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Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning

Socio-economic status not only influences family beliefs about values of education, but may affect how academic expectations are communicated by parents and perceived by their children. This study examined (1) the level of parental involvement (achievement values' interest in homework and discu...

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Main Authors: Hanafi, Zahyah, Yaakub, Noran Fauziah, Awang Hashim, Rosna
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Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2002
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HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
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spelling my.uum.repo.4182015-06-25T07:31:07Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/418/ Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning Hanafi, Zahyah Yaakub, Noran Fauziah Awang Hashim, Rosna HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Socio-economic status not only influences family beliefs about values of education, but may affect how academic expectations are communicated by parents and perceived by their children. This study examined (1) the level of parental involvement (achievement values' interest in homework and discussion on school matters) among Malay parents, and (2) parental involvement and its relationship with academic achievement. Measures of parents' involvement were obtained from Malay boys (n=146) and girls (n =284), aged seventeen, 1iving with both biologica1 parents. Adolescents' perceptions of materna1 and paternal involvement at home were measured using Paternal and Maternal Parental Involvement Scale (Paulson, 1994b). Results indicated that Malay parents tend to emphasize more on achievement values, less on interest in homework and discussion on school matters. In terms of gender differences, there were significant differences between mothers' and fathers' involvement and these differences were-found to differ towards sons and daughters. Discussions and implications were outlined. Universiti Utara Malaysia 2002 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/418/1/Zahyah_Hanafi.pdf Hanafi, Zahyah and Yaakub, Noran Fauziah and Awang Hashim, Rosna (2002) Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning. Malaysian Management Journal, 6 (1&2). pp. 63-80. ISSN 0128-6226 http://mmj.uum.edu.my
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topic HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
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Hanafi, Zahyah
Yaakub, Noran Fauziah
Awang Hashim, Rosna
Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
description Socio-economic status not only influences family beliefs about values of education, but may affect how academic expectations are communicated by parents and perceived by their children. This study examined (1) the level of parental involvement (achievement values' interest in homework and discussion on school matters) among Malay parents, and (2) parental involvement and its relationship with academic achievement. Measures of parents' involvement were obtained from Malay boys (n=146) and girls (n =284), aged seventeen, 1iving with both biologica1 parents. Adolescents' perceptions of materna1 and paternal involvement at home were measured using Paternal and Maternal Parental Involvement Scale (Paulson, 1994b). Results indicated that Malay parents tend to emphasize more on achievement values, less on interest in homework and discussion on school matters. In terms of gender differences, there were significant differences between mothers' and fathers' involvement and these differences were-found to differ towards sons and daughters. Discussions and implications were outlined.
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author Hanafi, Zahyah
Yaakub, Noran Fauziah
Awang Hashim, Rosna
author_facet Hanafi, Zahyah
Yaakub, Noran Fauziah
Awang Hashim, Rosna
author_sort Hanafi, Zahyah
title Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
title_short Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
title_full Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
title_fullStr Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
title_full_unstemmed Managing children: An insight into Malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
title_sort managing children: an insight into malay parents' involvement in their children's learning
publisher Universiti Utara Malaysia
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url http://repo.uum.edu.my/418/1/Zahyah_Hanafi.pdf
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