PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

December 2016
Vol-2, Issue-6
Paper ID: 3510
ISSN: 2395-4396
Downloads: 0

Abstract & Details

Research Area
Education
Keywords
parental encouragement parental involvement academic achievement higher secondary school students
Abstract
Parental Encouragement refers to the general process undertaken by the parents to initiative and directs the behaviour of the children towards high academic achievement. The present study aims to probe the relationship between Parental Encouragement and Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary School Students. Survey method was employed and the investigators used stratified random sampling technique. The sample consists of 350 higher secondary school students from ten schools at Thanjavur district. Parental Encouragement Scale developed by Kusum Agarwal (1999) and academic achievement constructed by investigator (2012) were used as the tool. Karl Pearson’s product moment co-efficient of correlation was used as the statistical technique for analyzing the data. The result shows that there is significant relationship between parental encouragement and academic achievement of higher secondary school students.

Author Information

# Name Institute / Affiliation
1 Dr. A. S. Arul Lawrence Tamil Nadu Open University
2 Dr. C. Barathi Tamil Nadu Open University

How to Cite

Use the following formats to cite this article in your research.

APA Style
Lawrence, Dr. A. S. Arul & Barathi, Dr. C. (2016). PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 2(6), 1234-1239.
MLA Style
Lawrence, Dr. A. S. Arul, and Dr. C. Barathi. "PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 2, no. 6, 2016, pp. 1234-1239.
IEEE Style
Dr. A. S. Arul Lawrence and Dr. C. Barathi, "PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS," International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, vol. 2, no. 6, pp. 1234-1239, 2016.
Vancouver Style
Lawrence Dr. A. S. Arul, Barathi Dr. C.. PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS. International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education. 2016;2(6):1234-1239.
Harvard Style
Lawrence, Dr. A. S. Arul & Barathi, Dr. C. (2016) 'PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS', International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education, 2(6), pp. 1234-1239.
Chicago Style
Lawrence, Dr. A. S. Arul and Dr. C. Barathi. "PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 2, no. 6 (2016): 1234-1239.
Turabian Style
Lawrence, Dr. A. S. Arul and Dr. C. Barathi. "PARENTAL ENCOURAGEMENT IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS." International Journal of Advance Research and Innovative Ideas In Education 2, no. 6 (2016): 1234-1239.

Export Citation

Related Research

Leading with Integrity: A Qualitative Inquiry on How School Heads Model Professional Conduct
Cheng S.Peligro et al. 2026 Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities
PDF Unavailable
MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TOWARD TEACHERS’ INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT
Alinor D. Abe 2026 Education
PDF Unavailable
Policy in Practice: Role strain Experiences of head Teacher Amid Administrative shifts
Minerba Abuloc et al. 2026 Educational management and leadership
PDF Unavailable
CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS PREDICTORS OF SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
Aivelyn B. Vercede et al. 2026 Educational Administration
PDF Unavailable