Kebapaan dan Pencapaian Akademik Kanak-Kanak Bandar dan Luar Bandar

Abstract

The present study determined the quality offathering and its relationship with the academic achievement of children from urban and rural areas. The study was conducted in the district of Kuala Terengganu (urban) and Setiu (rural), Terengganu. The stratified randomized sampling technique was utilized in identifying the sample, which consists of 114 Malay father-child dyads ( 60 urban, 54 rural) from intact family. Data for the study were collected by interview using a structured questionnaire. The quality of the fathers' parenting behaviour was measured using a scale developed specially by the researcher based on relevant literatures. The children academic achievement was assessed using their second term score on three selected subjects: Mathematics, Bahasa Melayu and English. Results from the study show that: I) Majority (79.9%) of the respondents achieved high quality parenting score; 2) There are significant correlations between levels offathers ' education (r = 0.65, p SO. 001), total income (r = 0.34, p S 0.001), occupational status (r = 0.41, P S 0.001) and quality of fathers' parenting behaviour; 3) There is no significant relationship between age of father and quality fathering; 4) There is a significant difference (t = 6.72, P SO.OOI) in the quality of fathering behaviour between urban and rural fathers; 5) There is no significant difference in the quality of father's parenting towards son and daughter; 6) There is a significant correlation (r = 0.49, P SO.OOI) between the quality of parenting behaviour and children academic achievement. The study concludes that children's academic achievement is influenced by the quality of their father' parenting behaviour. Programmes that enhanced the quality of parenting among fathers especially in the rural area are recommended so as to ensure children's achievement in education.