The Relationship between Demographic Factors and Intention to Apply for Career Promotion Among Teachers in Malaysia

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between demographic factors and the intention of teachers in applying for promotion. Demographic factors and gender were correlated with the dependent variable of intention to apply for promotion. A correlational study design was employed to determine the relationship among the variables that ascertain any prediction towards intention to apply for promotion. A total number of 226 of male and 274 female teachers were sampled among those who are qualified to apply for promotion. This study had shown that gender does moderate relationship among the study’s independent variables and the dependent variable. For teachers in Malaysia, the intention to apply for promotion will increase if expectation of others towards applying for promotion also positively increase.  There is a need for the educational sector to examine the influence of the demographic factors of gender in the appraisals on career development of teachers in Malaysia.