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VALUE PATTERNS OF SCIENCE AND ARTS STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS AND TYPE OF SCHOOL Mrs. Amandeep kaur Assistant Prof. in Education, Khalsa college of Education , Amritsar.
Values give meaning and strength to a person’s character by occupying a center place in his life. Values are the bases on which the actions, reactions, emotions and judgments of an individual depend. The Study was designed to examine the Value patterns of Science and Arts students in relation to their Socio Economic Status and type of School. Participants were 200 adolescents of 10+2 grade of Science and Arts stream from Amritsar city. The findings of the study revealed that no significant differences exist in the six values of Science and Arts Students. There is no significant difference in value patterns of Science and Arts students belonging to High Socio Economics Status. Science and Arts Students belonging to low Socio Economic Status differ significantly on Aesthetic Values and Religious Values and no significant differences exist in the Value pattern of Science and Arts Senior Secondary School Students studying in Government and Private Schools. Scholarly Research Journal's is licensed Based on a work at www.srjis.com
INTRODUCTION Man and values are inseparable. Good education is inconceivable if it fails to inculcate values which are essential to good life and social well being. It is unfortunate that increase in materialistic attitude has distanced men from path dharma or values. Values give meaning and strength to a person’s character by occupying a center place in his life. Values reflect one’s personal attitude and judgment, decisions and choices, behavior and relationships, dreams and visions. We imbibe these values from our parents who teach us and we practice these values in our lives. Values according to Indian philosophy According to Indian philosophy, values have two functions. 1) Theoretical: reveals the existence of some object. 2) Practical: helps in fulfillment of a purpose in life. Values, simply stated, are the determinants of man that influence his choices in life and that decide his behavior. According to sociologists view, values are the result of social environment. Values are greatly influenced by the factors like home environment, school environment, religion and education and socio- economic status. Socio- economic status is a Copyright © 2017, Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies