Understanding the School Climate Contributions to Students’ Socialization
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https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00033Keywords:
School Climate, Secondary Level of Education, Students’ SocializationAbstract
The objective of research study was to analyze the relationship between school climate and students’ socialization at public secondary schools of the province of South Punjab. Schooling life may play an important role regarding students’ socialization. But certain factors of school related to physical, social, and learning environment are being ignored that enriches the socialization process of students. The study was quantitative in nature, and correlational research design was used. Population of the study was students of Grade 10 from public high schools of South Punjab Province. Sampling was carried out using multi-stage sampling. The sample size of the study was n=419 including (52% male and 48% female students). Data was analyzed through SPSS. It was found that was a significant positive relationship between school climate and students’ socialization. School management should take steps to enhance students’ socialization with the positive role of school climate.
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