M.A., M. Ed. (B.U) Ph. D. Scholar, The University of Burdwan Department of Education West Bengal, India
Online published on 8 August, 2018.
Co-curricular activities are considered as an important part of child development. The all round development of an individual is only possible through academic as well as co-curricular activities. It can prove to be an effective tool for inculcation of values and nurturing creative talents if they are planned meticulously and executed properly. But many schools are found not arranging various types of co-curricular activities due to different problems. Consequently, many students are deprived from participation of these activities. This paper attempts to analysis the attitude of students towards participation in co-curricular activities and the attitude of teachers towards co-curricular activities conducted by the schools. Two self-made questionnaires were used to collect the data from 720 students and 140 teachers of secondary school in the district of Burdwan, West Bengal. The collected data were analysed with suitable statistical techniques such as SD, t-test, chi-square test etc. The results indicate that the attitude of Boys and Girls, as well as Rural and Urban secondary schools’ students towards participation in co-curricular activities differ significantly. According to the teachers view expected and observed trend of co-curricular activities differ significantly.
Co-curricular activities, values, secondary school, curriculum etc
