Attitude of Secondary School Students towards Gender Responsive School Environment

A gender responsive school environment is one where the academic, social and physical environment and its surrounding community take into acscount the specific needs of both girls and boys. This study was designed to study the attitude of secondary school students towards gender responsive school environment. The sample of the study was selected by random sampling method which includes 100 secondary school students of Kathua district. For data collection the investigator has used self-developed attitude scale for knowing the attitude of secondary schools student towards gender responsive school environment. The collected data was analyzed with the help of t-test. Research finding revealed that there exists significant gender difference in attitude of secondary school students towards gender responsive school environment. Finding also revealed that there exists significant difference in attitude of secondary school students towards gender responsive school environment with respect to type of schools. The study is also reflects the percentages of students having positive negative attitudes towards gender responsive school environment.