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The influence of family on academic involvement of teenage students: a sociological research Based on type - ii schools of Kayts educational division (Island North)

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dc.contributor.author Chandrathas, M.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-12-14T09:06:02Z
dc.date.available 2019-12-14T09:06:02Z
dc.date.issued 2019-11-27
dc.identifier.citation 9th International Symposium 2019 on “Promoting Multidisciplinary Academic Research and Innovation”. 27th - 28th November 2019. South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. pp. 623-635. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 978-955-627-189-8
dc.identifier.uri http://ir.lib.seu.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4098
dc.description.abstract Education is a basic human right and wealth of the nation. Therefore, every country has taken many steps to improve education including Sri Lanka. But Sri Lanka is facing many difficulties to improve educational level of teenage students. The objective of this study is to identify the influence of family factors on teenage students in type ii school in Kayts Educational division from Sociological point of view. Mixed method (Qualitative and quantitative) was employed to collect the relevant data. Schools in Eight to Eleven classes were selected. Total sample comprised 814 teenage students, 90 from six schools. Primary data were collected from different participant using semi - structured questionnaire, case studies, key-informer interviews and observation. This study utilized the secondary data too such as available literature reviews, statistics availed from Kayts Educational division report and information from retrieved from the Web sites. Results indicate that family low economic status, poor parent’s educational level, Family structure mainly Single parent Family structure, poor school – family relationship and learning environment at home were influence an Educational involvement of teenage students. So, Parents must give higher level of psychological and Economic support for their children to encourage the study. Government’s assistance programmes for awareness on Education system is important to enhance the Teenage student’s Educational involvement. en_US
dc.language.iso other en_US
dc.publisher South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, University Park, Oluvil, Sri Lanka. en_US
dc.subject Teenage en_US
dc.subject Academic involvement en_US
dc.subject Family structure en_US
dc.subject Family Socio - Economic status en_US
dc.subject Type II Schools en_US
dc.title The influence of family on academic involvement of teenage students: a sociological research Based on type - ii schools of Kayts educational division (Island North) en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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