Profil Penyertaan Dalam Pendidikan Non-formal Di Masjid: Implikasi Terhadap Pembangunan Modal Insan Belia

Abstract

Human capital development agenda is one of the focuses of the government in 9th and 10th Malaysian Plan. This exceptional initiative derived from the belief that human capital is a critical asset that will determine the success and development of a nation. In the mean time, the agenda of human capital development among youth has been given a serious consideration from the nation’s forefronts because the youth are those who will be the successors of the workforce and the nation’s leaders in the future. Therefore, several pertinent strategies of human capital development among youth were executed via numerous educational spectrums such as formal, non-formal, and informal education. This article reflects the research findings of youth’s participation in non-formal education in the mosque. The article explains the participation profiles among youth in non-formal education in the mosque based on the findings on the survey among 971 respondents. The findings show that youth were interested into the education activities provided by mosques. However the level of the interest is moderate. The findings also showed that the main reason of youth’s participations in non-formal education is to seek for knowledge. Nevertheless, the institutional factor is identified as the main factor impeding youth’s participations. However, religion and family are two other important needs of non-formal education among youth. Based on these findings, this paper summarized that mosque is a significant social institution and has a potential to be the center for human capital development among youth in this country. Hence, it must be better maneuvered through a lot of intensification programs and upgraded learning infrastructure to exert a pull on more participations among the youth in the educational activities in the mosque.