SCHOLARLY RESEARCH JOURNAL FOR HUMANITY SCIENCE & ENGLISH LANGUAGE

8305-8311

Authors: Manoj Sama Padavi

IN MARATHI

8319-8330

Authors: Rachna Sharma

A textbook is used for the formal study of a subject as it is written according to the syllabus and gives the outline of the course. It is an imperative reference and resource for students' learning in any educational system therefore it is necessary to analyze this resource. The present paper presents content analysis of NCERT Science textbook of 6th grade to study the scope of developing desirable values in students. Findings reveal that the content of NCERT Science Text Book has many obvious and hidden values in almost all the topics which may be taught while teaching learning process. Science subject has a full scope of recognition of values, ideal acts of valuing, and moral and character education; the only need is, teacher is required to understand the hidden values in given content and find innovative methods to impart the same to students.

8338-8346

Authors: H. K. Pandey & Col Shantonu Roy

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8352-8361

Authors: Mrs. Vaishali. C. Achakanalli & S. I. Kumbhar

Children show good performance when their surrounding environment is good positi9ve and supportive towards them. Physical, psychological moral and spiritual development makes children competent conscious and makes them able to understand their capabilities. On the other hand broken families, detrimental environment, lack of basic requirements lack of parental guidance and care etc. are some of the socio0-economic factors that caused for increasing juvenile delinquency in the society. Through the present study focus has been throw on the some major socio-economic and psychological factors that caused for juvenile delinquency and various measures taken by government for the rehabilitation of child criminals.

8372-8378

Authors: Sapna Sen

The present research study was undertaken to investigate teaching effectiveness of senior secondary school teachers and how it is influenced by gender, teaching experience and educational qualification. Descriptive survey method was employed for the present investigation. Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample of 187 senior secondary school teachers from Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Teacher Effectiveness Scale by Parmod Kumar and D. N. Muthawas used to gather the data. The data were analyzed with the help of descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study shown that teaching experience has no significant impact on teaching effectiveness of senior secondary school teachers. Male and female teachers do not differ significantly from each other with respect to their effectiveness in teaching. High qualification has nothing to do with the effectiveness in teaching in case of senior secondary school teachers. The educational implications have been discussed in the end of the research paper.

8386-8394

Authors: Suman Kumari & Vishal Sood

For measuring computer proficiency of elementary school teachers, the present task was undertaken to construct and standardize computer proficiency scale. For this, data were collected from elementary school teachers by adopting multistage and stratifed random sampling technique. An item pool was created initially by consulting various sources and theoretical and empirical literature available in the concerned area. This item pool was put to evaluation and criticism by technical as well as language experts. The preliminary draft of computer proficiency scale was further subjected to item analysis to select only highly discriminating and valid items. The reliability of scale was established with the help of test-retest and Cronbach’s Alpha method which were found to be appreciably high. The validity of computer proficiency scale was ascertained and norms were established for interpretation of obtained scores on the scale. In the last, conclusions have been presented and applicability of computer proficiency scale has been discussed.

8405-8412

Authors: Bapusaheb Ganpat Chougule & Mali Rupali Babanrao

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8423-8428

Authors: Ms. Pratibha M. Anpat & Dhananjay Bagul

In Today’s competitive environment, the challenge is not just retaining talented human resources, but truly engaging them, capturing their minds and hearts at each stage of their work lives. A well designed Job can foster employee well being and engagement. While designing jobs, individual employee’s motivational needs should be taken into consideration, so as to help employees experience sound social interactions, scope for personal development which can further lead to Job satisfaction and engagement. However, for this, it is necessary to understand how the construct employee engagement is defined and to study the major job design factors that influence engagement at work. The study of concerned literature review aims to understand how the construct of Job design and Employee engagement can be applied at organizations for improved productivity, profitability and employee turnover.

8434-8436

Authors: Reena Trivedi

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8445-8454

Authors: Javeed Ahmad Puju & Mehmood Ahmad Khan

The present investigation has been carried out by following the objectives to study the learning styles and study habits of specially abled students viz. visually impaired and orthopedically challenged of college going s students. The investigators have selected 200 specially abled students (100 visually impaired and other 100 orthopedically challenged) students form various govt. degree colleges in Kashmir province. The data was collected by using Dunn and Dunn learning style inventory and Palsane Sharma Study habit inventory by following purposive sampling. The collected data was analyzed by using some statistical techniques. Some of the major findings have been drawn form the present study that there is significant difference between visually impaired and orthopedically challenged college going students on their learning styles and study habits.

