A STUDY OF EMPOWERMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN RELATION TO THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

  • Associate Professor, Babe Ke College of Education, Mudki,Ferozepur, Punjab.
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The present study is designed to investigate Empowerment among adolescent girls in relation to their School Environment. Descriptive method is used in this study. The sample comprises 200 adolescent girls selected randomly from Sri Muktsar Sahib District. Adolescent Girls? Empowerment Scale by Dr. Devendra Singh Sisodia and Dr. Alpana Singh and School Environment Inventory by Dr. Karuna Shanker Misra were used to collect data. The statistical techniques used in the study were Coefficient of correlation to find out the relationship between Empowerment and School Environment of adolescent girls and T-test to find the significance of difference between rural and urban adolescent girls in relation to Empowerment. The major findings reveal no significant relationship between Empowerment and School Environment of Rural and Urban Adolescent girls; also no significant difference was found between the Empowerment level of Rural and Urban Adolescent girls.

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[Dr. Amardeep Kaur. (2017); A STUDY OF EMPOWERMENT AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN RELATION TO THEIR SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (May). 1030-1036] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Dr. Amardeep Kaur
Babe Ke College of Education, Mudki, Ferozepur,Punjab

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/4212      
DOI URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/4212

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