The Application of the Fuzzy Delphi Technique to the Required Aspect of Parental Involvement in the Effort to Inculcate Positive Attitude among Preschool Children — Oak Academic Publishing
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The Application of the Fuzzy Delphi Technique to the Required Aspect of Parental Involvement in the Effort to Inculcate Positive Attitude among Preschool Children
Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
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Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
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Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
1 Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
2 Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
3 Fakulti Pendidikan, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
The aim of this article is to obtain experts’ consensus on the need for parental involvement in the effort to inculcate preschool children’s attitude, which covers several dimensions namely school-based involvement, home-based involvement and communication between the home and the school. The verification was done by 11 panel members or experts on the survey instrument containing items, and it was analy z ed using the Fuzzy Delphi technique template. The study establishes that there is an agreement among the experts on parents’ involvement in the formation of preschool children’s attitude, be it in the school-based involvement, home-based involvement and communication between the home and the school. All items, totaling 24 items in the dimensions of school-based involvement, home-based involvement and communication between the home and the school , have obtained experts’ consensus exceeding 75% with 22 of them obtaining the threshold reading (d) ≤ 0.2. Next, the items involved were arranged by position based on the defuzzification value and improved with some additional items as proposed by the panel of experts.
KeywordsExpert ConsensusParental InvolvementFuzzy Delphi TechniqueAttitudePreschool Children
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