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This study examined how parental involvement varies with parents’ occupation, family type and students’ birth order among 330 higher secondary students selected through stratified random sampling from government, private and aided schools in Aizawl. Parental involvement was assessed using a standardized Parental Involvement Scale, and data were analyzed with descriptive statistics, independent samples t-test and one-way ANOVA. Results showed that parents’ occupational sector did not significantly influence mean parental involvement scores, indicating that job type alone does not determine how actively parents engage with their children’s education in this context. In contrast, family type emerged as a significant factor at the 0.05 level, with students from nuclear families reporting comparatively higher proportions of high and very high involvement, while those from single-parent families were overrepresented in the low involvement category, suggesting that structural constraints in single-parent and extended families may limit parents’ capacity to support schooling. Birth order showed no significant differences in parental involvement, and the distribution of involvement levels was broadly similar across all categories, implying relatively equitable parental engagement across siblings. The overall findings suggest that in a high-literacy, close-knit setting like Aizawl, family structure matters more for parental involvement than parents’ occupation or children’s birth order, and interventions to strengthen parental engagement should prioritize support for extended and single-parent households while sustaining generally comparable involvement across educational and occupational groups.
Keywords:
Involvement, Occupation, Family Type, Birth Order, Higher Secondary Students, Aizawl City
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"Parental Involvement of Higher Secondary Students in Aizawl City: Role of Family Dynamics", International Journal for Research Trends and Innovation (www.ijrti.org), ISSN:2455-2631, Vol.11, Issue 1, page no.a11-a15, January-2026, Available :http://www.ijrti.org/papers/IJRTI2601003.pdf
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2456-3315 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.14 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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