8460-8465

Authors: Ms. Padmavati Tubachi & Praveenkumar kumbhargoudar

The concepts defining information, information needs, information seeking and information use have undergone significant evolution since they were first introduced. A number of information seeking and retrieval studies seem to focus on these concepts, albeit in different ways. It is widely understood that concepts form the basis for describing and explaining phenomena and processes in a field of study. Within the field of Information Science, many of the concepts used need to be understood in terms of research context, as a variety of meanings can be attached to most concepts. This in turn may be of interest to researchers and students within this field. The article concludes that context should be the foundation for any research within this field, with the observation that many of the models discussed describe general information seeking behavior, without catering for variations.

8471-8480

Authors: Geeta Rani

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7792-7799

Authors: Koushik Monda

This paper mainly deals with how geography helps to construct the value-based knowledge among the school students. At the present time geography is one of the most important social science subject at school education system. The main aim of education is all round development which is impossible without value-based education. School is the miniature of society from where socialization starts. One of the basic factor for socialization is presence of value-based knowledge among the pupil. In this paper, the Researcher tries to show how geography takes crucial role to transmit values among the pupils in practical and theoretical ways. To maintain the nation harmony and integrity value-based curriculum is utmost necessary indeed. The Researcher also show different branches of geography reflect the different kinds of values.

7808-7814

Authors: Monika Agarwal

This study has been conducted to know the reaction to frustration of the students joining coaching institute of medical and engineering. through random sampling technique 120 students are selected. for collection of data standardized tool- “reaction to frustration scale” by dr. b. m. dixit and the dr. d. n. srivastava has been used. The study reveals that girl aspirants of coaching (medical and engineering) are more reactive to frustration in comparison to boy aspirants to coaching (medical & engineering)

7839-7851

Authors: Malathi Iyer

Ancient Vedas in their Sanskrit texts have given rainfall prediction techniques on specific days yielding useful results. India has predominantly rain nurtured Agriculture and hence is solely dependent on rainfall and rainfall prediction has utmost importance. Amongst various astrometeorological methods for rainfall forecasting Parasar Muni, Aryabhatt, Varaha Mihira found out the science to predict and measure rains. The Krishi Parashara gives simple models for predicting rains. Rainfall prediction is important by modern as well as astro-meteorological methods. Every village had been following the rainfall prediction. Today climatology applies to different areas, but the Vedic method helps to predict rainfall on a daytime to hours of daylight basis whether a specific vicinity would get rains or not. For that, the viewer must be present on the place on specific days. Rainfall over an area is very significant from water management forecasting and regulation aspect. The forecast of rainfall adds and helps in scheduling the activities of farmers, real estates, supply of water, cultivation management, engineering department and others. long term forecasting and planning can be accomplished by two methods, namely Vedic method of forecasting and scientific weather forecasting. Traditional projections are based on systematic annotations and skill using blends of floras, faunas, pests, climatological and astral indicators, and almanacs or Pachanga’s over a period of time. The traditional weather estimates can be checked on past records of climate prevailed in the area using mathematical models. During the study, the rainfall calculations by one of the traditional methods of Akshaya Tritiya is studied in wisdom by seeing the actual rainfall over Govardhan Eco village at Wada for 6 years. The basic aspect used by the predictors is the wind direction. The basic aspect used by the predictors is the wind direction. This technique has made GEV an award winning eco community and has impacted the lives of over 350 tribal farmers in Wada Taluka. Charts showing the movements of prediction and actual were drawn which indicated the same pattern in both. The ancient approaches of forecasting rainfall cannot be altogether overlooked and there is need to identify and assess the old literature and techniques of spoken civilisations across varied climatic zones.

7857-7862

Authors: Navin Verma & Col Vineet Nehra

India’s energy needs are a crucial element. The country today is the fourth largest consumer of energy in the world, soon likely to become the third. Oil constitutes nearly one-fourth of Indian energy consumption. Over three-quarters of that oil comes from abroad—a share that is only expected to increase. India has significantly reduced its oil imports from Iran, mostly as a result of sanctions, but also because of the availability of other import sources and India’s preference for diversifying its dependence as much as possible. However, Iran still accounts for 6% of total Indian oil imports. There have been additional causes for strain in the India-Iran relationship—some that have played out quite publicly, thus shaping the Indian public’s view of Iran. In 2012, a terrorist attack on an Israeli connected with the embassy in Delhi raised hackles.

