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CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION
1.0 Background of Study
Our country is well-known as one of the most rapid developing countries in South-east Asia for
its plentiful natural and human resources. Likewise, the boost in economy also contributes to the rise of
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita which enables most families in Malaysia affordable to study
abroad. However, this issue has eventually led to a more serious problem which alarms our government
as
the number of scholars, professionals and intellectual groups in our country has come to a plunge these
few years. This is probably due to the spike of number of students graduated abroad to work overseas.
In conjunction with that, our government has set up Talent Corporation Malaysia Berhad and
offers tax incentives as an alternative to lure back the Malaysian professionals abroad as being
published by Peoples Daily Online on 13th April 2011. Researches done also show that out of 70000
Malaysian students studying overseas, about 30000 of them continue working overseas after
graduation.
Therefore, it is really crucial to investigate the reasons why Malaysian students studying
overseas instead of local. Ways and alternatives should be taken immediately to prevent this problem
from worsening.
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1.1 Statement of Problem
The numbers of scholars and professionals working overseas after studying abroad have increased
abruptly. This results in the loss of talent in our country which inevitably affects the growth of economy.
For example, almost 70 percent of the professionals such as engineers, scientists and doctors prefer
working overseas after graduating there due to the attraction of higher income and living standard. This
phenomenon has raised attention of government as more students in Malaysia are preferring to study
abroad instead of local.
1.2 Purpose of Study
To solve the problem of loss of talent in our country due to mass transfer of students to overseas rather
than studying local.
1.3 Objectives of Study
The objectives of our research are:
i) To investigate the reasons for the spike of number of students studying abroad instead of local.
ii) To find out the differences in education system between local and overseas universities.
iii) To determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact on economy of our country.
1.4 Research Questions
Our research questions are as below:
i) Why do Malaysian students prefer studying abroad instead of local?
ii) What are the differences in education system between local and overseas universities?
iii) What is the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact on economy of our country?
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respectively. For both local and overseas universities, we choose to have freshmen as our respondents as
they are still fresh with their decisions and reasons for choosing their current universities. From these
universities, we plan to have 20 samples from local and 20 samples from overseas. The results will then
be tabulated via the application of Microsoft Excel for better data presentation. Whereas for the survey
questionnaire, the questions are classified into different categories which are family background, benefits
and incentives offered, overseas scholarships, study contracts, education quality, living standard and
other. Anyway, these are just temporary or drafting questions as there might be some amendments or
changes in the future.
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CHAPTER II: Literature Review
2.0 Introduction
Studying abroad is no longer a fresh issue among students in the 21st century as research
shows that about 2 millions students worldwide studying outside of their home countries and is
expected to increase by 6 millions in 2025 (Philip G., 2004, p.1). Even though this phenomenon
is described as a surprisingly breakthrough in academic world, but it actually leads to another
critical problem - loss of talent or in other words, brain drain which inevitably leads to the drastic
fall of economy in their motherland as World Bank senior economist Philip Schellekensstated
that Brain drain from Malaysia is likely to intensify in the absence of mitigating actions
(World Bank Report, 2011). Therefore, in order to further justify this issue, studies have focused
on reasons for students studying abroad, the differences in education system and the impact of
brain drain to the economy. Accordingly, Philip (2004, p.58) suggests that research on studying
abroad can be divided into studies that focus on pushes and pulls and its implication to the
country in his article entitled Higher Education Crosses Borders.
2.1 Preferences of students studying local versus overseas
Most of the researches done emphasized on the pushes-and-pulls factors which give rise
to education crosses borders such as reputation, specializations, social and political forces. All
these factors have attracted large numbers of students to include overseas institutions in their
considerations instead of local institutions. This is proven when Philip (2004, p.3) states that
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most of the worlds brightest students seek opportunities abroad because there are only few or
sometimes none of the specializations are available in their own countries but are widely
available in most of the world-class institutions in much of the world especially at the doctoral
and professional level. Other than that, brain drain occurs in most of the developing countries
such as Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore due to inner politics issue such as discriminatory
admissions policies as Philip (2004, p.3) claimed that preferences given in Malaysia to students
of Malay background as opposed to ethnic Chinese students, drive students to study overseas.
