THE FACTORS OF PARENTS’ DECISION IN ALLOWING CHILDREN TO STUDY AT VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE, CHAMPASAK PROVINCE, LAO PDR

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to study the decision making and to compare the decision of parents in allowing their children to study at Vocational Technical College, Champasak Province, Lao PDR. The target group in this research was 355 parents that allowed their children to study at the Vocational Technical College in Champasak province. The instrument used in this research was a questionnaire of 33 items with 5 level estimation scales. Data were analyzed by using software package for frequency, mean, standard deviation and F-test for pairing difference through Scheffe method. The results of the research were as follows. 1) The overall parents’ decision and by aspect in allowing their children to study at the vocational technical college in Champasak Province, Lao PDR were at a high level. 2) The parents' decision in allowing their children to study at the vocational technical college in Champasak Province, Lao PDR as classified by level of education in overall and by aspect had different opinions with statistical significance except the relationship between the school and community. It was found that the decision of parents in overall and by aspect had statistical significance at the .05 level. 3) The comparison result of the parents' decision in allowing their children to study at the vocational technical college in Champasak Province, Lao PDR as classified by occupation in overall and by aspect was different but not statistically significant. 4) The comparison result of the parents' decision in allowing their children to study at the vocational technical college in Champasak Province, Lao PDR as classified by the average monthly income in overall and by aspect had different opinions but was not statistically significant at .05 level.