ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TRUANTS IN RELATION TO STUDY HABITS AND GUIDANCE NEEDS

The present study aims at studying the levels of academic achievement of truants in relation to study habits and guidance needs. For this purpose a sample is taken which is the representative of the population. The truant adolescents of Punjab constituted the universe of the present study. The investigator has used Study Habit Inventory (SHI) by Mukhopadhyay and Sansanwal (1983) and Guidance Needs Inventory by Grewal (1999) to collect the necessary data. Non-probability method of sampling was followed for selection of Ludhian district,out of 20 districts of the state. Then, using the probability method of sampling, 10 colleges of Ludhiana district and further, the truant adolescents from these colleges was selected on a random basis. In all, a sample of 200 truants adolescents was drawn from the different colleges of Ludhian district of Panjab. The results showed that there is no significant relationship between Guidance Needs and Study Habits, Guidance Needs and Academic Achievement and Study Habits and Academic Achievement of truant adolescents with respect to gender and areas. This shows that besides these two factors, there may be other contributory factors which influence the Academic Achievement of truants.