Published July 5, 2018 | Version v1
Journal article Open

Guidance needs of Rural and Urban Adolescents- A comparative study

  • 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Research Centre, Smt. V.H.D. Central Institute of Home Science (Autonomous), Bangalore (India)
  • 2. Post Graduate student, Department of Human Development and Research Centre, Smt. V.H.D. Central Institute of Home Science (Autonomous), Bangalore (India)

Description

The aim of the present study was to compare and assess the guidance needs of urban and
rural adolescents. The objectives of the study were - to assess and compare the guidance
needs of urban and rural adolescents in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational areas. A total sample of 240 adolescent boys and girls in the age range between 14 to 15 years were selected at random from different academic institutions of
Bangalore urban and rural district through a survey. The standardized tool Guidance Need Inventory developed by Dr. J. S. Grewal was used to elicit the data. The collected data was analyzed by using number, percentage and chi square test. The results indicated that the adolescents residing both in urban and rural areas have high need of overall guidance and also in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational aspects. The rural adolescents have higher need of guidance in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational aspects than the urban adolescents.

Files

89-92_RRIJM18030718.pdf

Files (367.4 kB)

Name Size Download all
md5:a4844e24695854e8ab39015a9f47e919
367.4 kB Preview Download