Exploring factors influencing parents' attitude towards primary level education in District Harnai, Baluchistan
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The current study was conducted to explore the Factors Affecting Parents Attitude towards Their Children Education at Primary Level in District Harnai-Baluchistan. The main objective of study was to assess the factors which influenced the parental attitude towards their kid’s education. It was cross sectional study; the study population was parents of children studying in the public and private schools. The sample size consisted of 260 parents. A predesigned well-structured questionnaire was used. It consists of four sections; the first section described demographic data. the questions in the second part are on parents' attitudes about education. with four-point Likert Scale (1=strongly disagree 2= Disagree, 3= Agree, 4=Strongly Agree). Third section consists of questions Parent Involvement with five-point Likert scale (1=Strongly Disagree, to 5= Strongly agree). Fourth section consists of questions related to Factors Involving Students’ academic achievement. The items are rated on a 5-point Likert scale of strongly disagree (=1) to strongly agree (=5). Collected data were analyzed by using t-test, One Way ANOVA and regression analysis. The result showed that parental attitude has 63.3% relations towards children academic success. Parental interest in and support of their children's education was found to be crucial to their children's academic success. Parents' perspectives on education, involvement in their children's education, and academic success vary by gender, age, education, number of children, and socioeconomic status. The key causes that impede the literacy rate have preoccupied the minds of the parents, who have subsequently shaped their children's outlook. In conclusion, it is clear from studying parents' perspectives that they are highly susceptible to social pressures, as the vast majority of them are themselves uneducated and unaware of the value of a good education for their children. Based on findings it was recommended that institutions must take the appropriate steps to ensure that parents are encouraged to participate in the education of their children and the development of their reading abilities.
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