7868-7874

Authors: Ramyadnya Maurya

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7887-7889

Authors: Tak Ravisha Dhanraj

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7899-7915

Authors: Ram Surve

In general, diversity refers to the ways that people in organizations differ. That sounds simple, but defining it more specifically is a challenge because people in organizations differ in many ways-races, gender, ethnic group, age, personality, cognitive style, tenure, organizational function, and more. Also in recent years the understanding of the term diversity has expanded to include not only organizational members but also people who constitute the external customers (suppliers, consumers, regulators, etc.) of the organization. Managing diversity means establishing a heterogeneous workforce to perform to its potential in an equitable work environment where no member or group of members has an advantage or a disadvantage. Effectively managing diversity helps organizations to identify and capitalize on opportunities to improve products and services, attract, retain, motivate and utilize talented people effectively; improve the quality of decision-making at all organizational levels; and reap the many benefits from being perceived as a socially conscious and progressive organization. The paper is an attempt to evaluate the structural process followed by the selected Indian corporations to initiate the diversity management practices to enhance its global competitiveness. Organizations in India have entered the fray with the right approach and are slowly but surely getting equipped, through their diversity management interventions, to take on the diversity challenge and turn it into a golden opportunity.

7205-7212

Authors: Bharati Chand

This paper presents the challenges of teaching English in multicultural context in India. Teaching English to the Indian students is the biggest challenge. Though enough awareness is prevailing among the students, parents and society, the majority of our students struggle a lot to acquire the language.It presents a brief history teaching English in India. It highlights factors of teachinglearning of English language in the multicultural context in India.There is an urgent need to teach English language in order to communicate outside our own language group for any practical purpose like business, tourism, cultural exchange, administration and social work. The increasing awareness of importance of English in the present moment demands to learn the language for special and specific purposes and for widening our intellectual horizon.

7221-7230

Authors: Guruprasad Rathore

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7240-7245

Authors: Birpal Sinh

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7256-7261

Authors: Seema Singh

Women Education provides them, most vital qualities of confidence, capacity to work and thereby leads to their empowerment. Muslim women who by virtue of social norms and had suffered backwardness due to lack of education though Islam as a religious bigotry in it. Several organizations individuals, through theoretical and practical applications have lifted the backwardness of Muslim women and as a result Muslim women have conquered to dark areas of ignorance and fear. Muslim women welfare performers in different walks of life over a period of time.

7267-7273

Authors: Seema Singh

Quality, as we know so far, was originally developed in the manufacturing industry. In the area of higher education, the adoption of quality control has been superficial and diluted by the exercise of academic . Further, the prevailing culture of universities is often based on individual autonomy, which is zealously guarded. Thus, it is usually difficult to apply the features of quality to higher education considering the fact that quality requires. However, the quality of higher education is very important for its stakeholders. Notably, providers (funding bodies and the community at large), students, staff and employers of graduates are. The most commonly grouped dimensions of quality are product, software and service. In the changing context marked by expansion of higher education and globalization of economic activities, education has become a national concern with an international dimension. To cope with this changing context, countries have been pressurized to ensure and assure quality of higher education at a nationally comparable and internationally acceptable standard. Consequently, many countries initiated “national quality assurance mechanisms” and many more are in the process of evolving a suitable strategy. Most of the quality assurance bodies were established in the nineties and after a few years of practical experience, they are rethinking many issues of quality assurance. At this juncture where countries look for experiences and practices elsewhere, the experience of India has many valuable lessons and this report is an attempt to share those developments.

7279-7288

Authors: Arun Kumar

Mother is a radiant nurse, an angel of mercy, a patient teacher, a watchful guardian and compassionate attorney and a fountainhead of courage. Post independence sociologists paid attention towards the women who are traditionally backward, exploited and taken as second-rate citizens. This is obstruction and hindrance in the progress and prosperity of family, community and country. The complete social structure is affected. For the rural development and reconstruction, it is necessary to understand the changing social status and role of rural women who are 48.3% of the Total population of the country. For the study of past enables us to grasp the fundamental psychology behind the present problems and attitudes that uphold or reject them due to which it has come to be what it is. We may thus be enabling to make out the cause and circumstances embedded in the past, which led to the existence and conditions and causes are sure to prove themselves of great help to us in the making up and planning of a figure. Women constitute about fifty per cent of the world population. It is estimated that by A.D. 2000, the total number of women in the world will be more than 3 billion and they will outnumber men by nearly 175 million. At the United Nations Conference in Nairobi in 1985, it was noted that they comprise 35 per cent of the world’s labor force in the sphere of employment and occupied lower positions. Further it is observed that over 60 per cent of world’s illiterates are women, mostly in the developing countries. More than 60% respondents have accepted all the factors mentioned as variables are responsible for the uplift of the status of rural women. But; it is noteworthy that more than three-fourth of the respondents have emphasized especially on urbanization, women welfare organizations and rural development programs; as the tools of uplift for the status of rural women.