Apart from that, research also shows that a significant number of international students go
abroad to study with the aim of staying in the host country to work and make a career which
contributes to the major cause of brain drain in most developing countries. The U.S. is a major
attractor of these students because of its large and diverse economy, the willingness of employers
to hire well-qualified foreigners, and the high salaries available in many fields, including in
academe (Philip, 2004, p.4).
2.2 Comparisons between local and overseas education system
Meanwhile, the major difference in education system between local and overseas
institutions is the quality of teaching which plays an important role in influencing students to
study abroad. This is proven when an academic researcher from University of Toronto - Tan Yan
Shuo (2004) states that, when it comes to quality of education, the key differences between local
and overseas universities lie in flexibility and variety of options. Universities from United States
in particular stand out in being more flexible, and having more academic options than our local
universities. While NUS, NTU and SMU rarely allow students to change their courses,
universities in the US are known to allow such changes even into the junior (third) year.
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In addition, universities from United States emphasize broad-based curricula and cater to diverse
academic interests through schemes such as personalized Double Degrees, Double Majors and
Accelerations (Tan Y.S., 2008). Moreover, limitation of courses offered at different level in
local universities also serves as one of the main reasons for students to study abroad where wide
varieties of courses and specializations at different levels are available in most foreign
institutions as being claimed by Leach and Morris (2006, p.18).
2.3 Loss of talent to the impact of economy
Apart from that, the loss of talents or brain drain phenomenon is also claimed as the
main cause for economics slowdown in most of the countries. According to some researches
done recently, 78% of the students studying abroad failed to serve their local community after
graduation. This shows the direct implications of education crosses border to the economy of
motherland as Schellekens argues that the outflow of talent was not being replaced with
inflows, thus damaging the quality of Malaysias narrow skills base, noting that 60 percent of
immigration into Malaysia had only primary education or less, even as the number of skilled
expatriates declined by 25 percent since 2004 (World Bank Report, 2011).
2.4 Suggestions and recommendations
Although Philips (2004) distinction is clearly a useful one as it explains the details of
reasons and implications of students studying abroad, there are also some weaknesses in Philips
work his analysis of transnationalism which contributes to the drastic fall of economy is clearly
marked as a wrong interpretation as the study is only done based on certain countries in Europe.
For example, the transnationalism here which refers to the franchising agreements that permit
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3.0 Introduction
In this chapter, details about the instruments or methods used to conduct the research on students
preferences of local and overseas study will be discussed. This chapter consists of three parts of
information which are participants, data collection methods and data analysis.
3.1 Participants
In this research, 40 freshmen were randomly selected from two local universities and two overseas
universities which are University Malaysia Pahang (UMP), University Technology Malaysia (UTM),
University of Bristol in United Kingdom and IOWA State University in United States respectively to
complete the survey. All the respondents took part in the survey by answering the questionnaire set
earlier. A summary of the participants of the study is presented in Table 3.1 below which encompasses
data such as university and number of respondents.
Table 3.1: Summary of Participants (as planned)
University Total
University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 10
University Technology Malaysia (UTM) 10
University of Bristol, UK 10
IOWA State University, US 10
Total Respondents 40
While doing survey, we eventually encountered some unexpected problems such as most of
the overseas universities were having their midterm breaks during that period, inactive participations of
Malaysian students studying abroad and difficulties in communication as well as coordination.
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Nevertheless, we managed to come to a solution by seeking helps from our friends who are also studying
abroad in different countries.
