Gambaran Keterlibatan Orang Tua dalam Pendidikan Anak di Sekolah Dasar Islam Terpadu Miftahul Jannah Medan

Abstract

This study aims to describe parental involvement in children's education at SD IT Miftahul Jannah Medan. The study involved 175 parents of students selected through incidental sampling. This research employed a quantitative descriptive method. Data were collected using a Parental Involvement Scale developed by the researcher based on Epstein’s Overlapping Spheres of Influence theory (2019). Descriptive analysis was used in this study. The results showed that the highest standard deviation was found in the communicating and parenting types with values of 6. 621 and 6. 100, indicating a wide variation in responses, while the lowest standard deviation was found in the collaborating with community type (3. 562), indicating relatively consistent responses. Categorization was conducted using z-scores to determine the level and tendency of involvement. The findings revealed that most respondents were inclined toward the learning at home type, with 35 parents falling into this category. Cross-tabulation is used to identify variations in the patterns of involvement types based on respondent characteristics (gender, education, occupation, economic status, marital status, number of children, and their grade level). The results of the cross-tabulation analysis show that there are variations in involvement patterns when viewed from the respondents' characteristics.