Parental Occupation as a Determinant of Academic Achievement Motivation of Secondary School Students in Aizawl City.

Abstract

Academic Achievement Motivation may be referred to as the drive or enthusiasm of an individual to achieve academic success. Academic Achievement Motivation also depends on certain variables where the level of motivation can either decrease or increase. For the present study, the researchers have taken a sample from Aizawl City constituting Secondary School Students. Parental occupation has been taken as a variable that could have an effect on the motivation level of students with different parental occupations. For the purpose of this study, the investigators have divided the parental occupation of the mothers into Salaried Mothers, Business Women and Housewives. The father’s occupation was also divided into three categories – Daily Wagers, Businessmen and Salaried Fathers. The result noted a significant difference when comparing the Academic Achievement Motivation of students whose mothers are business women vs Students whose mothers are Salaried and mothers who are housewives; otherwise, no significant difference was noted between mothers who are housewives and mothers who are salaried. In terms of the level of Academic Achievement Motivation as far as the father’s occupation is concerned, there was a significant difference in the level of academic achievement motivation between fathers who are Businessmen and Salaried; otherwise, no significant difference was noted.