A Comparative Analysis of Superstitious Beliefs Existing Among College Students
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Superstitious belief refers to one kind of belief which is not justified by reason, scientific attitude or evidence. Superstitious belief is nothing but the belief in something blindly without any verification (Kalita 2016).Even today, that we can predict most of events and happenings, and consider them from a scientific point of view, there are still some people who believe in the superstitious believes remaining from their ancestors and transfer these believes using the process of cultural acceptance and socialization to their children. For this purpose, the true understanding of this issue can be very useful for the process of socialization (Safaei and Khodabakhshi, 2012). OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY In this research paper, an attempt had been made to study the attitude towards superstition existing among oncampus students of Sibsagar College, Joysagar and distance learners studying in the study center of Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHOSU) of Sibsagar College, Joysagar, Assam, India. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY In this present study, incidental sampling technique was used to select the students of the institution. Total 398 students were selected for the present study (167 students were selected from KKHSOU study center of Sibsagar College, Joysagar and 231 students were selected from the same college who are receiving education in regular mode). TOOLS USED FOR DATA COLLECTION A Self-made questionnaire and interview schedule was prepared by the researcher, to collect the necessary information regarding superstitious beliefs. MAJOR FINDINGS OF THE STUDY The findings of the study were not satisfactory. A significant difference was observed between students, studying under distance mode and the students studying under conventional mode. Moreover, it was found that, superstitious believe still exist among the students.
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Sudipta Chakraborty
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