A STUDY OF SOCIAL SKILLS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS
This study attempts to compare the social skills of the higher secondary school students in relation to their socio-economic status. The objectives of the study were to compare the social skills of government and non-government higher secondary school students in relation to their socio-economic status, to compare the social skills of higher secondary school boys and girls in relation to their socio-economic status and to compare the social skills of higher secondary school students of rural and urban area in relation to their socio-economic status. Null hypotheses have been formulated in this study. The researcher has used descriptive method in this study. Stratified random sampling technique has been used to select 600 students from the government and non-government higher secondary schools of district Haridwar. Social skill is the dependent variable of the present study whereas socio-economic status is the independent variable of the present study. Mean, S.D. and two-way analysis of variance have been used for the statistical analysis. Findings revealed that a significant difference has been found in the social skills of government and non-government school students. Students of government higher secondary schools had better social skills as compared to the students of non-government higher secondary schools. There has been found a significant difference in the social skills of higher secondary school students in relation to socio-economic status. Students of higher secondary schools who have high socio-economic status had highest level of social skills. No significant difference has been found in the social skills of higher secondary school boys and girls. Significant difference has not been found in the social skills of higher secondary students of rural and urban area.
Social Skills, Higher Secondary School Students and Socio-Economic Status.