7299-7303

Authors: G. Sundharavadivel

Whether the company is in full development or experiencing temporary difficulties, management control is one of the tools to consolidate achievements and / or anticipate problems. But what is it and what are its objectives? At the heart of the company's activity, management control is a forecasting tool (budgeting). It allows you to compare achievements against forecasts. The analysis of the gaps found leads to readjusting its strategy and setting new goals.

7312-7320

Authors: Pushpita Rajawat

The relative effectiveness of different pedagogical approaches and pedagogies in early childhood has raised substantial debate. While the other are associated with the acquisition of basic skills and knowledge and some of them are associated with socio-emotional development and problem-solving abilities. In general, research revealed both positive and negative effects of pedagogical approaches, without favouring specific pedagogical approaches over mainstream ones. However, it is important to note that research evidence and studies considering the same approaches in the same context are very limited. On the other hand, specific pedagogical practices are found to enhance child development, including high-quality interactions involving sustained-shared thinking methods, play-based learning, scaffolding, as well as a combination of staff- and child initiated activities. Research impacts pedagogy and pedagogical practices in the sense that research findings can inform policy makers and practitioners on best practices and what works best in enhancing staff performance, process quality and child development. Research on pedagogy and practices is usually not conducted at the national level, but focuses on particular programmes. So, research review has been used as a guide or manual to provide pedagogical guidance for Early Childhood Education (ECE) staff not only in India but also worldwide. The main focus of the study is that how of the best pedagogical practices and approaches across the country can be useful & implemented in early childhood education

7329-7336

Authors: Pratibha Sharma & Ms. Mahe Pecker Khan

For the purposes of education, privatization implies the withdrawal of the state intervention from this sector. Privatization has other implications too, like the initiation of the process of private ownership in a sector that is controlled by the state. In a broader sense, privatization is the induction of private management and control in the public sector enterprise or a sector controlled by the state as in the case of education. The objective of the present study was to access the significant difference (if any) in attitude of prospective teachers(B.Ed. Students ) of different gender and type of institutions of Bareilly city of Uttar Pradesh towards privatization of education..The descriptive survey method and random sampling technique were used. For data collection self-constructed -“Attitude of Prospective Teachers towards Privatization of Education was used. Investigation revealed that generally, gender and type of institution do not play significant role in reference to teachers’ attitude towards privatization of education

7343-7351

Authors: (Fr.) Ignatius Topno & Ms. Smita Paschal

Broadly speaking, the process of evaluation begins with the establishment of „performance standard‟. At the time of designing a job and formulating a job description, performance standards are usually developed for the position. These standards should be clear and not vague. Achievement motivation is affect in connection with evaluated performance in which competition with a standard of excellence was paramount. Intentional actions are usually considered the prototype of all acts of will. Theoretically, a complete intentional action is conceived of as follows: its first phase is a motivation process, either a brief or a protracted vigorous struggle of motives; a second phase is an act of choice, decision, or intention, terminating this struggle; the third phase is the consummatory intentional action itself, following either immediately or after an interval short or long. The objectives of the study were to enquire the effectiveness of the Performance Appraisal System in the Schools based on the basis of gender, degree and type of school and to enquire the Achievement Motivation of the secondary school teachers based on the basis of gender, degree and type of schools. The population consists of secondary School Teachers teaching in Patna, Bihar and the sample consisted of 257 secondary school teachers. The investigator adopted survey method by using self-constructed and validated Performance Appraisal Scale and Achievement Motivation Scale. The investigator has used Mean, Standard Deviation and t-test to analyze the data. The major findings of the study show that there is a significant difference between the mean scores of secondary school teachers on the basis of gender ,degree and type schools in their Performance Appraisal System and Achievement Motivation of secondary school teachers.

7358-7370

Authors: Ms. Neelu Tuteja & P.K. Sharma

Present study investigates employees from selected IT companies in Chandigarh to explore the predictive validity of big five personality traits on their job performance and identify the relationship between personality traits and job performance. The Big Five Personality dimensions, commonly known as five factor model consists of extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, openness to experience and neuroticism. The BFI-Personality Inventory – Revised and self structured Performance Appraisal Questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. A Correlation analysis and Causal Study (Multiple Regression Analysis) was conducted on 404 employees of selected IT companies in Chandigarh to analyzepredictive relationship. Openness to Experience, Agreeableness and Extraversion emerged as significant correlates and predictors of job performance and explained 35.2% of the variance in participants’ management performance.Neuroticism was found to be a negative correlate. On the other hand, Conscientiousness trait had insignificant relation to the model. Theoretical and managerial implications are discussed.

