SCHOOL S PARTNERSHIP AND INDIAN PARENTS INVOLVEMENT IN CHILD S EDUCATION IN NATIONAL SCHOOLS

This study was designed to identify the relationship between school-parents partnership in enhancing Indian parents involvement in their child s education. A 150 Indian students who were studying in National Schools in the district of Kerian, Perak Darul Ridzuan were randomly chosen based on stratified random sampling. The sample comprised 50 students from Year Three, 50 students from Year Four and 50 students from Year Five. Questionnaires were used by the researcher to obtain quantitative data from the parents related to the school-parents partnership and the parents involvement strategies implemented for their child s education. Findings of this study indicated a significant relationship in school-parents partnership in enhancing Indian parents involvement in their child s education. The more the parents feel welcomed at school, the higher their involvement in their child s education. The parents were also showed higher involvement when the school is cooperative in discussing matters pertaining to their child. In addition, findings also indicated that parents were more involved in their child s education when the parents were kept informed about the meetings, activities and events that have to be attended by parents at school.