Exploring the Role of Reinforcement as a Determinant of Quality Education at the University Level

Abstract

The study's main goal was to explore the role of reinforcement by parents as a determinant of student’s academic quality at the university level. A survey design was used to complete this qualitative study. For this purpose, an interview protocol was designed. A Semi-structured Interview consists of seven items for parents. All the parents (living in 10500 houses in Zakariya town Multan) were the population of the study. A purposive sampling technique was employed to get the responses from respondents. Fifteen educated parents were selected. Researchers personally recorded the responses from respondents. The interview responses revealed that most parents congratulate kids vocally on their accomplishments with comments or praise and an appreciation certificate, respectively. Based on the findings, the study came to the conclusion that parental encouragement is beneficial for raising academic quality at the university level. Further, the study recommends that reinforcement be given to children by their parents frequently and periodically.