To What Extent is the Lack of Education Awareness among Kensiu Indigenous Children in Baling, Kedah? A Preliminary Study
Keywords:
awareness, education, Kensiu, indigenous children
Abstract
The indigenous people, particularly the children, are perpetually challenged with education issues that have been going on for too long. Indigenous children have the capacity to bring changes and progress in their communities. To achieve that, they should be nurtured early on the awareness and importance of education. This paper aims to identify the level of education awareness among indigenous children through behavioural, personal, and environmental factors. A total of 30 respondents consisting of Kensiu indigenous children aged 7 to 12 have participated in the survey conducted in Kampung Lubuk Legong located in Baling district. Descriptive statistical analysis is applied to obtain frequency, percentage, and mean values. Overall, the finding indicates that the level of education awareness among the respondents is moderate, where the behavioural, personal, and environmental factors recorded a mean value of (μ=2.41), (μ=2.96), and (μ=2.24) respectively. This study aspires to urge holistic education development strategies in order to raise the level of education awareness among indigenous children so that they will not be left behind.
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Wahab, N.B.A., Mohamed, M., Hassan, A., & Haron, M.N. (2013). Penerapan elemen sekolah rimba Malaysia dalam kalangan murid orang asli. 2nd International Seminar on Quality and Affordable Education 2013. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.
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Published
2021-01-06
How to Cite
Ramli, M. W. and Sheikh Dawood, S. R. (2021) “To What Extent is the Lack of Education Awareness among Kensiu Indigenous Children in Baling, Kedah? A Preliminary Study”, Malaysian Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities (MJSSH), 6(1), pp. 226 - 233. doi: 10.47405/mjssh.v6i1.588.
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