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The life story of a resilient underprivileged youth: motivation to learn soft skills to thrive
Zainal-Abidin, Yatela1, Awang-Hashim, Rosna2, Hasniza Nordin3.
Purpose – The study explored how an underprivileged blind
individual from an extremely poor family developed resilience and
soft skills to thrive in life, despite challenges that could have easily
hindered the development of his abilities.
Methodology – This qualitative study employed the narrative
inquiry method, involving responsive interviews. Experiences over
a period of time were retrospectively documented via the collection
of a life story from one participant who was very distinctive to the
phenomenon being studied. Data analysis was carried out manually
using open, thematic and longitudinal coding methods, after which
interpretation was done to provide meaning to the results.
Findings – Positive youth development in the participant’s life
may be the result of the ecological system he grew up in, supported
by three synergistic protective factors: religiosity and spirituality,
parental discipline, and care and support, in addition to the traumatic
life turning points he experienced.
Significance – The findings provide directions for further research
on the underprivileged in the Malaysian context. They would also
be able to guide the government and other interested stakeholders on
potential methods and initiatives to build resilience and motivation
to learn soft skills so that underprivileged children will be able to
thrive in life.
Affiliation:
- Yayasan Sime Darby, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
- Universiti Utara Malaysia, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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3 |
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0.000 |
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Scopus 2020 |
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CiteScore (2) |
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Q1 (Cultural Studies) Q2 (Education) Q3¬¬¬ (Psychology (all)) |
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SJR (0.385) |
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