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Work-care balance among parent-workers in Malaysian urban organizations: role and quality of children's daycare centers

Abd. Rokis, Rohaiza (2014) Work-care balance among parent-workers in Malaysian urban organizations: role and quality of children's daycare centers. American International Journal of Social Science, 3 (1). pp. 109-129. ISSN 2221-1004 (O), 2221-0997 (P)

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Abstract

Many modern parents-workers today contribute to the survival and maintenance of their households. However, work-life-balance is always their perennial issue. Indisputably, the domestic and financial demands have an effect on their lives. Preceding literature in Malaysia discussed the effects of parenting styles on the development of children. However, the attitudes of parents-workers on parenting and childcaring demonstrate a clear gap towards children's development and parents-workers' well-being. It is therefore pertinent here to explore the attitudes of the parents-workers in handling the children's daycare centers issues. The research is a survey project using questionnaires onto 558 parents-workers who working different constituencies in Malaysia. It is concluded that parents-workers are inclined to have a convenient attitude in sending their children to children's daycare centers as long as they are cared while they are out at work. The result is distressing. The research consequently recommends establish integrated children's daycare centers within the community.

Item Type: Article (Journal)
Additional Information: 3149/41033
Uncontrolled Keywords: Children’s daycare centers, Work-care balance, Organizations, Parents-workers, Malaysia
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) > H10 Societies
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of Sociology & Anthropology
Depositing User: AP. Dr. Rohaiza Abd. Rokis
Date Deposited: 09 Feb 2015 15:47
Last Modified: 25 Jun 2018 08:55
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/41033

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