GENDER-WISE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELF-ESTEEM AMONG B.ED. STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES

Abstract

Era of accountability requires a teacher with leadership quality to handle both positional as well as non-positional role. Indirectly requiring a higher level of independence, self-reliance, self-direction, self-trust which are largely key domains of a self-esteem. Self-esteem involves the individual's sense of self-worth which is a fuel for leadership quality. All together there are six domains of self-esteem (i.e. positivity, openness, competence, humility, self-worth and learning). Each protagonist toward shaping up a fine character of an individual. The study aimed to assess the overall level of self-esteem and the status of different domains of self-esteem among the B.Ed students. Henceforth, an empirical study was conducted covering 600 B.Ed. student 1^st and 3^rd semesters enrolled at university and colleges in Varanasi city, Uttar Pradesh, India. Simple random sampling technique was applied to the pre-tested standardized tool of self-esteem given by M.S. Prasad and G.P. Thakur. The study is framed around univariate, bivariant analysis such as descriptive statistic (Mean) and inferential (t-test) analyses. Result showed that 98 percentage of the respondent lied in the normal to high rage of self-esteem. The findings were better for university B.Ed. students than for the student pursing their B.Ed. at a college. Gender wise analysis revealed better score for females as there were very few in the low scale range as compared to male both at college as well as university. However, percentage of students in high scale of self-esteem was found be high for male than the female respondents. This difference was high for college than university students. Among the six domains of the self-esteem, it was observed that respondents very poor in humility as quite a large percentage of them were recorded lying in low scale (22.00 percent) followed by self-worth (9.34 percent). Highest among the female student at college (40.00 Percent). On the bases of the findings the study concludes that diverse, independent and competitive environment at the university trains the students to have self-esteem than at the college which often has less diverse population, potential for conformity and fewer resources.