Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia

Provision and strategic location of schools are the national educational agenda of Malaysia. Schools must follow various legislative and guidelines provision as guided by the Ministry of Education. However, there exists mismatch of number of pupils and teachers in some schools, resulting in ineffect...

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Main Authors:	Mohamed Osman, Mariana, Bachok, Syahriah, Harun, Nor Zalina, Rabe, Noor Suzilawati, Ibrahim, Nuraihan
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Subjects:	H65 Schools. Institutes of social sciences
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spelling	iium-559792018-02-03T14:17:22Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/55979/ Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Harun, Nor Zalina Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Ibrahim, Nuraihan H65 Schools. Institutes of social sciences Provision and strategic location of schools are the national educational agenda of Malaysia. Schools must follow various legislative and guidelines provision as guided by the Ministry of Education. However, there exists mismatch of number of pupils and teachers in some schools, resulting in ineffective delivery of academic curricula, less than satisfied parents, inappropriately located schools and safety or security issues. This study looks at school criteria of selection by parents and factors influencing such decision to enrol their children. Whilst academic performance record was being perceived as the most important criteria, many parents also considered school location, school distance, school facilities and extra co-curricular activities as guiding principles. Additionally, recommendations such as physical extension of schools with higher demand and improvement of teachers’ quality and school facilities were made of schools with lower demand. Easing of congestion and safety or security can be ensured by strategically locating schools near public transport nodes, supported by surveillance mechanisms. American Scientific Publishers 2017-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55979/7/55979-published%20abstract.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55979/1/Factors%20Affecting%20Public%20School%20Choices%20among%20Parents%20in%20Gombak%20District%20of%20Selangor%2C%20Malaysia.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/55979/8/55979-Factors%20affecting%20public%20school%20choices%20among%20parents%20in%20Gombak%20district%20of%20Selangor%2C%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf Mohamed Osman, Mariana and Bachok, Syahriah and Harun, Nor Zalina and Rabe, Noor Suzilawati and Ibrahim, Nuraihan (2017) Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia. Advanced Science Letters, 23 (1). pp. 390-393. ISSN 1936-6612 E-ISSN 1936-7317 http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/asl/2017/00000023/00000001/art00095 10.1166/asl.2017.7194
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description	Provision and strategic location of schools are the national educational agenda of Malaysia. Schools must follow various legislative and guidelines provision as guided by the Ministry of Education. However, there exists mismatch of number of pupils and teachers in some schools, resulting in ineffective delivery of academic curricula, less than satisfied parents, inappropriately located schools and safety or security issues. This study looks at school criteria of selection by parents and factors influencing such decision to enrol their children. Whilst academic performance record was being perceived as the most important criteria, many parents also considered school location, school distance, school facilities and extra co-curricular activities as guiding principles. Additionally, recommendations such as physical extension of schools with higher demand and improvement of teachers’ quality and school facilities were made of schools with lower demand. Easing of congestion and safety or security can be ensured by strategically locating schools near public transport nodes, supported by surveillance mechanisms.
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author	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Harun, Nor Zalina Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Ibrahim, Nuraihan
author_facet	Mohamed Osman, Mariana Bachok, Syahriah Harun, Nor Zalina Rabe, Noor Suzilawati Ibrahim, Nuraihan
author_sort	Mohamed Osman, Mariana
title	Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia
title_short	Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia
title_full	Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia
title_sort	factors affecting public school choices among parents in gombak district of selangor, malaysia
publisher	American Scientific Publishers
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Factors affecting public school choices among parents in Gombak district of Selangor, Malaysia

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