Parents’ Consciousness about Child Education: A Study on Kachua Upazila of Bagerhat

The study was designed to assess the consciousness of parents’ on their children education. Survey method was used to get information from the parents of different unions of Kachua Upazila. A total of 200 parents were selected from seven unions of Kachua upazila. Purposive random sampling method was used to select the respondent. Data were collected from them by using question. SPSS software was used to analyze and interpret the collected data. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in the study. Findings reveal that, 26% parents are highly conscious where most of the parents (60%) are medium and 14% parents are less conscious about their children education. The study has found that consciousness of the parents mostly depends on the educational quality and financial ability of the parents. On the other hand, 7% parents cannot ensure good environment of studying of their children at home, 20.5% parents cannot ensure home tutor, 5% cannot fulfill essential needs of the children, 11% parents cannot provide tiffin cost to their children and 31% parents spent less than 500 taka per month for their children’s academic purpose due to poverty because 44.5% parents’ monthly income is below 10,000 taka. But women are more conscious than men and most of the women (89.58%) spend time regularly for their children. This study also found that 96% parents provide equal facilities to both sons and daughter and 96.5% parents think about higher education of their children. The study recommends that parents of rural areas should be more conscious about their children’s educational activities as they are the children’s first educator. 

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