A study on youth awareness towards cultural and heritage in Kelantan state

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyse the level of cultural heritage awareness among Malaysian youths. To achieve the aim of study, two objectives have been formulated (i) to study the culture and heritage of Kelantan (ii) to examine the level of youth awareness related to cultural and heritage in Kelantan state. Malaysia is a multicultural country that has many cultural and heritage values. However, there are some people unknowledgeable about cultural and heritage. Also, some do not care about the uniqueness of cultural and local identity in Malaysia. Rapid development has disturbed the nature of the environment, heritage buildings and quality of human life. Youths need to play an essential role in maintaining and promoting their cultural and heritage for future generations. Thus, these studies explore the cultural and heritage in Kelantan and the level of youth awareness. Face-to-face interviews and online surveys were conducted in this study. The result indicates 8 elements' that contribute to heritage in Kelantan, and more than half of the respondents are fully aware of the heritage