Muslim parents' reluctance to save for children's tertiary education in Malaysia: causes and reasons

• Main Authors: Abd. Hadi, Fatimah-Salwa, Mohd Hussin, Mohd Yahya, Muhammad, Fidlizan, Nawi, Aliff, Mohemed Shaarani, Ahmad Zakirullah, Abdul Razak, Azila, Mahjom, Nurhanie, Ahmad, Mohamad Azahari, Mohd Thas Thaker, Mohamed Asmy
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Innovare Academics Sciences Pvt. Ltd 2020
• Subjects: H Social Sciences (General); L Education (General); LB1101 Child study
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/82112/1/82112_Muslim%20parents%27%20reluctance.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82112/2/82112_Muslim%20parents%27%20reluctance_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/82112/; http://www.jcreview.com/fulltext/197-1587975609.pdf

This study aimed to identify the reasons and causes for the reluctance of Muslim parents to save for children’s tertiary education despite Islam encouraging the practice of saving money for the future. Additionally, this paper also identified the main sources used for current enrolled college chil...