7377-7391

Authors: Amit Kumar Jain & Anuj Kumar Ruhela

India is a home to 1.21 billion people, about one-sixth of the world’s population. The Prime Minister of India launched the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) on 2nd October, 2014 to accelerate the efforts to achieve universal sanitation coverage and to put focus on sanitation. It is India's biggest ever cleanliness drive and 3 million government employees and school and college students of India participated in this event. The SBM has two sub-missions, the Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) and the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban). Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation is the nodal Ministry for SBM (Gramin) and Ministry of Urban Development is the nodal Ministry for SBM (Urban). The core objectives of SBM are to bring about an improvement in the general quality of life in the rural areas. India clean by October 2, 2019 with core objectives of making the country 100% free from Open Defecation and ensuring 100% Modern and Scientific Municipal Solid Waste Management as a fitting tribute to the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which in rural areas shall mean improving the levels of cleanliness. Villages are considered "Open Defecation-Free" when no faeces are openly visible and every household and public/community institution uses safe technology to dispose of faeces in such a way that there is no contamination of surface soil, groundwater or surface water; excreta is inaccessible to flies or animals, with no manual handling of fresh excreta; and there are no odour and unsightly conditions. Usually, an "ODF village" declaration is made by the village or Gram Panchayat. As of 2016, 36.7% of rural households and 70.3% of urban households, 48.4% of households overall used improved sanitation facilities as per data of National Family Health Survey 4, which was conducted between January 2015 and December 2016, show. A majority, 51.6%, did not. Household toilet availability has improved from 41.93% 2014 to 63.98% in 2017, and the state of Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Kerala have achieved 100% Open Defecation Free (ODF) status as per data of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Gram Panchayats have selfdeclared 193,081 villages to be ODF, but 53.9% of these have not been verified, according to the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, which is responsible for Swachh Bharat Mission-Gramin, which accounts for 85% of Swachh Bharat Mission's budget. (Data accessed on May 22, 2017). According to the Swachh Survekshan 2017 Report, the top two cleanest cities in India are Indore and Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh while Gonda in Uttar Pradesh is the dirtiest city in India, Every segment of population, from primary school children to elderly persons need to be properly sensitized about inherent linkages of sanitation for public health. Besides roping in the educational institutions, particularly the schools in awareness campaigns, optimum use needs to be made of social media as well as electronic and print media to spread the message to grass root level. Celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan is leading a “Darwaza Bandh” (on open defecation) campaign for SBA. The film Toilet: Ek Prem Katha was released in Indian Cinema in the year of 2017 to improve the sanitation conditions, with an emphasis on the eradication of open defecation, especially in rural areas. Swachh Shakti 2018 is celebrated in Lucknow with 15 thousands women Swachh Bharat Champions resolving to usher in Clean India on International Women’s Day (8th March 2018).

7399-7410

Authors: Tania Khurana

In this continuously growing world where development has become the goal of every nation, trade and commerce sector pays a major contribution to this growth. So as to regulate make this sector more developed the act of Negotiable Instruments Act was introduced with an objective of increasing the credibility and so as to gain more confidence of citizens in paper currency in this race of digitization. With time every law needs amendment so was the case with the NI Act; from 1881 to 2017 it covered a journey of amendments been made by legislature but still the objective of the act was left halfway, the legislature then introduced the concept of interim compensation. This article discusses about the newly proposed amendment in NI Act, about the objective of NI Act which legislature wants to fulfill through this amendment. It also discusses about the constitutional right of speedy trial and its implication in practical life. The objective of writing this article is to make a clear picture of the amendment by stating its pros and cons and how this amendment can be a landmark change in law.

