Introduction-The research examines perceptions of the home and school relationships through the lens of a diverse group of parents and teachers of fifth grade students. For many years, the importance and need for parental involvement in education has been well recognized and noted that there is a significant shortage of parent participation at the secondary level that may negatively affect academic progress and high school completion. Aims and objective- The objective is to explore the perceptions and thoughts about parental involvement among lower primary schools and the extent to which those schools in Sriganaganagar involve parents in their children’s academic education and  to explore how parents demonstrate their parental involvement in the education of their children. Material and methods- The selection strategy of the subjects was as follows: from a total of 274 families who have children in the schools, 100 families (that is every 1 of 3 families of the total number) were selected for participation in a survey and 10 parents (that is every 27th family of the total number) were selected for a personal one-on-one interview. Results- Of those who responded, only 2 (2.7%) of the parents claimed they always helped their children with homework, 11 (15.2%) of the parents frequently did so, and 18(25%) only sometimes helped their children and majority 41(56.9%) claimed that they had never helped their children in their homework. Conclusion - All the parents who responded to the survey were of the opinion that parental involvement has a direct bearing on their child’s performance. They argued, despite its inconvenience, firsthand knowledge of the learning activities of their children was of grave importance.  Some of the parents insisted that when parents emphasized education at home, the children usually performed better.
Key words: Children’s education, parent’s participation.

Received: 4 February, 2019                                     Revised: 24 February, 2019                           Accepted: 27 February, 2019

Corresponding author: Dr. Navjot Singh, Research Scholar, Department of Education, OPJS University, Churu, India

This article may be cited as: Singh N, Mishra O. Study of parent’s participation in children’s education and their own perception. Int J Res Health Allied Sci 2019; 5(1):131-135.