Parental Goals and Perspectives on Childhood Education among the Orang Asli Community of Kampung Kachau Luar, Semenyih

Abstract

This studies was conducted under a visit program to the Orang Asli settlement of Kampung Kachau Luar Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, aims to survey the Orang Asli Parents view towards ensuring their children’s education, hence improving their performance in school. Data for this studies are acquired through a meetings with a total of four Orang Asli parents as the subject, utilizing methods such as interviews and observation checklist as data collecting tools. In-depth interviews and observation checklist are conducted to obtain critical data from the Orang Asli parents. Data from the interview and observations checklist were analyzed and categorized according to arising theme. A research were then made on the data from the interview and observation checklist to verify the authenticity and credibility of the findings. The key findings of the studies shows that Orang Asli parents have aspiration and goals for their children. They also stated that they played a role in their childrens educational activities at school and that they have taken steps to ensure that their childrens do well in schools. This shows that parents who have a clear goals for their childrens education are vital to improve performance and reduce dropout