Social maturity of B. Ed student teachers
The research study was taken to investigate the Social maturity of B. Ed Student teachers. The sample of 150 B. Ed student Teachers from Mysore City was selected to adopting Stratified random sampling technique giving representation to type of B.Ed colleges and streams. B Ed student teacher's social maturity was accessed with the help of social maturity scale developed by Nalini Rao. Specific objectives formulated were: 1. To assess the level of Social Maturity of the B. Ed student teachers. 2. To study the Significant difference between Male and Female B. Ed student teachers with respect to their Social Maturity. 3. To study the Significant difference between Arts and Science stream B.Ed student teachers with respect to their Social Maturity. 4. To study the Significant difference between Government, Aided and Un aided B.Ed college student teachers with respect to their Social Maturity. The descriptive survey method was adopted for the study. The data, which was obtained from that survey, was analyzed using percentage analysis, t test and one way ANOVA. Findings of the study were 1. A majority (45% of the B. Ed student teachers in Mysore city was found to possess average level of Social Maturity and (26 were found to possess low level of Social Maturity, Only (29 of the B. Ed students possess high level Social Maturity. 2. Significant difference was found in Social Maturity of male and female B.Ed Student teachers comparing mean scores. It is found that the female student teachers have High Social Maturity than their male counterparts. 3. No significant difference was found between Arts and science B. Ed student teachers in their Social Maturity. 4. Significant difference was found in Social Maturity of Government, Aided and Un aided B. Ed college student teachers comparing student mean scores. It is found that Aided college B. Ed college student teachers having High Social Maturity comparing than their Government and Unaided College counter parts.