Date Thesis Awarded
4-2019
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
Public Policy
Advisor
Priya Mukherjee
Committee Members
Peter McHenry
John Lopresti
Andrew Stelljes
Abstract
This paper investigates the effect of parental involvement on their prescribed aspirations and beliefs for their children’s education, and subsequent learning outcomes. Using data from a field experiment conducted in India, the paper finds that when an intervention is performed where parents are given information about their children’s educational standing, parents are significantly more likely to prescribe higher levels of aspirations and beliefs than their children. But over time, as parents receive information on actual test performance, these results persist for aspirations, but not for beliefs about how their children will do on future outcomes. Furthermore, there is no significant effect of parental involvement on their children’s realized educational outcomes. Finally, the paper explores whether the intervention involving parents leads to parents being more likely to be involved in their child’s learning activities at home. The results provide a useful context for how involving parents can influence educational outcomes for their children.
Recommended Citation
Poonuganti, Sraavya, "The Effect of Parental Involvement on Education Aspirations and Outcomes of Children" (2019). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 1368.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/1368
