Authors :
Dr. Smitha R; Dr. Anil Kumar R
Volume/Issue :
Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 11 - November
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Abstract :
The present study attempts to assess the socioeconomic status of the students joining the Vocational
Higher Secondary stream of education after tenth
standard in Kerala. Socio-economic status is thought to
be an important factor determining the career path of an
individual. Vocational education is generally viewed as a
low profile option for many students in a number of
countries including India. Owing to this and many other
reasons vocational education is usually embraced by
academically and socio-economically weaker strata of
the society who do not want to pursue higher studies but
want to generate income for their family immediately
after schooling. The situation in Kerala, with its high
achievements in the field of education and a different
mind-set of students when it comes to pursuing higher
studies, resulted in a high percentage of students going
for higher studies. Vocational Higher Secondary stream
of education is viewed as abridge course between tenth
and higher studies by a large section of the students. This
study investigates whether the students pursuing VHSE
in Kerala belong to the lower socio-economic strata of
the society. A hypothesis was formulated and tested for
this purpose. The study also examines whether there
existsany significant differences in the socio-economic
statuses of the student enrolling vocational higher
secondary education in Kerala with respect to gender,
type of school, location of school and district. The study
also assesses the career plans of the students from
different socio-economic statuses post higher secondary
stage. The sample consists of 936 VHSE students
randomly selected from 39 VHSE schools distributed
across three districts of Kerala belonging to the
Engineering, Paramedical and Commerce streams. The
socio-economic status scale developed by Agarwal et al.
(2005) with suitable modifications is used to measure the
Socio-Economic Statuses of the students in this study.
Keywords :
Socio-Economic Status, Vocational Education, Vocational Higher Secondary Education.
The present study attempts to assess the socioeconomic status of the students joining the Vocational
Higher Secondary stream of education after tenth
standard in Kerala. Socio-economic status is thought to
be an important factor determining the career path of an
individual. Vocational education is generally viewed as a
low profile option for many students in a number of
countries including India. Owing to this and many other
reasons vocational education is usually embraced by
academically and socio-economically weaker strata of
the society who do not want to pursue higher studies but
want to generate income for their family immediately
after schooling. The situation in Kerala, with its high
achievements in the field of education and a different
mind-set of students when it comes to pursuing higher
studies, resulted in a high percentage of students going
for higher studies. Vocational Higher Secondary stream
of education is viewed as abridge course between tenth
and higher studies by a large section of the students. This
study investigates whether the students pursuing VHSE
in Kerala belong to the lower socio-economic strata of
the society. A hypothesis was formulated and tested for
this purpose. The study also examines whether there
existsany significant differences in the socio-economic
statuses of the student enrolling vocational higher
secondary education in Kerala with respect to gender,
type of school, location of school and district. The study
also assesses the career plans of the students from
different socio-economic statuses post higher secondary
stage. The sample consists of 936 VHSE students
randomly selected from 39 VHSE schools distributed
across three districts of Kerala belonging to the
Engineering, Paramedical and Commerce streams. The
socio-economic status scale developed by Agarwal et al.
(2005) with suitable modifications is used to measure the
Socio-Economic Statuses of the students in this study.
Keywords :
Socio-Economic Status, Vocational Education, Vocational Higher Secondary Education.
