STUDENTS BACKGROUND CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

The present study is an attempt to explore the relationship between selected personal, academic and socio-demographic characteristics of students studying different grades of secondary school level. The study revealed that the variables of Grade, Age, Income, Father's Occupation and Educational category of parents interact significantly with the level of participation in co-curricular activities among students. It was also found that variables of Sex, Type of school, Caste and Nature of permanent residence do not have a significant bearing on the level of participation in co-curricular activities in the specific population. It has been suggested that a search for the causative factors need to be directed towards psycho-social dimensions of home and school environment, show that facilitative or inhibitive factors may be identified.