Department of Public Health and Mortality Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Department of Fertility Studies, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
PLoS One. 2021 May 10;16(5):e0251520. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0251520. eCollection 2021.
Despite the gross enrolment ratio of Indian children, being almost 91% in grades 6-8, the equivalently soaring rates of school dropout after 8th grade remains a huge concern for the policymakers. Researches from the developed countries and some developing countries have shown the benefits of parental involvement in their children's education in terms of reduced dropout rates. However, there is a stark absence of similar evidence in the Indian context. Our study examines whether the lack of parental involvement during primary schooling of Indian children eventually results in school dropout when the children become adolescents. We used IHDS panel data of children (8-11 years) in round-I who become adolescents (15-18 years) in round-II. Bivariate, multivariable and stratified analyses were performed using logistic regression models. The findings from the multivariable models show that children, whose parents did not -participate in PTA meetings, -discuss academic progress with schoolteacher and -supervise their children's homework in round-I respectively had 1.15 (95% CI: 1.01-1.30), 1.14 (95% CI: 1.01-1.29) and 1.17 (95% CI: 1.01-1.34) times higher risk of school dropout in round-II. Further, a similar relationship was observed when hypothesized relationship by gender, type of school attended and type of community of the children were examined. Among male children, parents' non-participation in PTA meetings was associated with 1.21 (95% CI: 1.02-1.44) times greater odds of school dropout. Children from private schools also had a 2.17 (95% CI: 1.42-3.32) times greater risk of dropout if their parents did not supervise their children in homework These findings highlight the crucial role of parental involvement in their children's primary education, in terms of reduced school dropout. The findings call for programmatic interventions that create awareness and encourage parental participation in their children's schooling.
尽管印度 6-8 年级儿童的毛入学率几乎达到 91%，但 8 年级后学生的辍学率同样飙升，这让决策者感到担忧。来自发达国家和一些发展中国家的研究表明，父母参与孩子的教育可以降低辍学率。然而，在印度的背景下，缺乏类似的证据。我们的研究考察了印度儿童在小学期间缺乏父母的参与，是否最终会导致他们在成为青少年时辍学。我们使用了 IHDS 面板数据，其中儿童（8-11 岁）在第一轮中成为青少年（15-18 岁）在第二轮中。使用逻辑回归模型进行了双变量、多变量和分层分析。多变量模型的结果表明，在第一轮中，父母没有参加家长教师协会会议、与学校老师讨论学业进展以及监督孩子家庭作业的儿童，在第二轮中辍学的风险分别增加了 1.15（95%CI：1.01-1.30）、1.14（95%CI：1.01-1.29）和 1.17（95%CI：1.01-1.34）倍。此外，当按儿童的性别、就读学校类型和社区类型检验假设关系时，也观察到了类似的关系。在男童中，父母不参加家长教师协会会议与辍学的几率增加 1.21（95%CI：1.02-1.44）倍有关。如果父母不监督孩子的家庭作业，私立学校的孩子辍学的风险也会增加 2.17（95%CI：1.42-3.32）倍。这些发现强调了父母参与孩子小学教育的重要作用，可以降低辍学率。研究结果呼吁采取方案干预措施，提高认识并鼓励父母参与孩子的学业。
