Parents and grandparents perception about elementary school education in ladakh (leh block)

The present study the perception of parents and Grandparents about schooling of young children in the following areas: Physical infrastructure, Administrative set up, Teaching material, and teaching method were assessed. Analysis of the perception will indicate the generation gap if any between. The study was conducted in leh block with a sample size consisting of 100 parents and 100 grandparents. Random sample technique was used to select the sample. Interview schedule was used to elicit information from the respondents. The results of the study reveals that majority of parents were (literate minimum matriculate) they think that there is a still need to upgrade the education system of children at elementary level. While on the other hand majority of grandparents were illiterate and minimum percent of them attended school during there childhood, they were less aware about the importance of school infrastructure, administrative setup, curricular activities, teaching aid and teaching method and school curriculum in child’s life. All these leads to inability in finding any loopholes in the education system of there grandchildren and feel satisfied with that .However the differences were found in there perception about the schooling of young children which may be due to generation gap.