Educational aspiration and parental encouragement among high school children
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Date
2021-07
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CCSHAU, Hisar
Abstract
Adolescence is the time of transition from childhood dependence to early adulthood freedom
and responsibility. Educational aspiration is explained as a psychological construct, which reflects a
cognitive type of motivation of the individual. Educational aspiration reflects educational goals an
individual set for himself/herself. Parental encouragement is the inspiration or extra-boosting given by
the parents to the children for their active involvement in academic life. The present study was
conducted in Hisar and Fatehabad district of Haryana state. The sample od study included 120
respondents from Hisar and 120 from Fatehabad district, thus total sample comprised of 240
respondents. Educational Aspiration Scale by Sharma and Gupta (2015) was used to assess educational
aspiration and Parental Encouragement Scale by Sharma (1997) was used to assess parental
encouragement of students.
The results of study revealed that majority of respondents belonged to moderate category of
educational aspirations and majority of respondents perceived moderate level of parental
encouragement. There was significant relationship found between educational aspirations and parental
encouragement of high school children. Educational aspiration was significantly associated with sex,
age, academic achievement, parental education, parental occupation, parental age, area of residence and
family income of respondents. Educational aspirations were not significantly associated with ordinal
position, number of siblings, caste, family size and family type of respondents.