Maternal Employment and Academic Achievement of Adolescent Students

Abstract

The main purpose of the present investigation was to study the academic achievement of adolescent students of working and non-working mothers. Further the study compared assigned groups (on the basis of gender & maternal status) of adolescent students of working and non-working mothers on the measures of academic achievement. The sample of the study consisted of 100 higher secondary school adolescents (25 male students working mothers, 25 female students of working mothers, 25 male students of nonworking mothers & 25 female students of non-working mothers) of the age group 16 to 18 years belonging to different localities selected randomly from different educational institutions of district Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir. Data was collected by using Personal Information Sheet developed by the researcher to elicit information regarding the subjects age, sex, family type, single parent or both parent, mother whether working or nonworking, kind of work, number of working hours, educated/uneducated etc. Marks obtained in the last qualifying examination served as an index of academic achievement. The data so collected was analyzed statistically by employing Z score, mean, SD and t-test. The findings of the study revealed (i) no significant difference in academic achievement between adolescent students of working and non-working mothers. (ii) Female students of working mothers possess higher academic achievement than other three groups (male students of working mothers, male students of non-working mothers and female students of nonworking mothers). Maternal employment does not have negative influence on adolescent student’s academic achievement. Keywords: Maternal Employment, Academic Achievement, Adolescent Students.