PERCEPTIONS OF PERSPECTIVE TEACHERS' TOWARDS MODERNIZATION IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS

The study is aimed at finding out the perceptions of perspective teachers of different
socio-economic –status towards the modernization. Sample comprised of 422 perspective
teachers from randomly selected five colleges of education affiliated to the Panjab University,
Chandigarh. The main findings of the study indicated that the perspective teachers of high and
low SES differ significantly on their attitude towards modernization. Perspective teachers from
urban background and of high and low SES differ significantly on their attitude towards
modernization whereas perspective teachers from rural background and of high and low SES
have no difference in their attitude towards modernization. The male and female perspective
teachers have no significant difference in their attitude towards modernization. Male perspective
teachers of high and low SES differ significantly whereas female perspective teachers of high
and low SES have no significant difference in their attitude towards modernization.