Table 3.2: Summary of Participations (as done)
University Total
University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) 10
University Technology Malaysia (UTM) 10
University of Bristol, UK 2
IOWA State University, US 3
University of Melbourne, Australia 1
University of Auckland, New Zealand 3
University of Manipal, India 5
UNSW, Australia 4
University of Nottingham, UK 2
Total Respondents 40
3.2 Data Collection Methods
The data collection method used in this study was aimed at investigating the preferences of local and
overseas study. Survey questionnaire is used as the data collection instruments. For overseas universities,
the survey is conducted through email.
3.2.1 Survey Questionnaire
A series of questions were asked as a primary source of data to investigate the reasons affecting the
choice of their further studies. The survey questionnaire consists of 15 questions which are further
divided
into 2 parts which are general information presented in Likert Scale and open-ended question which
required the respondents to fill in relevant Information and opinions as planned in chapter 1.
3.3 Data Analysis
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All the data obtained from the survey questionnaire are analysed using specific data analysis procedure
that had been decided throughout discussion. The analysed data are tabulated and presented graphically in
the next chapter.
3.3.1 Analysing data from the Questionnaire
After compiling all data from the survey questionnaire, our next task is to analyse them with the
application of Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. Before we start, the classification and grouping of data need
to be done first. Therefore, a code book consisting of numbered question and their respective coded
variables are done manually. This is actually done by numbering every questions set in the survey
questionnaire from number 1 to 15. For each type of question, it is an independent variable whereas each
choice is a variable for rank questions. This is to differentiate the frequency for each choice where the
choices are stated as separated variables so that the respondent can choose more than one choice.
Apart from that, each survey questionnaire is also coded with variable R1 to R40 at the top
indicating the number of respondents involved. Next, data or answers obtained from the survey
questionnaire are transferred and categorized into a summary sheet known as the coding sheet as shown
in
the appendices. This is then followed by calculation of data frequency which are then recorded in a draft
sheet before transferring into the final coding sheet.
Finally, the whole set of analysed data are transferred and tabulated into the final coding sheet via
Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.
CHAPTER IV: RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS
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4.0 Introduction
This chapter emphasizes on issues of data analysis dealing with description, data display, analysis and
discussions of data obtained. The analysis is made based on the responses in questionnaire returned by
respondents. This instrument is considered significant in this research and will be further discussed and
presented via graphical means.
4.1 Analysis of Data
Generally, the data used in analysis of data are obtained from the survey questionnaire responded by 40
students from both local and overseas institutions in which freshmen are chosen as main target in our
research. In conjunction with that, the data are analysed through the calculation of percentage score which
will then be presented in the form of chart for better presentation and interpretation of data.
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Figure 4.1.1: Preferences of Malaysian Students Studying Abroad.
The chart shown in figure 4.1.1 shows the respondents opinion towards the preferences of
Malaysian students studying abroad.
According to chart, more than half, which is about 70% of the respondents agreed that most of the
Malaysian students prefer studying abroad instead of local. Whereas, only a small portion, 5% of them
either partially or totally disagree with this statement while 25% or one quarter of them remain neutral.
For your information, the above result is actually the same as being alleged by Philip G.Altbach (2004).
In his study, he revealed that about 2 millions students worldwide studying outside of their home
countries and is expected to increase by 6 millions in 2025. Thus, justifying the result shown
above.
In conclusion, students nowadays prefer to study in foreign institutions instead of local
universities and are expected to increase abruptly in the next few decades.
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Figure 4.1.2: Students studying abroad due to better reputation and prestige obtained upon graduation.
The chart shows the respondents opinion regarding the statement that most of the students now
studying abroad due to better reputation and prestige obtained after completing their studies.
Almost all, 98% of them support this statement where 13 of them agreed completely and 26 of
them agreed partially. However, there is still one of them who partially disagreed with this statement.
This result is actually considered supportive as researchers show that students tend to study abroad to
obtain overseas certificate and to be acknowledged by global firms. For instances, fresh graduates from
Malaysia may face difficulties in competing with other overseas graduates during application of job.
