International Research Journal of Education and Technology

The attitude of parents towards Primary education determines access to, as well as retention and the quality of experiences that a child receives at the Primary level. Researchers have shown that positive attitude of parents towards Primary education is positively related to the enrollment of students, attainment and retention of children at the Primary level. The present study is conducted to find out the attitude of parents towards Primary education. The study is carried on a sample of 100 parents, and ‘Parental Attitude scale towards Primary Education’ developed by S. Venkatesan was used for collecting data. The majority of the parents of Primary children were found to have ‘Average’ attitude towards Primary education with no significant difference with regards to their educational qualification and the number of their children.

Keywords:  Attitude, Parents, Primary Education