A STUDY OF MIND STYLE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF DEVADASIS CHILDREN

Devadasis Cult and their family status also conducted number of case studies on Devadasis who were practicing Devadasis Cult. Present study is focusing on the problems of their children. Devadasis means „Servants of God or Goddesses‟ and the practice of Devadasis were prevailed in ancient India. Mind Style is a regulatory system that helps a person understand and control his or her own cognitive performance. Mind Style allows people to take charge of their own learning. Regulation of cognition refers to activities regarding self regulatory mechanisms during an ongoing attempt to learn. In this article, an attempt is made to study the Mind Style and Academic Achievement of Children of Devadasis. The present study is involved a descriptive survey research method which was conducted on Devadasis Children. The present study involves 500 children of Devadasis drawn from the Belgaum, Bijapur and Bagalkot District the sample was drawn by using purposive and cluster sampling procedure. The study was confined to only the children of the Devadasis who were studying in IX standard in the Residential school setup meant for Devadasis children.