Parental Engagement Through Social Capital Theory in Enhancing Children`s Cognitive Development
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Parental Engagement, Social Capital, Cognitive Development, Early Childhood.Abstract
This paper examines the parental engagement in developing their early age children cognitive development through the lens of social capital. Parental engagement has been extensively studied in regards to early age children`s development, however, the broader perspective related to the parental engagement itself is still insufficient. The data were collected from parents of early age children learning in Raudhatul Athfal Al-Barkah. The institution has a long commitment of encouraging parent to fully engage in their children overall development. The results provide how strong relationships among parents and their commitment to support their children cognitive development. The findings reveal that the commitment to engage and being active is firmly influenced by the sense of connectedness to and within the parents, children, and teachers. The opportunities, strength, weakness, and challenges that empower parental engagement are necessary to be taken into account.
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