• GOURISH CHANDRA MONDAL

The study investigated the influence of parents occupation, monthly income and educational background on vocational interests of secondary school students. . A sample of 200 students (105 Boys and 95 Girls) reading in various schools in the district of Murshidabad of West Bengal state was selected by purposive sampling method for the study. A standardised tool developed by Bansal V. P & Srivastava D. N. (1975) named as “Vocational Interest Record” were for collection of primary data. The data were analyzed with the help of Mean, SD and percentage to study the vocational interests of secondary students influencing parental factors. The result revealed that there exist a strong difference in vocational interest pattern of secondary school students in terms of parental monthly income. The result also revealed that there is a significant difference in the vocational area of secondary school students in relation to their parental educational background and occupation.

Vocational Interest, Secondary School Students, Parental influence, Parental Factor

"A Study of Vocational Interests of Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Parental Factors", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no.466-474, August-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808547.pdf

"A Study of Vocational Interests of Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Parental Factors", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 8, page no. pp466-474, August-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1808547.pdf