VALUES OF EDUCATION IN ANDHRA PRADESH RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL TEACHERS

The present study aimed at the values of education in Andhra Pradesh Residential School Teachers in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. Value education has the unique capacity of transform a diseased mind into every young, fresh, innocent, healthy, natural and attentive mind. The teams formed mind is capable of higher sensitivity and a heightened level of perception. This leads to fulfillment of the evolutionary role in man and in life. Value education inculcate the teachers a sense of humanism a deep concern for the well-being of others and the nation. This can be accomplished only when we install in the teachers a deep feeling of commitment to values that would build this country and bring back to the people pride in work that brings order, security and assured progress. The data were collected from 120 A.P. Residential school teachers by ‘Values of Education Scale' Constructed and standardized by Jangaiah (1973). The tool measures the four areas of values namely Character building, Present education system, Moral and spiritual values and Behavioral Values. The data were analyzed with the help of means, standard deviations and critical ratios for testing various hypotheses framed for the study. Later the results were discussed and certain conclusions were drawn. On over all observation, some educational implications were given at the end.