SCHOOL CLIMATE OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS: A GENDER STUDY

Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat, Fr. Dr. Joseph P. P.

Abstract


The study was conducted on a sample of 240 adolescent students (120 boys and 120 girls) enrolled in government higher secondary schools was selected randomly from two districts (Anantnag and Kulgam) of Kashmir (J&K) to find out the school climate of adolescents. For data collection, School Climate Scale developed by Sajad Ahmad Mir (2018) was administered to measure the school climate of higher secondary adolescent boys and girls. Statistical methods such as mean, percentage and t- test were computed for data analysis. The results of the study revealed that school climate has been perceived as moderate type by majority of adolescent students. Further, the study reflected a significant difference in the school climate of higher secondary adolescent boys and girls.


Keywords


School Climate; Adolescents; Gender

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