Research Scholar, Department of Education, H.P.U., Shimla
Online published on 25 March, 2015.
The present study was conducted to study the parental support of female students of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. The study was conducted on 200 girls (100 of each tribal and non-tribal categories) studying in 9th and 10th classes in govt. schools. The sample was selected by means of random sampling technique. To conduct the study descriptive survey method of research was used. ‘Parental Support Scale’ developed and standardized by the investigator himself was used to study the parental support of female students. For the analysis and interpretation of data ‘t’ test was used. In the present study it was found that parents of the female students of tribal and non-tribal communities take equal interest in them. Further the study revealed that parents of the female students of tribal and non-tribal communities differ significantly in parental behavior and making resource provisions for their female students. It was also found that in case of overall parental support the parents of the female students of tribal and non-tribal communities do not differ significantly.
