Rural parents' perceptions of their involvement in their children's education :a study among the Sa'ban community within the Punang Kelapag region of Ulu Baram
Expanding the involvement of parents in their children has been viewe d as an important strategy to advance the effectiveness and improve the quality of education. The ultimate objective of increasing the involvement of parents in children’s education is to expand the soc...
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report |
| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
2008
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6763/1/RURAL%20PARENTS%E2%80%99%20PERCEPTIONS%20OF%20THEIR%20INVOLVEMENT%20IN%20THEIR%20CHILDREN%27S%20EDUCATION%20%2C%20A%20STUDY%20AMONG%20THE%20SA%27BAN%20COMMUNITY%20WITHIN%20THE%20PUNANG%20KELAPANG%20REGION%20OF%20ULU%20BARAM%2024%20pgs.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6763/7/PAULUS%20B%20ft.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6763/ |
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| Summary: | Expanding the involvement of parents in their children has been viewe
d as
an important strategy to advance the effectiveness and improve the quality of
education. The ultimate objective of increasing the involvement of parents in
children’s education is to expand the social and cognitive capabilities of children.
Apparently
, research carried out on parental involvement have indicated a distinct
variation to occur mainly in the level of involvement and this variation seemed to
be chiefly influenced by the socio
-
economic position and ethnic background of
parents. Generally, pa
rents from low socio
-
economic position and minority groups
indicate low level of involvement in their children’s education because they are
faced with various obstacles such as lack of time, lack of financial support, lack of
knowledge and skills, do not k
now how to become involved and underrepr
esented.
This study investigated
the perceptions of Sa’ban parents, a rural community of
the Punang Kelapang, towards their involvement in their children’s education.
Twenty
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four parents (twelve couples) with school
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going children were selected
and interviewed for this study. Qualitative analysis of the results indicated that the
Sa’ban parents perceived the necessity of their involvement but their concern with
making a living and lack of education prevented them from
bringing their
concerns about their children’s education to the teachers. Their involvement took
the form of parenting, learning at home, communicating, volunteering,
collaborating with the community and making decision. Results are discussed in
relation
to the patterns of involvement activities reported by the parents and
implications for intervention in enhancing parents’ involvement process. |
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