In conclusion, students nowadays prefer to study abroad due to better reputation and prestige
obtained upon graduation.
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Figure 4.1.3: Students think that overseas education systems are better.
The chart above shows the respondents responses towards the quality of education system in
overseas compared to the local one.
For your information, 90% of the respondents agreed that overseas education system are much
more better than the local one as only minority of them which is about 5% shows disagreements.
Whereas, the rest remains neutral.
The above result is actually similar to the findings by an academic researcher from University
of Toronto - Tan Yan Shuo (2004) who states that, when it comes to quality of education, the key
differences between local and overseas universities lie in flexibility and variety of options.
Universities from United States in particular stand out being more flexible, and having more
academic options than our local universities.
In conclusion, majority of the students prefer studying abroad due to better education
system in overseas.
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Figure 4.1.4: Students prefer to work overseas upon graduation.
The chart shows the students choices of working destination after completing their studies.
Majority of the respondents, three quarters agreed that students now prefer to work overseas upon
graduation whether they are from overseas or local. Conversely, only 7.5 % show disagreement towards
this and 17.5 % maintain neutrality.
This result once again proves that our research regarding the preferences of students studying
overseas instead of local is correct as Philip G.Altbach (2004) also claimed that the number of fresh
graduates applying an overseas job is increasing every year especially United States as major
attractor of students worldwide due to its large and diverse economy, the willingness of
employers to hire well-qualified foreigners, and the high salaries available in many fields,
including academe.
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Figure 4.1.5: Brain drain contributes to economic slowdown in Malaysia.
The chart above shows the respondents opinion towards the impact of brain drain towards the
economy in Malaysia.
More than half, 73% of them agreed that brain drain in Malaysia due to mass transfers of
students to overseas for tertiary education or better job opportunity had caused economic slowdown. This
is then followed by 23% of them remain neutral while only minority, 5% shows disagreement towards
this.
According to Philip Schellekens, world bank senior economist, the outflow of talent was
not being replaced with inflows, thus damaging the quality of Malaysias narrow skills base,
noting that 60 percent of immigration into Malaysia had only primary education or less, even as
the number of skilled expatriates declined by 25 percent since 2004 (World Bank Report, 2011).
In conclusion, loss of talents had led to serious economic slowdown in Malaysia and is
expected to deteriorate in coming years.
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Figure 4.1.6: Presence of other factors affecting students preferences of study.
Pie Chart above shows respondents opinions towards the presence of other factors influencing
students choices or preferences of study.
Almost all, 92% of the respondents agreed that there may be other factors which affect the
preferences of study and this is followed by 5% of them who remains neutral and only 3% of them totally
disagreed with this statement.
This result actually justifies the findings ofNattavud Pimpa (2003) when he raised the issue
of the influence of family on Thai students choices of international education. This shows that
they are also other factors such as family background and financial problem which affects the
choices of students for their tertiary education.
In conclusion, there are still some other factors which may influence the students
preferences of international education instead of strong attractions from other countries such as
better education system and future job opportunity.
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Figure 4.1.7: Best solution for brain drain in Malaysia
The pie chart above shows respondents opinion regarding the best solution for brain drain in
Malaysia.
From the chart, revised payment scale and transparency in local universities acceptances stand
out
to be the highest which is about 30% respectively and is followed by improvement in education system
and scholarships available with 13% each. Specialization in courses offered comprises the lowest
percentage which is only 5% and is just 5% less than the factor of professional lecturers available.
This result actually supports our research questions where students actually prefer to study abroad
instead of local due to better education system and other pushes and pulls factors present. This is also
proven correct when Philip G.Altbach (2004) claimed that inner politics issue such as discriminatory
admissions policies in Malaysia especially in universities acceptances and poor local education
system actually drive students to study abroad.
In conclusion, improvement in local education system and political issues such as
transparency in universities acceptances have to be focused and prioritized by government in
combating the brain drain issue in Malaysia.
