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Key Factors Influencing Parental Choice of School for their Children in Namakkal District
India is currently the world’s youngest country and one of the fastest growing economies. Education is highly acclaimed as the most essential pre-requisite for human development all over the world. Parents are the primary caregivers of their children and have the responsibility of educating the children in a school of their choice. This study attempts to find out the factors influencing parental choice of school for their children. The study has disclosed that the common reasons attributed by the parents for sending their wards to government aided or unaided schools irrespective of their choice are good infrastructure, availability of trained and experienced teachers, integrity of teachers, good parent-teacher relationship and the factors relating to discipline.
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Parents’ Perception, Quality, Teacher-Student Relationship.
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