Citizenship Training Camps and Peer Relations of B.Ed. Trainees

Education is an important factor in the development not only of the intellect, but also of civic liabilities and social competency, who are future teachers. The study examined the attitude towards Citizenship Training Camp (CTC) and peer association, and correlation between the two. The study employed a descriptive approach to its methodology, while the data for the study was obtained from a randomly chosen group of B. Ed. trainees belonging to private colleges. The study utilized the scale designed by the investigator, Citizenship Training Camp Scale, and Peer Relation Scale. The study made use of descriptive statistics, standard deviation, and inferential statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and Karl Pearson correlation. The findings indicated that there are no significant variations in changes towards Citizenship Training Camp and peer association for the variables gender, medium of instruction, educational qualifications, type of management, and type of college. Additionally, the findings indicated a positive correlation towards Citizenship Training Camp and peer association, though not significant. The study concludes that Citizenship Training Camp is a shared experience zone, which crosses boundaries, and adds towards positive peer association between B. Ed. trainees. The paper emphasizes the need to make the training camps on Citizenry an integral part of the training of teachers so that holistic development is ensured.