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Box 2 Verbatim extract that substantiate supportive role of parents

From: Unsung voices of technology in school education-findings using the constructivist grounded theory approach

RP1 [“My mother is not educated. My father died when I was young. She wants me to focus only on my studies. I don’t work”]

RP2 [“My mother buys me books for school”]

RP6 [“My parents buy books and notebooks for me and whatever I need for studies”]

RP13 “My father helps me with my studies. For my doubts I first ask my teacher in school or my father I have enrolled for online tuition classes in some subjects. The tutor sir helps me with my doubts.””

RP10 “normally I first ask my mom my doubts. Most of them are solved, only when she is not sure we check together on google.”

RP12 “I go to my mother for clearing my doubts”

Memo

Parents encourage children to achieve success

Parents appreciation and involvement motivate the children

Educated parents function as study buddies and help children with studies

Parents function as providers to children

 
  1. The Memo text recorded by the Authors during the research are highlighted in Bold
  2. [] The translated verbatim extracts are enclosed in square brackets