Guidance needs of Rural and Urban Adolescents- A comparative study

The aim of the present study was to compare and assess the guidance needs of urban and rural adolescents. The objectives of the study were - to assess and compare the guidance needs of urban and rural adolescents in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational areas. A total sample of 240 adolescent boys and girls in the age range between 14 to 15 years were selected at random from different academic institutions of Bangalore urban and rural district through a survey. The standardized tool Guidance Need Inventory developed by Dr. J. S. Grewal was used to elicit the data. The collected data was analyzed by using number, percentage and chi square test. The results indicated that the adolescents residing both in urban and rural areas have high need of overall guidance and also in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational aspects. The rural adolescents have higher need of guidance in physical, social, psychological, educational and vocational aspects than the urban adolescents.