1. HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH FAMILY SUPPORT COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECT Questionnaire for Students

2. General information Age: 8-16 Your school is : Public school 100% You live in a Rural area 100%

3. During school-days, who do you live with and where? With parents 98% With other relatives 2%

4. Your parents are : Married 44% Divorced 12% Deceased 6% Not married 29% Foster parents 1%

5. Do you have any brothers/sisters? Yes 97% No 3% If yes, how many? Sisters 54,4%. Brothers 45,6%

6. How often do you see your parents? Mother Father Daily 95,7% 9,6% Only in week-ends 2,3% 5,6% Once a month 1% 11,3% Only in holidays - 1,1% Other 1% 12,4%

7. How much time do you spend with your parents every day? Mother Father Less than an hour 6,3% 8,7% More than an hour 87,4% 72,8% Not at all 6,3% 18,1%

8. Are you satisfied with the relationship between you and your parents? Always 67% Sometimes 30% Never 3%

9. Do you discuss school matters with your parents? Often 40% Sometimes 53,8% Never 6,2%

10. Which member of the family is more interested in your school activity? My mother 27,9% My father 4,1% Both 64% None 2% Other member 2%

11. How often do your parents come to school? Weekly 2% Monthly 4,1% Once a semester 33% Once a year 49,5% Never 11,4%

12. Why do they come to school? To attend the parental meetings 43,4% To solve a problem 9,4% For celebrations 30,2% To get informed about their child 6,9% When they are called by the teachers 0,6% form teacher 6,3% headmaster 1,9% To pay the school taxes 1,3%

13. If they don`t come to school, what are the reasons ? Mother Father Lack of time 68,1% 59,3% Lack of interest 7,7% 11,6% They work abroad 4,4% 8,2% Distance 3,3% 12,8% Other reasons 16,5% 8,1%

14. How do they keep in touch with the teachers? By telephone 63,5% Via e-mail 5,3% By coming to school 14,6% They do not keep in touch with the teachers 16,6%

15. What is the attitude of your parents towards school? They appreciate it 82,8% They despise it 2,2% They are passive 15%

16. Do you have the same opinion about school as your parents? Yes 80% No 20%

17. Why do you go to school? Because of your family 7,9% For a career 54,8% For financial reasons 4% To socialize 11,9% Because I like school 16,6% I do not know why 4,8%

18. Do you find family involvement beneficial Yes 64,3% No 5,1% Maybe 30,6%