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Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context

This study examined the headmasters' and teachers' perceptions towards the concepts, importance and school practices in parental involvement in order to identify the partnership models that existed in primary schools. Five hundred and fifty three respondents answered the questionnaires. Th...

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Main Authors: Wee, Jennifer Beng Neo, Md. Nor, Sharifah, Kasa, Zakaria, Foo, Say Fooi
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Language:English
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2001
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spelling my.upm.eprints.33372015-09-10T13:24:16Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3337/ Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context Wee, Jennifer Beng Neo Md. Nor, Sharifah Kasa, Zakaria Foo, Say Fooi This study examined the headmasters' and teachers' perceptions towards the concepts, importance and school practices in parental involvement in order to identify the partnership models that existed in primary schools. Five hundred and fifty three respondents answered the questionnaires. The findings showed that the respondents' perceptions of the concepts of partnerships were partial. Majority of them perceived that parental involvement was important in the children's education especially for the children's cognitive, emotional, and social development. The findings also showed that only a few school practices in parent involvement were carried out. A few partnership models were adopted by the schools but these models were partial partnership models. The findings suggest that a holistic partnership requires schools to adopt a comprehensive model where parental involvement should extend from home-based activities to school-based activities. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2001-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3337/1/Models_of_School-Family_Partnerships_The_Malaysian_Context.pdf Wee, Jennifer Beng Neo and Md. Nor, Sharifah and Kasa, Zakaria and Foo, Say Fooi (2001) Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities, 9 (1). pp. 35-47. ISSN 0128-7702; ESSN: 2231-8534 http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/view_archives.php?journal=JSSH-9-1-3
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description This study examined the headmasters' and teachers' perceptions towards the concepts, importance and school practices in parental involvement in order to identify the partnership models that existed in primary schools. Five hundred and fifty three respondents answered the questionnaires. The findings showed that the respondents' perceptions of the concepts of partnerships were partial. Majority of them perceived that parental involvement was important in the children's education especially for the children's cognitive, emotional, and social development. The findings also showed that only a few school practices in parent involvement were carried out. A few partnership models were adopted by the schools but these models were partial partnership models. The findings suggest that a holistic partnership requires schools to adopt a comprehensive model where parental involvement should extend from home-based activities to school-based activities.
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author Wee, Jennifer Beng Neo
Md. Nor, Sharifah
Kasa, Zakaria
Foo, Say Fooi
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Md. Nor, Sharifah
Kasa, Zakaria
Foo, Say Fooi
Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
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Md. Nor, Sharifah
Kasa, Zakaria
Foo, Say Fooi
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title Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
title_short Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
title_full Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
title_fullStr Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
title_full_unstemmed Models of school-family partnerships: the Malaysian context
title_sort models of school-family partnerships: the malaysian context
publisher Universiti Putra Malaysia Press
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