A STUDY OF GUIDANCE NEEDS OF SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS

Education is the foundation of human life that makes man the best creature in the world but education without guidance cannot achieve its goal i.e. all round development of students. Guidance is an essential part of education and we can achieve its goal by educating and guiding the students according to their needs of guidance in different areas. This study aimed to identify the guidance needs of senior secondary students. A sample of 200 students (100 males & 100 females) was selected through simple random sampling technique from different government and private (100 each) senior secondary schools of Dehradun district. Guidance Needs Inventory developed by Dr. J.S. Grewal was used for collection of the data. The findings of the study revealed that students have high need of guidance in all five areas i.e. physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational. Male and female students have no significant difference in their guidance needs. Results also showed that government school students need more guidance in physical area as compared to private school students.