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VOL. 8, ISSUE 3 (2023)
A study of educational aspirations among high school students
Authors
Dr. Sarah Basu, Faria Khursheed
Abstract
Educational aspirations
refer to the goals, ambitions, and desires an individual has regarding their
education and academic achievements. This investigation was carried out to
study the educational aspirations among high school students. The researchers
wanted to study the impact of various personal and environmental factors which
influence an individual’s educational aspirations like gender, locality, type
of school, type of family etc. A sample of 150 high school students from
Bareilly city were taken as sample and data was collected using a
self-developed tool, Educational Aspiration Scale. Mean, standard deviation and
t-test were employed to analyze the raw scores. Findings of the study indicate
that the greatest contributor to the educational aspirations of the high school
students is their parental expectations and aspiration, closely followed by
their social support and motivation and family background aspect. The students’
own perception about their academic achievement affects their educational
aspirations the least. While gender, locality and type of family do not
significantly influence the educational aspirations of high school students,
factors like type of school and medium of instruction do have a significant
impact upon the educational aspirations of high school students. Students from
private schools and English medium schools do have comparatively higher
educational aspirations as compared to their counterparts from government aided
schools and Hindi medium schools.
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Pages:7-13
How to cite this article:
Dr. Sarah Basu, Faria Khursheed "A study of educational aspirations among high school students". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Education and Research, Vol 8, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 7-13
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