Open AccessGrit toward Career Development: A Study among Technical Instructors in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Badaruddin Ibrahim,
Nurul Haerani Mohamad,
Azlina Abdul Aziz,
Mohammad Anwar Kadir,
Zulisham Bin Abd Hamid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of engineering and advanced technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2249-8958
DOI - 10.35940/ijeat.e1150.0585c19
Subject(s) - grit , passion , psychology , career development , work (physics) , emotional intelligence , medical education , pedagogy , mathematics education , social psychology , engineering , mechanical engineering , medicine
Grit describes an individual’s tendency for passion and perseverance towards long-term goals and has been established as an indicator of achievement beyond talent and intelligence. A widely recognized belief is that indicators of professional and academic success extend beyond cognitive intelligence; for example, we know, anecdotally, that hard work and effort pay off. It has been established that any area of industries including teaching and learning requires the hard work of learning and practice for exacting a good result on teachers and students performances, making the need for perseverance necessary. This study quantitatively examined the relationship between grit and career development of technical instructors in Malaysia based on age, education level and years of services. The data for this research were obtained through structured questionnaire and involved 88 technical instructors from Malaysia Technical Institute. The study findings identified that grit: the power of passion and perseverance related to long lasting career development. More broadly, this study provides a qualitative and dimensional understanding of the phenomena of grit as related to career development