A Study on Tribal Students of Surguja District in Chhattisgarh to Find out the Effect of Life Skills on Academic Aspiration

Abstract

Present study is conducted to find out the effect of Life Skills on Academic Aspiration with respect to Gender of tribal students. The study was done on the Adolescent students of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh state. The tribes chosen by the investigator are Oraon, Kanwar and Gond. The tools used for this study is a self-made Life Skill inventory, that is, "An inventory of conventional adaptation to life skills in tribal students”, which consists of 10 dimensions of Life Skills viz; (1) Seeking Social Support, (2) Problem Solving, (3) Self Blame, (4) Keep to Self, (5) Tension Reduction, (6) Conflict, (7) Social Action, (8) Spiritual Support, (9) Physical Recreation, and (10) Professional Help. To measure Academic Aspiration of tribal students, the tool used is EAI-KP, Educational Aspiration Inventory which is prepared and standardized by Dr. T. Pradeep Kumar. The result indicated that none of the dimensions of Life Skills are effecting the Academic Aspiration of Tribal students.