Mayuri, K.Swaroopa Rani, M.2018-06-052018-06-051999D5818http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810049052Thetypeofenvironmentavailableathome plays an importantrolein determining cognitive,emotional and socialdevelopment of children. Parents have animportant role intheall-rounddevelopmentofchildren. Parental involvementincludes activeparental participationinthe developmental aspectsof children. Many parents, evenbeforethe childcouldsetgoalsforthemselveshave aspirations towardswhich theystarttraining theirchildthoughtheiraspirationsmayormaynotbepursuedbythechildinlater stages. Theaspirationsofparentsplayanimportant roleinthe developmentof selfConceptsofchildren(Hurlock,1981). These aspirations start right from thebirthofthe child,andkeepgrowingwiththeageofthechild. Parental aspirationslead toparentalexpectations. “Expectations are the day-to ,v day activities required ofthe child byparents in orderto ful fi ll their aspiratiohs’f.’ Parental aspirations and expectations have an important role to play in children’s xii achievementsandfuturesuccess. Studiesrelatedtothisdimensionarenotoftenattempted, though it is important to find their critical role played by parental aspirations and expectationsandthechild'ssuccessinacademics. Thetotalsampleofthestudycomprisedof240parentsof120childrenoffourth, sixth,eighthandtenthstandardspurposively. Alltheparentswereliterates. Theageofthe child,ordinalposition,class,genderandsyllabuswerefoundnottohaveanyinfluenceon theparentalaspirationsandexpectations, ’ Allthechildrenofthesamplehadsatisfactoryacademicperformanceandexcellent performanceinextra~curricularactivities. Significantganderdifferencewasnoticedin participation ofchildren in extra curricularactivities. Parents used acombination of methodscorrecting,givinginstructions,verbalandcorporalpunishmentstogetchildrento fulfilltheirexpectations. Arrangementslikespecialtuitions,allottingextratime,restricting otheractivitiesetc.,weremadebyparentsifthechildfailsinacademics. Democraticstyle ofparentingwasmaintainedbymostoftheparents. There was no significant difference observed between the parentalaspirations, expectationsandphysicalarrangements. Aspirationsarenegativelycorrelatedwithfamily type,size,ordinal positionand syllabus. Positivecorrelation exists with educationand occupation. Physicalarrangementsmadebythefatherarefound to belesser when the motherisolder. Thedisciplinarytechniquesincreasedwiththeageof the parents. The parentalaspirationsarecorrelatedsignificantlywiththedisciplinarytechniques. Ahigh correlationwasobservedforthephysicalandacademicarrangementsmadebytheparents. Parentalexpectationsdonotcoincidewithanyoftheparental contributing factors. Mostly theparentsexpecttheirchildrentoachievewhattheyfailedtoachieveintheirlife.ennullThesis