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A STUDY OF CERTAIN SOCIO-PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH SCHOOL HABITUAL TRUANTS

Dr. Anil Kumar Agnihotri

Volume: 4 Issue: 3 2014

Abstract:

The present investigation is aimed at comparing the two groups of student i.e. habitual truants and regulars on the variable of socio-economic status, level of aspiration, achievement, test anxiety and non- verbal intelligence. Needless to mention that our children are greatest national resource, on whom depends the future growth and prosperity of our nation. However, there are number of problems faced by our educational system especially at the secondary level. Among them one is the problem of delinquency. There is sufficient evidence that juvenile delinquency is increasing at a very rate in modern society both in term of absolute number of offences committed and in terms of rate of delinquent behavior. Daily in newspapers are reported cases of delinquent of different types. This increasing trend in the percentage of delinquent behavior has become the concern of all who are associated with the social and economic welfare of the society. The sample for the present study was drawn from ten High and Senior Secondary Schools of district Hamirpur of Himachal Pradesh. The selection of schools was made randomly. A sample of 100 students studying in classes IX and X consisting of 50 habitual truants and 50 regulars was selected for the study.

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