In the midst of technological innovations and sophistications human life had undergone drastic and irreversible changes in all dimensions. More individualistic thoughts pervade in all walks of life and the same happens in the family systems also. Traditional patterns of family set up gave way to modern practices; consequently family ties and relations have loosened. The present study investigates how the family environment influences the value orientation of prospective teachers. A family environment scale and a value orientation inventory were prepared by the investigator and administered among a random sample of 200 prospective teachers of various secondary teacher education institutions in Kerala and the scores were analysed employing Pearsons correlation test. The findings make obvious the existence of significant, positive, and substantial relationship between family environment and value orientation among prospective teachers. The study highlights the significance of family environment in developing desirable value system among the youngsters.
Key words: Family environment, value orientation, prospective teachers
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