Polytechnic Students' Perception of The Wearing Batik on Campus

Abstract

Batik is a textile art that has been around for a long time and it is one of the origins of Malaysian identity. Batik, which is a significant icon in Kelantan and Terengganu in particular, must be conserved and promoted so that the future generations would be aware of its legacy. The east coast batik industry may be enhanced by encouraging the students to wear batik on campus hence, encouraging the next generation to appreciate and be interested in wearing batik as an apparel. The goal of this research is to find out about students' perceptions on the use of batik on campus, especially in Malaysian Polytechnics. The students’ perceptions on the use of batik were measured by identifying variables of self-awareness (internal), interest or outer factor (external) that the students have towards batik apparel. This research employs a quantitative method in which the data were gathered by distributing survey questionnaires to Malaysian Polytechnic students via Google Forms. The findings of this research revealed that the students have a good reaction by providing feedbacks that can be used as batik apparel to be styled.