Improving parental involvement for better students achievement in defence funded residential schools

Parental involvement in the education of their children is important. But, what makes some Parents different is their ability to go beyond implicit and conventional norms of parental responsibility for the well being of their children. Parental involvement in a residential school environment is a complex issue as in the case of defence funded residential Schools. In this study, Principals of Defence funded residential Schools along with Parents were interviewed on the basis of a semi-structured questionnaire. This study was designed to identify the limitations of effective Parental Involvement in enhancing the overall performance of the students in Defence oriented and funded Schools in India.Semi structured interviews were conducted with the respondents. In the present paper the study provides a mechanism through which parental involvement can be enhanced without disturbing the school functioning.