Parental involvement in education among government and private senior secondary school students of Haryana

Abstract

Parental involvement was defined as parental discourse with students about postsecondary studies and preparation as well as parental assistance with schoolwork. The dimension of parental involvement that was assessed was home-based involvement. Home-based involvement included direct parental contact with the child at home in the form of frequency of parent-child discussions about post high school plans. Therefore parental guidance and help in choosing course for future and formation of character based education in essential. This is why researcher would like to study the valuable contribution made by the parents in the growth and development of Government and Private Senior Secondary School students in Haryana.