Abstract

The online learning has had a profound impact on education. Due to the sudden closure of schools during the lockdown, many schools have started online classes to keep up with the teaching and learning process. Plus, this has become a struggle for parents working from home since they also have to ensure their children’s education at the same time. This research has been conducted to investigate the experiences of parents regarding children’s learning at home. The study involved 10 participants, who were the parents of 6-year-old children in a preschool located in Meru, Klang. A qualitative study was conducted as interviews with semi-structured questions were asked of the participants. Data was collected from 10 parents, which fell into criteria selections. Five themes emerged from the data analysis, which are; online learning implementation, the impact of using gadgets, guidance and support from parents, technical difficulties in online learning, and difficulties in keeping children’s attention. However, the findings of the study cannot be generalized and do not represent the whole population of preschooler’ parents in Malaysia about the experiences of parents towards their children’s learning at home. Appropriate measures should be adopted in order to provide essential learning skills for children at home so that they will be able to understand the lesson as well as proceed to the next level of education.

Keywords

• Online Learning,
• Experiences of Parents,
• Involvement of Parents,
• Challenges of Parents

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