Chapter V : CONCLUSION AND RECOMMANDATION
5.0 Introduction
Our research focus on students preferences of local and overseas study. In this chapter, we would
be summarizing and concluding our research based on research findings and also giving out
recommendations to improve the research outcomes in future studies.
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5.1 Summary of study
Based on the analysis done before, we can conclude that most of our respondents agree that local
students prefer to study abroad. First of all, there are a few pushes and pulls factors which affect the
students in deciding their final destinations for their tertiary education. This is mainly due to the intention
of getting better reputation and prestige upon graduation as well as obtaining global recognition once they
get their overseas certificates.
Moreover, the advantages of studying abroad such as better education system and learning
environment compared to local universities in terms of flexibility and academic options also drive
students to study abroad. Apart from that, students also prefer to work overseas upon graduation as they
are attracted by higher salaries and better incentives offered compared to the locals. Besides, they will
also have higher chances of being hired or employed by the global firms.
Consequently, this will undoubtedly lead to loss of talents which inevitably causing economic
slowdown in Malaysia. According to research done, this phenomenon is mainly due to the outflow of
talents which is not being replaced by inflows for a long period of time.
In short, our government really has to take serious considerations in all the issues which
contribute to brain drain phenomenon. Alternatives and solutions such as transparency in local
universities acceptances, revised payment scale and improved local education system are demanded in
luring back the outflow talents as well as inculcating more future leaders and professionals in Malaysia.
5.2 Limitations of study
5.2.1 Limitation on different academic calender
While sending our research questionnaire to the overseas respondents, we found that
most of the European universities are having semester break. This actually means that, most of
them were not around during that time or are having vacation. So, only a few of them are able to
assists us in our research. Therefore, we tried to solve this problem by asking more hometown
friends which are studying abroad to complete the questionnaires and remind their friends about
our research on behalf of us.
5.2.2 Limitation of time
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Upon completing our final project, we found that time constraint is one of the factors
which actually hinders us from achieving better and more accurate results. During this limited
time of study, we only manage to find limited amount of references and supporting details in
order to further justifying our research. Besides, we also have limited time in sending
questionnaires and collecting feedback from the respondents from different parts of the world.
5.2.3 Limitation of communication
Unfortunately, while waiting for the feedback from the respondents, we can hardly able
to contact them as almost 90% of them are having semester break or vacation during that time.
As first, we still can contact them through email or messenger but it becomes worse after a period
of time as they might have forgotten to send us back their responses. However, we manage to
cope with this problem by sending more questionnaires to our hometown friends who are also
studying abroad. Though we manage to solve this problem in the end, but it actually delays our
overall progress in completing our research project in time.
5.3 Recommendation of study
5.3.1 The sample of this research should be freshmen from different universities.
We suggest that freshmen should be taken as respondents for this particular research as
they are still fresh with their choices for choosing their current universities. Besides, they are alsoconsidered as the groups which understand the most about the condition or factors which
ultimately lead to their current decision that is either to study local or abroad. Thus, the
percentage of accuracy or the precision for this research will undoubtedly spike to a higher level.
On the other hand, for second year or third year students, their perspectives or point of view may
already be influenced by the new environment or other issues which may indirectly affect our
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research findings. Therefore, we strongly recommend that every respondent in this research
should be stand out of freshmen from every university chosen.
5.3.2 The number of respondents should be increased to 100 people.
Upon concluding our final project, we found that 40 respondents are actually not enough
in contributing a better and precise result for our research. This is because, while analysing and
interpreting our data, we found that a small deviation in the data may highly affect the statistics
which may indirectly reduce the accuracy and precision of our report findings. Besides, we also
found that the variation in the races of the sample is also limited. This is very important as it may
affect the result regarding the racial issues such as transparency in universities acceptances and
other political issues. Therefore, for better and improved research regarding the preferences of
studying local and overseas, we should seriously increase the size of the samples.
