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Parental Expectations And Academic Achievement In High School Students

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Introduction Parents play a pivotal role in the children’s development and parents had many expectations for their children especially about their study. Their expectations provoke sometimes stress in their children and influences the academic achievement. The Parental expectations and aspirations have extensive or large effects on the achievements of their children (Grossman, mckean & strein , 2011) especially in adolescences because during these period they understand the parental expectations and try to fulfill their expectations. When they not able to accomplish their expectations it lead to stress and influence their academic achievement (putwain, 2007). Present research aims to find out relationship between parental expectations, academic stress and academic achievement in high school …show more content…

And early expectations lead to continue all through the child’s school year and parental expectations for children’s academic achievement predict educational outcomes. Also Parents’ expectations influence child performance through different ways. Aspirations are shows the expectations in the future life which condition of the parents and their social circle in the light of these possessions parents social circle provide different bases for social mobility(Goher,1984) Parental expectations have strong consequences on child personality expectations. When strong and practical expectations of the support child’s success unrealistically high expectations can set children up for failure. Therefore impractical expectations can also cause to anxiety and dissuasion when a child cannot live up to their parents goals. Therefore low expectations can make it difficult for child to see and achieve their full optional (Froiland& Davison,

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