Aim. The study intends to determine the influence of socio-economic status on academic interest of secondary school students in Meghalaya. The study was conducted in two districts of Meghalaya i.e., in East Jaintia Hills and West Jaintia Hills Districts. Method. The researcher used sequential explanatory design for collecting the necessary information. The procedure of data collection was that the researcher constructed a semi-structured interview schedule whereby it was validated by the experts in the field of education. In order to determine the influence of socio-economic status on academic interest of secondary school students, the researcher conducted an in-depth interview on 50 secondary school students who were studying in class X. These students were selected purposively from two districts of Meghalaya. The interview was conducted at school premises and the necessary information collected from students was recorded and transcribed to obtain the results. Results. Based on the interview conducted, the study found that socio-economic status did not influence the academic interest of the secondary school students; however, student’s high aspirations, their interest in various subjects, their ambitions, determination and will power to work hard in their studies influence their academic interest. Conclusion. Socio-economic status was not found to have influences on the academic interest of the secondary school students and on the whole the present study suggested for teachers and parents to work cooperatively in order to help students realize their goals and desires.

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社会经济状况对梅加莱亚中学学生学术兴趣的影响：定性研究

目标。该研究旨在确定社会经济地位对梅加拉亚邦中学生学术兴趣的影响。这项研究是在梅加拉亚邦的两个地区进行的，即东Jaintia Hills地区和West Jaintia Hills地区。方法。研究人员使用顺序说明性设计来收集必要的信息。数据收集的过程是，研究人员构建了一个半结构化的面试时间表，并由此得到了教育领域专家的验证。为了确定社会经济地位对中学生学术兴趣的影响，研究人员对X班学习的50名中学生进行了深入访谈。这些学生是有目的地从梅加拉亚邦的两个地区选出的。访谈是在学校场所进行的，记录并抄录了从学生那里收集到的必要信息，以获得结果。结果。根据所进行的访谈，研究发现社会经济地位并没有影响中学生的学术兴趣。但是，学生的抱负，对各个学科的兴趣，志向，决心和努力学习的能力会影响他们的学术兴趣。结论。没有发现社会经济地位对中学生的学术兴趣有影响，总的来说，本研究建议教师和家长合作以帮助学生实现他们的目标和愿望。