Vol. 9, Issue 6, Part F (2023)

The purpose of this research study was to find out the guidance needs of secondary school students with respect to their gender in Nabarangapur district of Odisha. Secondary school students fall under adolescence period of their life and have some personal and educational issues. It sometimes gender specific to adjust in their recent school and home environment. The sample for this study consisted of 50 boys and 50 girls who were randomly selected from 4 secondary schools in the area of Kosagumuda block. A tool like questionnaire was used for both boys and girl students of secondary schools to study their guidance needs and differential guidance needs with respect to their gender. The result of this study showed that the lesser score of girls indicates that girls need more guidance in specific areas like physical & social areas as compared to boys.