EFFECTS OF PARENTAL GUIDANCE ON ACADEMIC  ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY STUDENTS IN DUMURIA UPAZILA OF KHULNA DISTRICT, BANGLADESH

Shahinur  Akter; Archana  Biswas

doi:10.53808/KUS.2018.15.1and2.1707-S

Authors

Shahinur Akter Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
Archana Biswas Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53808/KUS.2018.15.1and2.1707-S

Keywords:

Parental guidance, academic achievement, secondary students.

Abstract

Increasing parental guidance in children’s education has become an important issue in national education initiatives. As parental guidance is an important predictor of children’s academic success, the study aimed to explain the effect of parental guidance on students’ academic achievement at secondary level of education in Dumuria Upazila under Khulna district of Bangladesh. The study was carried out following survey research design. Data were collected from 214 randomly selected students of class nine from four secondary schools of the study area. Findings revealed that the mean Grade Point Average of the students was 3.98 and the variations in academic achievement among the students were statistically significant with reference to the type of educational institution, area of
study and study time. On the other hand, more than half of the respondents mentioned that their parental overall guidance level as well as parental motivation, support and involvement level was moderate but parental monitoring and supervision level was low in the study area. Results of correlation and regression analyses revealed that parental guidance was positively and significantly correlated with students’ academic achievement. The study recommends that parents should increase their guidance level so that their children can perform better in school and succeed in life.

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