Study on School Environment as Perceived by Adolescents in Urban and Rural Government Schools of Jhajjar district of Haryana
Keywords:
School Environment, Type of School (Urban & Rural)Abstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the school environment as perceived by adolescents in urban and rural government schools of Jhajjar district of Haryana State. Descriptive survey method was employed to fulfil the objectives of the study. A sample of 160 adolescent students (80 boys and 80 girls) of class X were recruited from four randomly selected urban and rural government schools. Prior permission was taken from concerned authority to collect the data. School Environment Inventory by K.S Mishra (2013) tool was applied to make the study success. Interview technique was used to collect qualitative data. The results of the study displayed significant difference in school environment observed by adolescents in urban and rural government schools.
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