5.3.3 Government should improve local education system and revise payment scale.
According to the findings of our result, we found that most of the sources of the problems
are pointed towards the government. For instances, according to the survey data, the political
issues, payment scale for government posts, poor quality of local education system and etc are all
pointed towards the government where government is demanded to take immediate and effective
steps to overcome the problem of loss of talents in Malaysia which inevitably leads to economic
slowdown. Therefore, we strongly recommend that, the payment scale should be revised and
more effort should be taken in upgrading the standard of local education system such as by doing
the collaboration between local and foreign universities to gain more knowledge in effective
teaching styles and latest technology required in study.
5.3.4 More education scholarships and transparency in universities acceptance.
According to the survey regarding the best solutions for loss of talent, we found that the
scholarship issues and transparency in universities acceptances have been the most popular
recommended solutions to encourage more local students to study in local universities. This is
also based on one of our research findings which prove that most of the students prefer to study
abroad due to their dissatisfaction of the local universities acceptances system and scholarships
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available. Therefore, they would rather spend more money to find a better institution which is
globally known and having better education system and scholarships offered compared to the
local one. This would undoubtedly lead to serious issue of brain drain in our country in the future.
5.4 Concluding Remarks
In conclusion, the issue of loss of talents in Malaysia is no longer a rumour or joke as it has
deteriorated to a critical stage where the whole economy in Malaysia is affected dramatically in these few
decades. This is due to spike in the number of Malaysian students studying abroad and refuse to return to
their motherland after graduation.
Based on our research findings, we managed to discover the reasons and the factors contribute to
this crisis. Therefore, we strongly suggest and propose that local government should really take serious
considerations regarding all the issues which give rise to the increase of the number of students studying
abroad instead of local each year. Obviously, Malaysian professionals and intellectual group as well as
students are not willing to come back to their motherland because of their dissatisfaction with the
governments policies and organization. In short, revised payment scale, transparency in university
acceptances and better education system should be implemented in solutions for brain drain in Malaysia.
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APPENDICES
(A)QUESTIONNAIRE
Title: Preferences of students studying local and overseas.
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This research is done to investigate the reasons for the drastic increase of students studying abroad instead
of local and to find out the differences in the education between local and overseas. Besides, we also want
to determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact of economy.
Please put a / in the box of your choice.
15. What do you think is the best solution for the problem of loss of talent in Malaysia? (V15)
(B) CODE BOOK
Questionnaire: (R1)
Title: Preferences of students studying local and overseas.
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No Questions
Totally
agree
(1)
Partially
agree
(2)
Neither
both
(3)
Partially
disagree
(4)
Totally
disagre
(5)
1 Most of the Malaysian students prefer studying
abroad. (V1)
2 Students study abroad because of better reputation and
prestige obtain upon graduation. (V2)
3 Some of the students study in local due to familybackground or financial problem. (V3)
4 The qualities of lecturers in local institutions are better than
overseas. (V4)
5 Students think that foreign countries have better education
system. (V5)
6 Local universities provide the students with all the latest
facilities needed in study. (V6)
7 Students prefer to work overseas after completing their
studies either in local or abroad. (V7)
8 Does brain drain occur due to mass transfer of students to
study in foreign institutions? (V8)
9 Loss of talents play a major influence in economic slowsdown in Malaysia. (V9)
10 The outflow of talents which is not replaced by inflow also
contributes to brain drain, (V10)
11 Government needs to improve local education system to
prevent loss of talent. (V11)
12 Steps taken by Government such as setting up of Talent
Corporation Berhad solve the problem of brain drain. (V12)
13 There are other factors influencing the preferences of study
such as family financial status and politic issues. (V13)
14 More efforts and changes should be done by government in
solving the issue of loss of talent. (V14)
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This research is done to investigate the reasons for the drastic increase of students studying abroad instead
of local and to find out the differences in the education between local and overseas. Besides, we also want
to determine the relationship between the loss of talent and the impact of economy.
