ACADEMIC SELF-ACTUALIZATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN MADURAI DISTRICT

The purpose of this study is to determine the academic self-actualization and academic achievement of the prospective teachers. The study group consists of a total of 300 prospective teachers studying in colleges Education in Madurai district. The study group was determined through simple random sampling. Descriptive analysis, t test and Pearson correlation was used for the analysis of the data. The findings reveal that there was significant difference between male and female prospective teachers in their academic achievement and academic self-actualization. There was significant difference between undergraduate and postgraduate prospective teachers in their academic achievement and academic self-actualization. There was significant difference among language, science and arts pedagogy prospective teachers in their academic achievement and academic self-actualization. There was significant difference among prospective teachers parental annual income of below 15000, 15000-25000 and 25000 and above in their academic achievement and academic self-actualization. There was significant difference between rural and urban prospective teachers in their academic achievement and academic self-actualization. There was significant positive correlation between academic achievement and academic self-actualization of prospective teachers. KEYWORDS: Academic Achievement, Academic Self-Actualization, Leadership, Psychological Needs, Prospective Teachers.