Research Article | Open Access
SOCIAL VALUES OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
K.Velu, Dr.R.Rajalakshmi
Pages: 3124-3127
Abstract
Education of values and principles shapes and moulds every individual of the society. Social Values are moral beliefs and principles that are accepted by a society.Social Values have been emphasised at every stage of social development of a child. The present study is the investigation of Social Values of higher secondary school students. The researcher has adopted normative survey method. All the higher secondary school students of Kanchipuram district constituted the population of the study. Random sampling technique was adopted and the total sample is 1050 higher secondary school students. Social Value questionnaire was constructed and validated by the investigator and the research supervisor. The objectives of the study were to find out the level of Social Values of higher secondary school students. The findings of the study revealed that the level of Social Values of higher secondary school students is average. It was found out that there exists a significant difference in the Social Values of higher secondary school students in relation to their gender.It was also found that there exists a positive relationship between Social Values and gender of higher secondary school students.
Keywords
Social Values, higher secondary school students, Values, Education