Please put a / in the box of your choice.
15. What do you think is the best solution for the problem of loss of talent in Malaysia? (V15)
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No Questions
Totally
agree
(1)
Partially
agree
(2)
Neither
both
(3)
Partially
disagree
(4)
Totally
disagre
(5)
1 Most of the Malaysian students prefer studying
abroad. (V1)
2 Students study abroad because of better reputation and
prestige obtain upon graduation. (V2)
3 Some of the students study in local due to familybackground or financial problem. (V3)
4 The qualities of lecturers in local institutions are better than
overseas. (V4)
5 Students think that foreign countries have better education
system. (V5)
6 Local universities provide the students with all the latest
facilities needed in study. (V6)
7 Students prefer to work overseas after completing theirstudies either in local or abroad. (V7)
8 Does brain drain occur due to mass transfer of students to
study in foreign institutions? (V8)
9 Loss of talents play a major influence in economic slowsdown in Malaysia. (V9)
10 The outflow of talents which is not replaced by inflow also
contributes to brain drain, (V10)
11 Government needs to improve local education system to
prevent loss of talent. (V11)
12 Steps taken by Government such as setting up of Talent
Corporation Berhad solve the problem of brain drain. (V12)
13 There are other factors influencing the preferences of study
such as family financial status and politic issues. (V13)
14 More efforts and changes should be done by government in
solving the issue of loss of talent. (V14)
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(C) CODING SHEET
For V15:
1-Provide professional lecturer in local institutions 4- Provide more specialization courses
2-Provide education scholarship 5- Revise the payment scale
3-Improve education system 6- Transparency in local university acceptances
(D) GANTT CHART:
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VariableV1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15
Respondents
R1 2 2 3 3 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1
R2 1 1 1 4 1 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 2
R3 1 2 2 3 1 4 1 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 3R4 3 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 6
R5 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 1
R6 2 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 1 2 2 1 2 2 /
R7 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 4 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
R8 1 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 3 2
R9 5 1 2 3 2 4 1 1 3 3 2 1 5 1 5
R10 2 2 5 3 2 1 5 5 1 4 1 1 1 1 4
R11 3 2 2 3 1 4 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 2 4
R12 2 2 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 1
R13 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 2 2 5
R14 3 2 2 3 1 5 2 3 2 3 3 3 1 2 5
R15 2 1 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 6
R16 3 1 2 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 3
R17 4 4 2 5 2 4 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 1 5
R18 3 1 2 3 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 2
R19 3 2 2 3 1 5 1 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 6
R20 3 2 2 3 1 4 1 2 3 2 3 3 1 2 3
R21 2 2 1 5 1 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 5
R22 1 1 2 5 2 4 2 1 2 2 1 4 2 1 5
R23 1 2 1 5 1 3 3 1 5 1 1 3 1 2 6
R24 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 5
R25 1 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 1 1 5
R26 1 2 2 4 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 6R27 2 1 2 4 2 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 6
R28 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 2 5
R29 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 3
R30 1 1 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 6
R31 2 2 1 4 1 2 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 6
R32 2 2 1 3 2 2 2 3 1 1 2 4 2 1 6
R33 1 1 2 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 5
R34 2 2 2 3 2 2 4 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 6
R35 2 1 2 3 4 5 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 2
R36 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 5
R37 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 2 1 5
R38 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 2 3R39 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 3 2 4 2 1 2
R40 1 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 6
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ActivitiesPerson in Week
Charge 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Identifying Topic ofResearch All
Preparation of Research All
Proposal All
Discussion of Research All
Design and Instruments All
Collection of Data All
Data Analysis Peter
Drafting Report Sky
Consultation of Report Hafizi
Revising Report Hafizi
Preparation for Oral All
Presentation All
Submitting Report All
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