SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

1100-1107

Authors: Mrs. Pallavi Deshmukh

The world witnessing various problems, namely pollution, population, poverty and inter-personal relationship. The first three components and its associated problems are technical and can be dealt with the help of science and technology. But the problems of inter-personal relationship can’t be dealt with technology but by developing individuals’ affective domain. The formal education system focuses on the overall development of students. Deliberate efforts are put in terms of various experiences so as to bring desirable change. The experiences are planned by the teachers considering content and the students’ characteristics. Mathematicians occupies important place in school curriculum. Its major objective is the development of logical thinking, reasoning ability and problem solving skills. One of the most important pillars of education is learning to live together. We are depending on each other for many things and therefore the development of feeling of togetherness is important. Co-operative learning strategies are the techniques which help individual to learn from others and also contribute in others learning. The researcher tried to use various methods such as think pair share,Numbered head,circle the sage ,three step interviewand team pair solo. etc to provide inputs for the topic sales, rebate and commission.Researcher very specifically chosen these topics from mathematics as it provides opportunities for discussion, expressing opinions, along with reasoning ability and problem solving skill. The researcher also attempt to study students’ interest in mathematics with the thought that the peer interaction might have positive influence on it. Achievement in terms of number is thought to be important along with reasoning ability of students. Therefore for this study researcher made an endeavour to implement a planned co-operative learning programme and study its effectiveness in terms of students’ achievement, interest in mathematics and reasoning ability.

1118-1125

Authors: Smita Chakraborty

Prayer signifies a one dimensional between one individual and another abstract force. People pray towards those abstract forces which they believe would fulfill their needs, desires and would protect them from all harm in future. Prayer involves numerous benefits due to which it acts as a therapy among the people. prayer acts such a medium by which people can be healed from their times of distress. Mantras are refer to as energy based sounds which produces such physical vibrations that produces energy waves within one’s body. It enhances one’s subconscious level which leads to clarity of mind and thought. There are different religions in the world. Different culture involves different mantras achieve healing. The article thus tries to pen down the sociological relevance of prayer and mantra as two prime ways of spiritual healing. Keywords: prayer, mantra, religion, healing

1134-1140

Authors: Mr. Darshan L. Pagdhare

Rural tourism is a latest spinoff of tourism sector that has grown up to be a potential business in its own space. Rural tourism is a form of nature based tourism that open up the rural life, culture, art and heritage at rural locations, thereby favoring the local communities socially and economically. Such form of tourism has created tremendous impact on the local economy and socio-cultural scenario of the concern area on one hand and carries a potential scope for the rural residents on the other hand.Maharashtra abounds in numerous tourist attractions ranging from ancient cave temples, unspoiled beaches, ancient historical forts and monuments, forests and wildlife, unique hill stations, pilgrimage centers, and a rich tradition of fairs and festival, art and culture.which act as an incentive to promote local, socio-economic and cultural changes and lifestyle of the people residing in and around this tourist location and also to find out various constraints and possibilities of tourism development in the study area. Keywords:Rural Tourism, Impacts, Challenges, Opportunities, Historic Tourism, Leisure Tourism, Spiritual Tourism.

1151-1161

Authors: Nidhi Kakkar, Jyoti Ahuja, Preeti Dahiya

Internet is becoming a widely accepted channel for information exchange and networking. It is experiencing tremendous growth and development in its size and numbers of users all over the world. The benefits of the internet have been widely researched and include keeping in touch with friends, making vacation plans, managing finances, assisting with educational needs etc. Despite the positive effects of internet, there is growing literature on the negative effects of its excessive use. The goal of this research is to examine the degree to which the students are addicted to Internet usage and the impact of Internet addiction (IA) on their academic success and mental health. While most young people today are consistently exploring all phases of Internet connections, there is a plethora of debate as to what constitutes leisurely use of the Internet and where the border lies between such use and a non-transient addiction. Therefore, our first goal is to determine a concise measurement for IA that will distinguish levels and usage patterns that will stipulate when one should be considered addicted and when not. As a result, we developed a comprehensive set of questions to measure this degree of IA. Key Words :Internet Addiction Academic Performance And Mental Health

1176-1184

Authors: Mr. N. Sridhar , T. Malliga

Preschool education is a vital aspect of child’s learning and development. It helps to expand the range of children’s learning experiences. Importance of preschool education in the fact that the students become more confident, enthusiastic and eager learners who later on become successful persons in life. The attitude and aptitude is developed in these years. So that the child can achieve success during the later period of his life. Preschool education develops the self esteem of the child. The children has a natural desire to learn, but often what is being done in the schools without the proper knowledge of early childhood education and care, ends up destroying not only the child’s urge to learn more and more but also the child’s self-confidence and self-worth, learning to poor academic performance and dropping out at a later stage. Investigator used by Quasi Experimental method and simple random technique are followed. The Sample of 200 primary students in Erode District from Tamil Nadu State. Descriptive and differential statistics are used this study. Key words: Preschool, motor, cognitive, language and socio-emotional

