Teachers' Perspective on Parent-School Relationships for Moral Development of Young Children

Abstract

The morality of an individual forms the basis of personality and needs to be fostered and nurtured. Although morality exists in every phase of life, it is apparent that it is more effective if it starts at a young age and must be afforded exceptional attention by parents. This research aimed to obtain the views of Islamic Education teachers who teach in Pre-schools of the Ministry of Education Malaysia through in-depth interviews on what role parents should play concurrently with teachers to establish the sound moral foundation of children at this stage. The study’s findings revealed that parental involvement was imperative in forming pre-school children’s morality which one could achieve through good communication between parents and the school, particularly with teachers and school-based parental involvement. The conclusions also discovered a need for parents to be proactive in building good relations with the school if they want to accomplish these agendas succeed