7426-7429

Authors: Manju Mishra

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7436-7442

Authors: Subhash Singh

This paper is a mere attempt to present a glimpse of meaning of ICT, its importance & its mandatory need for education, which is indispensable. ICT stands for INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY. These technologies include: computers, the Internet, Broadcasting technologies (radio and television), Telephony. One of the many challenges facing developing countries today is that of preparing their societies and governments for globalization and the information and communication revolution. Policy-makers, educationists, non-governmental organizations, academics and ordinary citizens are increasingly concerned with the need to make their societies competitive in the emergent information economy. Globalization and innovations in technology have led to an increased use of ICTs in all sectors - and education is no exception. Uses of ICTs in education are widespread and are continually growing worldwide. It is generally believed that ICTs can empower teachers and learners, making significant contributions to learning and achievement. Of the teachers interviewed on the effectiveness of ICT in education majority of them felt that introduction and use of ICT adequately will be extremely effective in children learning and achievement. However, current research on the impacts of ICTs on student achievement yields few conclusive statements, pros or con, about the use of ICTs in education. Studies have shown that even in the most advanced schools in industrialized countries, ICTs are generally not considered central to the teaching and learning process. However, there appears to be a mismatch between methods used to measure effects and the type of learning promoted. Standardized testing, for example, tends to measure the results of traditional teaching practices, rather than new knowledge and skills related to the use of ICTs. It is clear that more research needs to be conducted to understand the complex links between ICTs, learning, and achievement. Again, on the question of impact of audio visuals, research shows that surprisingly little documentation is available on the use and impact of video in education, barring one or two video projects like UNICEF‟s animation series, Meena‟, which has become a key weapon in the battle against gender and social inequity in South Asia. Many teachers are reluctant to use ICTs, especially computers and the internet. Some of the reasons for this reluctance include poor software design, skepticism about the effectiveness of computers in improving learning outcomes, lack of administrative support, increased time and effort needed to learn the technology and how to use it for teaching, and the fear of losing their authority in the classroom as it becomes more learner-centered. In terms of using internet and other ICT as a resource for lesson preparation, most of the teachers interviewed, admitted to never or rarely using it, while very few used the internet to gather information sporadically or regularly.

7448-7453

Authors: A. K. Agnihotri

Education is an ability possessed and exercised by humans to use thei r knowledge and past experiences to deal with future events more effectively and efficiently. Generally, fostering learner creativity is a vital role for any teacher, as doing so can help learners to develop predictive, analytical, critical, and problem solving skills, to develop confidence and self-esteem. Fostering creativity is even more important for a teacher of a second or foreign language as it can help to achieve the affective and cognitive engagement vital for language acquisition as well as helping learners to understand language used for natural communication and to use language for effective communication themselves. English is a leader language of all languages spoken by the people in the world. Instead of pressuring the Children for the good result in the school one shou ld create a burden free environment for the children so they can explore their creati vity. As we know every child is unique and has d ifferent skills from others. For the expression of their creative talent they have a pai nter called teacher in the school. The international development of a man's character is only possible by the education. The present research “A study of the English creativity of the High school students of Ropar District with reference to sex and type of school” is an attempt to look into the relationship of creativity and learning English.

7465-7467

Authors: Arpita Kumar

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7475-7479

Authors: Jyoti Baijal

Examination stress is a ubiquitous phenomenon that has, in the present times, adversely affected the learning outcomes and performance of the students at all levels- primary, secondary or higher education. It’s increasing intensity specifically among students appearing for high stakes board examination evokes a response from the teaching fraternity at the earliest. The reason being that a prolonged experience of stress with respect to evaluative situations is bound to prove detrimental to the mental, physical and emotional well-being of the students. For the nation to develop and progress towards a knowledge society, it is imperative that the students are taught to cope with stressful stimuli and improve performance. Study-Skills Training is an intervention intended to improve their study and test- taking habits and skills. It is based on a cognitive-deficit model which is directed towards improving a variety of cognitive activities that affect the organization, processing and retrieval of information and thereby help in reducing the experience of examination stress. Systematic desensitization as a process can be used to unlearn anxiety reactions by replacing the anxiety response with a calm, relaxed state. Thus, a combination of study-skills training and systematic desensitization has been shown to be effective and superior in alleviating test anxiety.

7489-7500

Authors: Shweta Gaikwad & Arun Ingle

Training and Development is one of the crucial differentiator for business especially manufacturing industries. The training and development system in manufacturing industries in Ahmednagar as needs a systematic overhaul. The present training and development programs lack a systematic approach especially in regards to design and planning approach. If the testimony of the employees is to be believed then manufacturing industries lack a clear policy of training and development and seldom are employees deputed to external organizations. The attitudes towards training are influenced due to individual and institutional attributes.

7524-7530

Authors: Priyanka. M. C.

This paper addresses the ongoing tug - of - war between the first and second generation immigrants with respect to dress, and highlights the role played by costume in everyday lives. The predicament of the younger generation squashed between two extremely different cultures - one vouching for a conservative lifestyle and the other edging towards extremity mirrors the ever - changing cultural landscapes all over the world. No matter how much time has flown by, there are certain mindsets that are deeply rooted. Migrants are often compelled to make rapid changes in their overall personalities in order to be fully accepted by the host community. Here dress becomes the most resonant sign language, the spectrum through which cultures assess its members. This short story dramatizes precisely the desperate position of women who are forced to put on a mask to please the rest of the lot so as to secure their space in the social order.

7539-7544

Authors: Hanae Errhouni, G. Sundharavadivel & B. Devamaindhan

CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) brings together all the practices put in place by companies in order to respect the principles of sustainable development, that is to say be economically viable, have a positive impact on society but also better respect the environment.

