The Effect of Parental Environment Quality and Participation in Early Childhood Education on Children's Character

Mustika - Dewanggi (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University)
Dwi - Hastuti (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University)
Tin - Herawati (Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University)

Journal of Child Development Studies
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2016): JOURNAL OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

This study aims to analyze the effect of parental environment quality and participation in early childhood education on children's character. A sample in this study was randomly selected (random sampling) involving 100 respondents. Data were collected through interviews and observation techniques with the help of questionnaires. Data were analyzed with descriptive analysis, independent t-test, and regression test. The results showed that parental environment quality in which their children did not attend early childhood education was better than that whose children attended early childhood education. The results showed that there was a significant effect of parental environment quality on children’s character, and there was no significant effect of participation in early childhood education on children's character.