Social responsibility and leadership behaviour among higher educational students in the 21st century / Yuvarani Govindaraj and Ganesan Pandiyaraj

There has always been a healthy interplay between education that promotes the formation of an educated and active citizenry and more specialised, practical education for employment creation that fosters social responsibility and leadership behaviour. Modern college students, who have professional theoretical knowledge, are the backbone of society's future growth, which affects the future growth of our country. A self-developed structured questionnaire was utilised for the survey after verifying for reliability to examine the social responsibility and leadership behaviour of college students. Purposive sampling was used to choose 500 respondents from different institutions in Coimbatore, who were then surveyed using the questionnaire. The primary data were analysed using the independent sample t-test. For the study, only a few demographic variables were used, including College, Subjects, Gender and Location of prospective teachers, Age, and social responsibility variables such as environmental-related responsibilities, society-related responsibilities, family-related responsibilities, education-related responsibilities, and nation-related responsibilities. The research revealed an association between education, social responsibility, and leadership behaviour among a sample population. In addition to education, when social responsibility and leadership behaviour is considered, students may be able to create an atmosphere that supports the sustainable development of the economy.