Parental Attitude and Involvement in Children's Education: A Study on the Parental Aspiration among Form Four Students in Selangor

Parents’ aspirations appear to be one of the important predictors for children's academic and social development, especially in decision makings for the children's tertiary education. This study identifies the parental attitude in involving themselves towards the enhancement of the children's education among parents of students from secondary schools in Selangor. The factors of interest are: parents’ income and qualification, finance preparation in children's tertiary education, involvement in activities at children's schools and children's exposure on future carrier. The findings positively demonstrated that parents are providing high considerable attention in terms of decisions, expectations and financial towards their children's academic future.