STUDY OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS COCURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AMONG GRADUATE AND POST-GRADUATE PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Abstract

The aim of education is not merely imparting bookish knowledge but to make the youth good citizens by bringing about their physical, mental, social and intellectual development. Co-curricular activities are very helpful in development of child’s entire personality. This
paper is to know the attitude towards co-curricular activities among graduate and postgraduate prospective teachers. A Sample of 100 Graduate and post graduate prospective teachers from different colleges of education affiliated to Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar was taken. A self-prepared questionnaire about attitude towards Co-curricular having 50 items related with awareness, time schedule and attitude of prospective teachers towards community survey, campaigns on the social problem, self-government in
school, field trips, various hobbies, morning assemblies, NCC, NSS, School elections and other related activities was prepared. Findings: No significant difference is found in the (i) attitude of graduate and post graduate male prospective teachers towards co-curricular
activities; (ii) attitude of graduate and post graduate female prospective teachers towards co-curricular activities, (iii) attitude of graduate and post graduate prospective teachers towards co-curricular activities; (iv) attitude of male and female prospective teachers
towards co-curricular activities.