7553-7557

Authors: Sanjam Upadhyay

In 1994 UNESCO gave guidelines to assist countries in strengthening the focus on inclusion in their strategies and plans for education, to introduce the broadened concept of inclusive education and to highlight the areas that need particular attention to promote inclusive education and strengthen policy development. IFLA and UNESCO have same motive of providing inclusive education. This paper highlights equitable quality education for people with disability. Access to information is important; and since the library plays a key role in providing this access, there is a need to develop policies and put structures in place cater to the needs special children. A library is fundamentally an organized set of resources, which include human services as well as the entire spectrum of media (e.g., text, video, and hypermedia). Libraries have physical components such as space, equipments, and storage media. This paper presents IFLA and UNESCO’s Policies and Strategies, Inclusive Design and Services for special children.

7564-7570

Authors: Dharambeer Singh

Digital libraries, designed to serve people and their information needs in the same way as traditional libraries, present distinct advantages over brick and mortar facilities: elimination of physical boundaries, round-the-clock access to information, multiple access points, networking abilities, and extended search functions. As a result, they should be especially well-suited for the disables. However, minorities, those affected by lower income and education status, persons living in rural areas, the physically challanged, and developing countries as a whole consistently suffer from a lack of accessibility to digital libraries. This paper evaluates the effectiveness and relevance of digital libraries currently in place and discusses what could and should be done to improve accessibility to digital libraries for under-graduate students.

7578-7588

Authors: Seema Dhawan & Shivani Upreti

In the last few years we all have seen a very huge change in the discussion of issues related with our environment and our development. Now everyone is concerned about following healthy lifestyle. It is being widely seen today that the lifestyle of teachers is gradually changing, due to adaptation of modern ways of living and altered lifestyle pattern. Healthy lifestyle has direct impact on the personality of the teachers. Teachers are role model of the students, so it is expected from them that they must follow healthy lifestyle. It is very important to know about the lifestyles of male and female pupil teachers. Also we should know whether there is any difference in the lifestyle of graduate and post graduate pupil teachers. Here an attempt has been taken to study the lifestyle of B.Ed pupil teachers of Pauri Garhwal and Dehradun district.

7603-7608

Authors: Gauri Prabhu

Mutual Fund is a form of investment where a common investor can participate in the Indian capital market with professional fund management irrespective of the amount invested. A large number of people are moving towards mutual fund investments through the route of systematic investment plan. The Indian mutual fund industry is growing steadily and this is reflected in the increase in Assets under management of various fund houses. The investment in Mutual funds is a relatively safer option for risk averse investors as they are less risky than directly investing in stocks. This research paper aims at finding out the factors affecting investment decision of mutual funds and the preference of investors to particular schemes of mutual funds. The findings will help mutual fund companies to identify the parameters which influence the investment decision of the common investor and also the preferences of particular schemes and fund houses by the investors.

7616-7621

Authors: Bhagvanhai H. Chaudhari

The role of library and librarian in recent era has changed as a result of techno-driven world. Library is considered „the heart‟ of a university or an institute offering higher education. After independence, the University Education Commission (1948-49) as well as Education Commission (1964) emphasized the need of academic libraries in India and suggested certain measures for betterment and effective management incorporating its organization, the availability of staff, open access system as well as financial support. University Grant Commission played a vital role for betterment of libraries in higher education by establishing Information and Library Network Centre (INFLIBNET). The SOUL (Software for University Libraries) developed by INFLIBNET centre, made available to its member free of charge, proved valuable in modernizing the entire set-up of academic libraries. The reservoir of Indian theses called Shodhganga, a database of thousands of theses from various universities across India has also become a chief source for researchers and academicians to seek the knowledge generated in various branches. The challenges like effective utilization of digital technologies, supporting access to Open Access Resources, etc. have not been overcome yet in every respect. The laws of library science designed by Dr. Ranganathan should be pursued firmly in a pragmatic manner. A quality education and research is not possible without a modernized library. Library is one of the major resources for the exchange of ideas. Academic and research work is very much preserved by library.

7639-7643

Authors: Hrushikesh Zendage

Theory X and Theory Y was an idea devised by Douglas McGregor in his 1960 book “The Human Side of Enterprise”. Theory X is management style where the emphasis is on “productivity”,on the concept of a fair day's work, on the evils of feather-bedding and targeted output.Theory Y is almost in complete contrast to that of Theory X. Theory Y make assumptions that people in the work force are internally motivated, self-direction and self-controlled.

