VALUE ORIENTATION AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR SCHOOL CLIMATE

Value education is important in education system. The value based education has become must in the changing society. Value based education inculcate compassion and integrity in a student is must for nurturing responsible citizens of tomorrow. In recent years, interest among researchers in the study of values and their relation to the school climate is gaining importance. It was intended through the present investigation to study the value orientation among secondary school students of District Nawanshahr in relation to their school climate. Based on a survey, the sample constituted to the 200 secondary school students. The data was analysed using statistical technique Analysis of variance (one-way) and Scheffe's Post Hoc. The result indicated that there is no significant difference in the Theoretical values (VA), Aesthetic values (VC), Political values (VY) and Religious values (VZ) of secondary school students in relation to their school climate. But Economic values (VB) and Social values (VX) of secondary school students in relation to their school climate differ significantly.