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Study on Resilience Among Rural Academically Backward Children


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1 AICRP-HSc (Child Development), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
2 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
3 AICRP-HSc. (Child Development), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
     

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The study on “Resiliency among academically backward children” was undertaken with objectives to assess the level of resiliency and factors influencing resilience among academically backward children. The sample comprised 210 academically backward children studying in 7th, 8th and 9th standards of Government schools from four villages of Dharwad taluk. Results revealed that, majority of academically backward children belonged to medium level in all the components of both internal and external resilience. Further results revealed that, age, gender and SES factors had significant influence on both internal and external resilience of academically backward children.

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Resilience, Scholastically Backward, Rural Children.
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Authors

Saraswati Hunshal
AICRP-HSc (Child Development), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
Lata Pujar
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Rural Home Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India
Shakuntala Patil
AICRP-HSc. (Child Development), University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad (Karnataka), India

Abstract


The study on “Resiliency among academically backward children” was undertaken with objectives to assess the level of resiliency and factors influencing resilience among academically backward children. The sample comprised 210 academically backward children studying in 7th, 8th and 9th standards of Government schools from four villages of Dharwad taluk. Results revealed that, majority of academically backward children belonged to medium level in all the components of both internal and external resilience. Further results revealed that, age, gender and SES factors had significant influence on both internal and external resilience of academically backward children.

Keywords


Resilience, Scholastically Backward, Rural Children.

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