A STUDY ON THE PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTS AND TEACHERS ABOUT ELEMENTARY-LEVEL PARENT-TEACHER MEETING

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the role of parent-teacher meeting perception of parents and teachers at elementary level. The nature of the study was quantitative. The present study was conducted in district Lahore and population of the study was all schools of elementary level of district Lahore. The sample for this study was 200 parents and 200 teachers of elementary level selected randomly. Rating scales for parent and teacher were developed by the researchers. The opinions of the participants were taken on 5-point likert scale. Reliability of teachers’ rating scale was .784 whereas parents’ rating scale was .853. Findings of the study revealed that perceptions of teachers and parents have no significant mean difference about parent-teacher meeting at elementary level in terms of gender and academic qualification. It is recommended that if seminars and conferences should organize for parents and teachers then understanding between teachers and parents will be developed by communicating to each other