IMPACT OF TELEVISION PROGRAMME ON POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUES OF PUPIL TEACHER OF HARYANA

psychological test of values purports to measure generalized and dominant interest, motive or broad
evaluation attitude.Television in India is a huge industry which has thousands of programmes in many
languages. The small screen has produced numerous celebrities, some even attaining national fame. More than
half of all Indian households own a television. As of 2012, the country has a collection of free and subscription
services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 823 channels of which 184 are pay
channels.Values are not an object or entity of any kind or a personality trait. But it is a non-cognitive or effective
characteristic of one’s personality. No one is born with values. Values are learnt, developed and are also likely
to change in one’s life. People acquire experiences they grow and learn. To study the impact of television
programme on Political and spiritual values of Pupil Teachers a TELEVISION PROGRAMME VALUE
ASSESSMENT SCALE”-MPSA which was developed by Dr. Ajeet Kumar Shankhdhar (Bareilly) and Dr.
Pradeep Kumar Misra (Bareilly) was used. Descriptive Survey Method was employed to collect the information.
Majority of the pupil teachers accept that television programmes that provide political information contributed
in their social development