Paper Title
ROLE OF SOCIAL COMPETENCE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS: WITH RESPECT TO GENDER AND LOCALITY

Abstract
In this contemporary period life is changing very swiftly. As a repercussion, adolescents are facing lots of challenges and adjustment problems at home or at school. Parents and teachers are worried about the academic achievement and social adaption of adolescents. Social competence is an essential component of the student life if they want to successfully interact with other and cope with the complexities of life (Katz & McClellan, 1997). The present study was conducted to explore level of social competence with respect to their gender and locality among secondary school students. The sample of the study comprised of 300 secondary school students of 150 rural (75 girls and 75 boys) and 150 urban (75 girls and 75 boys) selected from Jalandhar district of Punjab (India). The findings revealed that secondary school students do no differ significantly on their social competency on the basis of gender and locality. Keywords - Social Competence, Gender, Locality and Secondary School Students