Is Gender Associated with Proactivity: An Investigation in Higher Education

Khan, Gavin J. and Naseem, Mohammed and Nair, Sunaina and Chand, Sarvesh and Nusair, Salsabil A. and Reddy, Emmenual and Kumar, Bijeta and Lal, Goel (2020) Is Gender Associated with Proactivity: An Investigation in Higher Education. [Conference Proceedings]

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Abstract

The social characteristics of students have in recent studies shown to be highly influential in their learning and achievement (academic and non-academic). Of the many characteristics, proactivity has been seen to be an essential attribute for success in areas such as workforce, health and education sectors. This research paper considers the possible association between proactivity and gender. Three measures of proactivity namely proactive personality, proactive confidence and proactive behaviour were used. The analytics and tests showed that the proactivity levels do not differ between genders, at least in the unique settings of South Pacific. The results were attributed to the Pacific way of life and the unique culture and tradition of the South Pacific region.

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Additional Information:	DOI: 10.1109/CSDE50874.2020.9411643
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education
Divisions:	School of Information Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Physics (STEMP)
Depositing User:	Emmenual Reddy
Date Deposited:	19 Apr 2022 23:44
Last Modified:	19 Apr 2022 23:44
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/13377

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