1190-1208

Authors: Mehtab Singh

The present study aimed to find out the role of Attitude towards Teaching in Job Satisfaction among senior secondary school teachers of district Faridkot of Punjab state. The data was collected from 200 respondents randomly selected from 20 secondary schools by using standardized questionnaire related to Attitude towards Teaching and Job Satisfaction. Findings indicated that the senior secondary school teachers have high level of job satisfaction. Further, urban and rural: male and female senior school teachers were showed equal level of Job Satisfaction. On other hand, the significant difference was seen in all dimensions (except Rapport with students) of Job Satisfaction between Government and Privates senior secondary school teachers. In conclusion the relationship between job satisfaction and attitude towards teaching was varied according to the dimensions of job satisfaction and attitude towards teaching. Key words: Job Satisfaction, Attitude towards Teaching

1216-1228

Authors: Neena Sawhney

Metacognition is the awareness about and control over the way information is acquired, processed and stored in the human mind whereas Self-efficacy refers to a belief in one’s ability to successfully perform a particular behavior or task. The present study was conducted to find the relationship of Metacognition and Self efficacy among prospective teachers studying in urban area and rural area on a sample of 200 B.Ed students. The results indicate that students of urban area showed greater mean score in KOC (knowledge of cognitive process), ROC (Regulation of Cognitive process) and total Metacognition, than students of rural area. No significant difference was found in self efficacy of B.Ed students studying urban and rural area institutions. Significant relationship was observed between Self efficacy and metacognition of B.Ed students studying in institutions located in urban area and no significant relationship was found between Self efficacy and metacognition of B.Ed students studying in rural area. Keywords: Metacognition, KOC, ROC, Self Efficacy, Prospective teachers

1235-1246

Authors: Inderpal singh, Megha Jain

Faculty members are the important factor in education system. The subject knowledge of teachers has an important influence on the learning process of the students. In addition to the subject knowledge of the teacher educators, the issues belonging to the teacher educators’ personality and behavior are significant contributors to the teaching and learning process for any discipline. Problem: The study is on stress affecting job performance of faculty members in Private Universities of Punjab. Objective:The objective of the study was to identify various factors of job stress and study their relationship with the performance of teacher in different departments of Private Universities. Research Design: Data was collected from 40 Faculty members of each,five Universities of Punjab through questionnaire. Method: For the present study the factors were found out from the related studies and the statements of the schedule were framed in questionnaire representing the factors. Correlation and Regression analysis and t-Test through SPSS Software were used to analyze data. Findings: It was found out that teacher’s stress and job performance are negatively related with each other. Keywords: Stress, Job Performance.

1254-1266

Authors: Kirti Madnani, Prof. Madhurima Pradhan

Stress is a normal phenomenon in everyone’s life. It is a state of an individual under exhausting circumstances in different areas of life, i.e. family, school, health, business organization etc. Students specially of senior secondary classes have to undergo the experiences of stress due to the pressure of studies, expectations of parents, teachers, and self, peer pressure, career demands resulting a lot of burden on delicate minds. Therefore it is necessary to understand the causes of academic stress among students; to point out their resources to combat it and thereby enhance their well- being. Numerous variables have been identified to be positively or negatively associated with academic stress of students by empirical researches. Present paper is an attempt to review the studies from 1991 to 2014 related to psychosocial factors of academic stress among students specially the adolescents. From positive psychological perspective, self-efficacy, hope and perceived parenting were considered most relevant variables among others to influence academic stress of students. The review process included research journals, articles, books, dissertations, abstracts, encyclopedia, theses and internet surfing. Keywords: Students, Academic stress, psychosocial factors, Review

1278-1285

Authors: Azad Ahmad Andrabi

This paper explored the academic achievement of tribal and non-tribal adolescent students’ in secondary schools of Kashmir division. Sample was comprised of 564 students randomly selected from three secondary schools. Academic achievement was obtained from the school records of the sample students. Gender wise and category wise comparisons were done using mean, S.D. and independent samples t-test. Results showed that tribal and non-tribal adolescents differ significantly on the measure of academic achievement at 0.001 level. Non-tribal adolescents were found to have a higher level of academic achievement than tribal students. The study also revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female adolescents on the measure of academic achievement. Key words: Academic achievement, tribal, non-tribal and adolescents.

1299-1313

Authors: Prakash Gaikwad

The present article is a Conceptual and Empirical research related to the policies of HIV/AIDS. The study involves both the research methods i.e. quantitative and qualitative to support the topic and achieve the objective i.e. “To study the role of the professional counsellors in the treatment of People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) in the metropolitan city Mumbai and Thane District.” Study relies on primary information which is supported with the basic theory and current information to make substantial use of secondary sources of information which is sought through books, reports, journals, e-journals, press reports, websites as well as the primary data and information personally obtained through interview schedules for counsellors and PLHA, field-work, personal discussions with professionals who are working with HIV/AIDS. Article could focus on the findings that the Government of India introduced various policies to control the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Policies of Government Organisation (GO) and Non Government Organisations (NGOs) have focused on the HIV and AIDS disease and its awareness, care, support and treatment which will prevent the evidences of disease. Few policies have defined the role of counsellor and the importance of the counselling services which is considered the most effective and key tool to treat HIV/AIDS.