Aspirations of Scheduled Caste Children and Parent’s Expectations in Educational Development: A Study from Indian Perspective

Sanjoy Roy^* & Amit Kumar

Associate Professor & Director, Field Work & Placement, Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi
Research Scholar, Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi

Sanjoy Roy, Associate Professor & Director, Field Work & Placement, Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, Delhi.

Keywords: Education; Aspiration; Parents; Guidance; Capable; Constructive Learning; Confidence; Generational Efforts

Abstract

It is universally accepted that the process of education begins right from home and continues throughout life. The learning starts from the mother’s womb, when parents play music or reading the book in the hope that it will influence the child and its behavior. Aspirations play and influential role in encouraging and guiding a child to pursue further education according to their interests by building an environment. Learning is a process including some aspects such as “Confidence” of engaging in desired task “Guidance” to get right path and suggestions, “Constructive learning” to test himself and ensures the credibility, “Influential role” in encouraging the students to explore and outburst the natural talent. The parents are the backbone of the family they can play an influential role in setting the desire goal and aspire according to the natural talent. These aspirations may provide a child to a successful career and a well-respected life.
The article has emphasized on the parental expectations and aspirations for their children of Scheduled Caste background (who are seems to be lower caste in India) in educational development and how parent’s education and role of guidance play an important position in attaining those aspirations. It has also produced a new model on Generational Efforts to attain aspirations of a child.

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