A Comparative Study of Social Intelligence of Pupil Teachers on the Basis of Residential Area

Abstract

Social intelligence is a very broad concept. In this concept; overall behaviour of a human regarding society, family and personal relationships with other people come. We call a person socially intelligent if s/he best coordinate the social situations and when a person understand his/her own feelings and of others. The social intelligence refers to the ability of a person to deal effectively in social situations and to get along with others effectively. The present study aims to investigate the social intelligence of B.Ed students on the basis of their residential area. The descriptive survey method was employed in the study. Stratified random sampling was used and sample size of the present study is 412 pupil teachers studying in B.Ed colleges affiliated to Kumaun University Nainital. Appropriate statistical techniques were employed in the study like mean, SD, SEM and t-test. The result indicated that there was found no significant difference in different dimensions of social intelligence of pupil teachers on the basis of area.