A STUDY OF LIFE SPACE ENVIRONMENT OF STUDENTS IN THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

Life space is the milieu where micro and macro system interact and create an environment which can make educational institutions conducive for emotional, social, intellectual and cultural development. In the present study, life space environment of students in the educational institutions of secondary, higher secondary and degree colleges in Mumbai were studied. Students from secondary, higher secondary and degree students were selected for this study. Life Space Environment Scale was used for analysing and comparing the life space environment of students in educational institutions in Mumbai. The result of this study explicate that there was significant difference between the ratings of life space environment of educational institutions with respect to the level of education. The overall rating of life space environment in educational institutions was also significantly different by the age group of the students. The result of the study also indicates that, there was a significant difference between the ratings of student level practices in the educational institutions with respect to age group of the students. The Study reveals that there was a positive correlation between the rating of life space environment and student's level practices in the educational institutions.