Perspectives of Jamaican parents and their secondary school children on the value of education: Effects of selected variables on parents’ perspectives

Loraine D. Cook and Zellynne Jennings

International Journal of Educational Development, 2016, vol. 50, issue C, 90-99

Abstract: Education in the Caribbean is perceived as the route to social mobility, but research suggests that a low value is attached to education in Jamaica. This research is designed to ascertain the value that parents and their children attending secondary school in Jamaica attach to education. Multivariate statistical analysis was used. The findings revealed that both parents and their children value education for instrumental purposes and, while age and employment status made no difference to the parents' value of education, there was a statistically significant difference in value of education between parents with children attending different school types.

Keywords: Jamaica; Value; Education; Parents; Students; Secondary (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2016.05.005

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