer course was excellent. Their attitudes towards volunteering activities tend to undertake activities related to their interests in terms of the types of volunteers available. Encouraging things in volunteering practice shows that students keep learning things related to volunteering, keep looking for opportunities to help others, and influence others to do it together. The analysis of students’ knowledge related to volunteering among students by interest showed that there was a significant difference in the mean of students’ knowledge by interest, where respondents’ interest in volunteering for the community was much higher than in other volunteering activities. Further studies should be conducted to better understand volunteerism among high school students who are now immersed in technology.
Malaysia’s Social Media and Virtual Communities: Investigating Digital Engagement, Social Problem Management, and Economic Mobility Sarifin, Muhammad Ridhwan; Yusoff, Nur Hafizah; Muhamad Adnan, Muhamad Hariz
Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia Vol. 30, No. 1
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This study explores the evolving role of social media in shaping users’ digital engagement, social problem management, psychological well-being, and economic mobility in Malaysia. A total of 374 respondents participated in an online survey, selected using purposive sampling to capture active users across diverse age, income, and educational backgrounds. The study employed a structured questionnaire with Likert-scale items to evaluate perceptions of virtual community participation. Linear regression and moderation analysis were conducted to determine how social media usage predicts social issue management, emotional and social needs fulfillment, and economic opportunity access. Digital literacy was tested as a moderator between social media use and SPM. Social media had the strongest influence on psychological needs fulfillment (β = 0.52), followed by social problem management (β = 0.45) and economic mobility (β = 0.38). Digital literacy significantly moderated the relationship between social media and problem-solving capacity (β = 0.18, p < 0.05), that user competence enhances civic engagement outcomes. These results offer both theoretical and practical implications for digital inclusion strategies and community empowerment through online platforms. This study contributes to the field of digital sociology by integrating insights from social capital, uses and gratifications, self-determination, and social identity theories. It also highlights the need for inclusive platform design and policy frameworks that support both DL and EA.
Co-Authors Hamzah, Intan Suria Jamal, Mohamad Basri Muhamad Adnan, Muhamad Hariz Yusoff, Nur Hafizah