Parents' preparations of their children for primary school :a survey in Kapit town
There are no prescribed ways on how parents prepare their children for primary school. However, most researchers have surveyed on perceptions of parents, teachers and the school authority on children readiness for school, and found varied views on how children should be ready for school....
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| Format: | Final Year Project Report / IMRAD |
| Language: | English English |
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Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, UNIMAS
2009
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| Online Access: | http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6952/ http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6952/1/PARENTS%E2%80%99%20PREPARATIONS%20OF%20THEIR%20CHILDREN%20FOR%20PRIMARY%20SCHOOL%20%2C%20A%20SURVEY%20IN%20KAPIT%20TOWN%2024%20pgs.pdf http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/6952/8/PARENTS%E2%80%99%20PREPARATIONS%20OF%20THEIR%20CHILDREN%20FOR%20PRIMARY%20SCHOOL%20%2C%20A%20SURVEY%20IN%20KAPIT%20TOWN.pdf |
| Summary: | There are no prescribed ways on how parents prepare their children for primary school. However, most researchers have surveyed on perceptions of parents, teachers and the school authority on children readiness for school, and found varied views on how children should be ready for school. This study presents interview
findings from 24 parents of Kapit Town regarding their preparations of children for primary school.
The study seeks to find out how parents prepare their children for primary school by carrying
out a survey in Kapit Town.
For the purpose of this study, only three
components of children’s needs are focused, they include physical needs, social-emotional needs and cognitive needs. Another objective is to identify factors influencing the preparations. Comparison in between three races, the Malay, the Iban
and the Chinese as well as three income-levels are sought after. This study found that preparations on their children’s physical, social-emotional and cognitive needs
are equally important to the respondents.
Detailed examples are provided by respondents
on how they prepare on the three domains.
Background factors such as poverty and
educational level of original family are the major influences on parents’ preparations. If compared to the
Malay and Iban parents in this study, the Chinese
respondents in this study have presented a tendency to emphasize more on preparing their children’s cognitive needs, while the lower income group of
respondents have conveyed financial as a constraint for preparing their children for primary school. |
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