Title:
EMOTIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROBLEMS OF ADOLESCENT STUDENTS: A STUDY IN TRIBAL WELFARE RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS OF TELANGANA STATE

Authors:
Dr. Kavitha Guguloth ,INDIA

Abstract:
The adolescent students experience a lot of educational problems, which are generally attributed to the rapid changes and development taking place in their adolescent self. They bring their unending list of problems into their classrooms that spark a lot of learning problems as well as school related issues. One common problem related to school is the problem of discipline. Most adolescent students reportedly exhibit indiscipline and are prone to defying rules and instructions. This behavior begins from home and extends to the classroom. While this type of behavior is partly due to the hormonal changes in the adolescent child, it is partly due to the inadequate and improper school atmosphere. This study places chief emphasis on understanding the emotional problems of tribal adolescent students based on the premise that learning is significantly impacted by the emotional state of students. The emotional problems may greatly hamper the learning process and thereby become a huge factor in bringing down the quality of education, especially among the tribal students as the socio-economic conditions in which they are placed are starkly different than the rest of the population. While emotional problems are central to adolescents, the emotional problems of tribal adolescents may be all the more, owing to their tribal background. The study would therefore dwell on identifying the emotional problems that they battle while also examining the educational problems they struggle with. The results of the study implied that the adolescent students face more educational and emotional problems at secondary school level. Further, it was also found that emotional problems were high in adolescents due to the physical and physiological changes.