Factors Affecting Parents’ Inclination Towards Private or Public Primary School

Mohd Kamal, Aiman Alif and Ab Malek, Haslinda and Azly, Nurernie Azwana and Musa, Qurratuaini (2020) Factors Affecting Parents’ Inclination Towards Private or Public Primary School. In: International Jasin Multimedia & Computer Science Invention & Innovation Exhibition (3rd edition), 17-28 Feb 2020, UiTM Cawangan Melaka Kampus Jasin.

Abstract

Education for children is one of the most concerning issues in the society especially among the parents. Recently, the numbers of private school in Malaysia are increasing rapidly. Despite the abundant of public school, demand for private school are still increasing. Therefore, this study aims to determine the most significant factors that affecting parents’ decision in selecting private primary school for their children. Multistage sampling technique was used to determine
the sample of 342 respondents. The factors included in this study were parent’s income, parents’ education level, teaching quality, school facilities and quality of education. Logistic regression analysis was used to determine the most significant factor since the dependent variable in this study was a binary categorical variable. It was found that parents with a diploma holder (p-value=0.004), parents with a degree holder (p- alue=0.002), parents’ income (pvalue=0.001), and school facilities (p-value=0.000) were significant factors that influence parents’ decision. In addition, results also found that the most significant factor that affecting parents’ decision towards private primary school was parents with degree holder. It is hoped that this study will guide parents in selecting the best primary school for their children. Moreover, this study also benefits to the government in preparing strategy to develop defensive environment in public schools and to improve parents’ satisfaction towards public primary school.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
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Mohd Kamal, Aiman Alif
aimanmk93@gmail.com
Ab Malek, Haslinda
haslinda8311@uitm.edu.my
Azly, Nurernie Azwana
nurernieazwana_Azly@yahoo.com
Musa, Qurratuaini
quraz96@gmail.com
Subjects: L Education > LB Theory and practice of education
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Negeri Sembilan > Seremban Campus > Faculty of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
Event Title: International Jasin Multimedia & Computer Science Invention & Innovation Exhibition (3rd edition)
Event Dates: 17-28 Feb 2020
Page Range: pp. 85-88
Keywords: Primary School, Public School, Private School, Decision, Parents
Date: January 2020
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/426
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