The Relationship between Perceived Teachers’ Self-disclosure and Out-ofclassroom Communication among Malaysian Undergraduates in a Private Institution of Higher Learning

This quantitative study was conducted to determine whether a significant relationship exists between perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication with teachers in a Malaysian private institution of higher learning. A survey consisting of two questionnaires, namely the Perceived Teacher’s Self-Disclosure scale designed by Cayanus and Martin (2008) as well as Knapp and Martin’s (2002) Out-of-Classroom Communication Scale were collected from 144 final year undergraduates from a Malaysian private institution of higher learning. Using the SPSS, the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, independent-samples t-test and one-way between-groups ANOVA with post-hoc tests were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated a positive relationship between the dimensions of amount and relevance in perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. There was no significant difference recorded between gender, with perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. Besides, there was also no significant difference recorded between age, with perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. The study concludes that Malaysian undergraduates’ perceptions towards teachers’ self-disclosure influences the out of classroom communication with teachers

The relationship between perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and out-of-classroom communication among Malaysian undergraduates in a private institution of higher learning / Aniljeet Singh, Paul Gnanaselvam Pakirnathan and S. Maartandan Suppiah

This quantitative study was conducted to determine whether a significant relationship exists between perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication with teachers in a Malaysian private institution of higher learning. A survey consisting of two questionnaires, namely the Perceived Teacher’s Self-Disclosure scale designed by Cayanus and Martin (2008) as well as Knapp and Martin’s (2002) Out-of-Classroom Communication Scale were collected from 144 final year undergraduates from a Malaysian private institution of higher learning. Using the SPSS, the Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient, independent-samples t-test and one-way between-groups ANOVA with post-hoc tests were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated a positive relationship between the dimensions of amount and relevance in perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. There was no significant difference recorded between gender, with perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. Besides, there was also no significant difference recorded between age, with perceived teachers’ self-disclosure and students’ out of classroom communication. The study concludes that Malaysian undergraduates’ perceptions towards teachers’ self-disclosure influences the out of classroom communication with teachers

Meneroka pengaruh komunikasi kepemimpinan terhadap kepuasan kerja dalam kalangan kakitangan di institusi pengajian tinggi swasta Malaysia

Penyelidikan ini meneroka pengaruh komunikasi kepimpinan terhadap kepuasan kerja dalam kalangan kakitangan di institusi pengajian tinggi swasta di Malaysia. Kecenderungan untuk berhenti kerja dalam kalangan ahli akademik di Malaysia semakin meningkat dan komunikasi kepemimpinan dikenal pasti sebagai salah satu faktor utama yang menyumbang kepada kepuasan kerja di tempat kerja. Komunikasi kepemimpinan berkesan dapat meningkatkan kepercayaan dan pemahaman antara pemimpin dengan pengikut yang dapat memberi inspirasi kepada pengikut supaya sentiasa berusaha untuk mencapai matlamat organisasi. Teori kepemimpinan transformasional membincangkan bahawa seorang pemimpin yang memiliki kemahiran komunikasi kepemimpinan berkesan dapat menyumbang kepada pembentukan budaya kerja atau persekitaran positif di dalam sebuah organisasi yang dapat memotivasi anggota organisasi untuk maju dalam kerjaya mereka. Metodologi kualitatif digunakan untuk mengumpul data, khususnya pandangan daripada ahli akademik mengenai pengaruh komunikasi kepemimpinan terhadap kepuasan kerja. Data dikumpul melalui kaedah temu bual bersama dengan 22 informan. Berdasarkan hasil analisis tematik, tiga tema dibentuk iaitu; amalan komunikasi kepemimpinan, harapan ahli akademik terhadap komunikasi kepemimpinan, dan maklum balas anggota staf terhadap komunikasi kepemimpinan. Dapatan kajian ini menyumbang kepada dimensi baru komunikasi kepemimpinan dalam konteks pelbagai budaya, khususnya dalam konteks pendidikan tinggi di Malaysia. Penyelidikan ini mendapati bahawa komunikasi kepemimpinan mempengaruhi kepuasan kerja dalam kalangan staf akademik. Komunikasi kepimpinan jelas menyumbangkan kepada persekitaran kerja positif dalam organisasi. Beberapa cadangan berasaskan perspektif teoritikal dan praktikal turut dikemukakan dalam membina persekitaran komunikasi kepemimpinan yang kondusif di institusi pendidikan tinggi swasta