Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, Online ISSN 2278-8808, SJIF 2016 = 6.17, www.srjis.com UGC Approved Sr. No.49366, NOV-DEC 2017, VOL- 4/37
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT AND SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO GENDER AND RURAL/URBAN DICHOTOMY Sabahat Aslam1 & Shabir Ahmad Bhat2, Ph. D. 1
Research Scholar, School of Education and Behavioural Science, University of Kashmir
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Assistant Professor, School of Education and Behavioural Science, University of Kashmir
The present paper was taken up with broad objective to study the parental Involvement and scholastic achievement of higher secondary school students in relation to their gender and urban/rural dichotomy. The sample comprised of 800 higher secondary school students (400 Rural and 400 urban students, out of which 200 were male and 200 were female). The sample for the study was selected randomly from the different schools of Srinagar (as urban district) and Ganderbal (as rural district). The sample was selected in such a way to ensure that every unit of the population could get equal chance to be selected in the sample. Parental Involvement Scale developed by vijay Laxmi and Gunjan Ganotra Arora,(2009) was administered for the present sample and scholastic Achievement was obtained from the previous two years performance records of the sample subjects. Findings of the study revealed that there is suggest significant difference between rural and urban higher secondary school student`s on Parental Involvement. The result also revealed that there is significant mean difference between rural and urban students on their Academic Achievement and urban student`s have higher academic achievement as compared to rural higher secondary school students. Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
INTRODUCTION Parental involvement is the participation of Parents in every facet of children’s education and development from birth to adulthood, recognizing that parents are the primary influence in children’s lives. Children learn by copying what they see other people do. They are most influenced by the people who spend the most time with them. Parents are effective role models for their children when they plan time with their children, encourage them and spend time, talking and listening to them about things that have meaning for both parent and child. Academic Achievement or academic performance is the outcome of education. The extent to which a student, teacher or institution has achieved their educational goals. Academic Achievement is commonly measured by examinations or continuous assessment but there is no general agreement on how it is best tested or which aspects are most important – procedural knowledge such as skills or declarative knowledge such as facts. Beyond any doubts, Academic Achievement is important for the successful development of young people. Copyright © 2017, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies