A STUDY ON SOCIAL MATURITY AMONG IX CLASS SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The essence of a person's social growth is their ability to develop positive relationships with others, adhere to the accepted rules of society, and participate in the expectations of society through established channels. This is Key in managing interactions between people in their communities. The primary focus of this project was to determine how social growth develops through the lens of the social maturity of ninth graders attending secondary schools. Social maturity was measured using Dr. Nalini Rao's Social Maturity Scale (SMS). The sample of 500 made up of boys (250) and girls (250) attending secondary schools in G. B. Nagar was used for this study. The analysis of the outcomes of this research indicates that ninth graders have an adequate amount of social growth. Even though there was no statistically significant difference in level of social growth between male and female students, it was observed that there was a statistically significant difference when comparing social growth among different school types. The information presented in this study can be used to illustrate that social growth is important both to Educators as well as Parents and to Policymakers.