SCHOOL TYPE: AN INFLUENCING FACTOR FOR LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AMONG TRIBAL STUDENTS

Abstract

The main aim of the present investigation was to study the influence of type of school on life skills development among tribal students. Descriptive survey method was employed for the present investigation. For conducting this study, a total sample of 325 tribal students of the age group of 16 to 18 years from different government and private schools of tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh were selected by employing incidental sampling technique. Data were collected with the help of adapted version of Life Skills Assessment Scale (LSAS) developed by Nair, Subasree and Ranjan (2010). Mean, S.D. and t-test were used for analysis of data. The findings of the study revealed that it was concluded that the students of both govt. and private schools in tribal areas possessed low level of thinking skills. On the other hand, the students studying in govt. as well as private schools in tribal areas possessed average level of social skills, emotional skills as well as overall life skills. Further, the students of both govt. and private schools situated in tribal areas possessed almost similar level of thinking skills, social skills, emotional skills as well as overall life skills and there exist no significant difference in these skills among govt. and private school students. The educational implications have been discussed at the end of the research paper.