PARENT’S INVOLVEMENT IN PRESCHOOL AND ITS INFLUENCES ON CHILDREN'S LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Abstract

Parents are central figures in the children's learning process and their involvement in the preschool does have an influence on the effectiveness of the learning process. However, parents in Malaysia are facing the issue of a lack of opportunities for involvement in the preschool in which their children study. This is believed to be affecting the learning efficiency of the children. A quantitative study using the convenience sampling method was used to source 390 respondents. The objective involves exploring how the role of the parents of preschools can result in a child being able to learn more efficiently. The results of the survey were analyzed with SPSS version 26. The findings of the Pearson’s correlation test and multiple regression test results have shown that parental involvement in parents’ involvement in the teaching method used in preschools, and parents’ involvement in a certain degree of school-based activities at the preschool are all very important to ensure better learning efficiency of the children. The main implication of these findings is that preschools are recommended preschool teaching methods, and school-based activities, and this is to ensure parents are able to make a positive decision to choose a preschool that can provide their children with quality education.