Human capital: An Analysis across the Orang Asli Groups

Sara Shakilla Mohd Salim

Abstract


This article discusses human capital among Orang Asli (aborigines) which focuses on three main groups; Senoi, Proto-Malay and Negrito. This article focusing on the level of human capital ownership, physical skills, experience and participation in workshops/courses and formal education, social skills, as well as values, beliefs, and attitude towards changes and development. Human capital in the Orang Asli communities known as familiar studies in their development. Human capital that focuses more on formal education should also be expanded in the aspect of informal education, especially in the knowledge and skills of the traditional Orang Asli community as balancing of community development in their context.  The importance of the study is to give general picture about their strength which comprises of knowledge and skills that they possess. Community development planning to uplift the human capital can be done based on human capital ownership (strength) of the respective ethnicity. The quality of Orang Asli’s life can be indirectly improved with the uplifting of the human capital. This study using a cross sectional survey that provides explanations on the level of human capital ownership in the Orang Asli communities. Data for this research is collected by distributing questionnaires. This study involves all head of family of Orang Asli in six villages in Pahang, and three villages in Kelantan. A total of 319 respondents involved in this study. Data collection was done by according to area and district. In general, this study shows that the level of human capital for all three groups are moderate, based on the minimum value which leads by Negrito, followed by Senoi and Proto-Malay. This proves that the level of human capital among Orang Asli needs improvisation which directly needs efforts for awareness.

 

Keywords: human capital, groups of Orang Asli, community development, formal education, informal education


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