7650-7654

Authors: Sunanda Roy

Cooperative learning is a successful teaching strategy in which small teams, each with students of different levels of ability, use a variety of learning activities to improve their understanding of a subject. Each member of a team is responsible not only for learning what is taught but also for helping teammates learn, thus creating an atmosphere of achievement. Students work through the assignment until all group members successfully understand and complete it. The author has been using cooperative learning strategy for the last eight odd years. She has observed that although teachers in general have a positive opinion about cooperative learning they have their reservations regarding the hurdles which one may face while using cooperative learning strategy. Some of these are hurdles are due to misconception. The author through this paper tries to clear eight such misconceptions using her experiences with cooperative learning teaching strategy.

7671-7681

Authors: Pankaj Sharma & Ravi Parkash

The paper analyze the role of rural tourism for the development of rural areas, The study analyzed how the different types of tourist product diversifications influence the development possibilities of studied rural areas in India. The government should sponsor private Sector to promote tourism in rural areas. For upgrading the rural tourism government requires to understand the rural location, demography, socio-culture, financial and political background of that area. How we can involve the rural citizens to improve their socio-economic condition. The objective of this paper is to present an update on rural tourism expansion & development in India. Rural tourism is rising in terms of number of visitors and the government of India should focus on it as an engine of growth.

7691-7693

Authors: Shah Bharti Rahul & (Mrs.) Richa Jain

Organisational behaviour is important for the progress of the company. The paper deals with the sides of Civic Virtue in organisation citizenship behaviour. Civic Virtue deals with policies of organisation followed by the employees. The author has discussed literature review related to Organisational Citizenship Behaviour. The research methodology adopted was basic descriptive study. The findings of the data were analysed. The paper concludes with civic virtue has impact on following the rules by the employees and is also one of the important part of OCB.

7701-7705

Authors: J. K. Khuman

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7711-7716

Authors: Pawan Ramu Shingare

In the present study 10 fungi isolated from the groundnut rhizosphere and pure culture prepared, from these pure culture fungi, fungal filtrate prepared and treated with five groundnut varieties germination and growth of radicle against time 2 hours’ time interval up to 10 hours.. In 2 hours treatment Out of ten, seven fungi showed non-significant difference means it did not affect the seed germination and growth of radicle, in four hour treatment The seeds were treated with Rhizopusstolonifer culture filtrate showed very less growth of radicle that is 0.07 cm. Tricodermaviride and Fusarium oxysporum treated seeds also showed a very little growth of the radicle i.e. 0.99 cm and 0.28 cm respectively. In four hours treatment Curvularialunata and Aspergillus fumigates showed significant difference, also non-significant difference observed in six hours treatment Penicelliumdigitatum and Fusarium oxysporum showed very less growth of radicle i.e. 0.41 cm and 0.97 cm respectively.in eight hours treatment of the fungal culture filtrate, treated seeds showed non significant growth. Fusarium oxysporum showed very less growth i.e. 0.51 cm. Aspergillus terrus, Tricodermaviride, Macro phominaphaseolina, Rhizopusstolonifer showed some equal values 2.51 cm, 2.61 cm, 2.71 cm and 2.61 cm respectively and control was of 3.20 cm. Penicelliumdigitatum, Aspergillus niger, Curvularialunata, Aspergillus fumigates showed an average length of radicle as 1.50 cm. After 10 hours treatment except Tricodermaviride all fungal culture treated seeds showed non significant difference

7721-7728

Authors: Khagendra Sethi

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7732-7736

Authors: Parveen Rani

Present In investigation was done to study the social intelligence of B.Ed. students. 200 B.Ed. students were taken by random sampling technique. Social Intelligence Scale by Dr. N.L. Chadha and Ms. Usha Ganesan (2009) was used by the investigator. Descriptive survey method was used for the present investigation. The data was analyzed by employing Mean, SD and t-ratio. The findings of the present study revealed that there exist insignificant difference between social intelligence of make and female B.Ed. students and significant difference between urban and rural B.Ed. students.

7744-7750

Authors: Bhagwan Balani

The content knowledge in social studies is very essential for student teachers since it forms the base to their subject and makes on aware of the world happenings. The teacher cannot succeed in teaching unless she has the historical background, understanding of the chain of events and a wider horizon of the content at hand. The aim of study is to analyze and interpret achievement scores in social studies among prospective teachers with respect to their academic performance, age and other variables.

7757-7762

Authors: Mr. M. Suresh & (Mrs.) Doreen Gnanam

The present study was conducted to study the family environment and school robustness of higher secondary students. The samples of the study were 400 higher secondary students which were selected randomly employed to collect the necessary data. The investigator has used the family environmental scale constructed and standardized by Dr. Harpret Bhatta and Dr. N. K. Chadha (1999) and school robustness scale prepared by the investigator (2016).Here descriptive survey methods were employed to analyze the data. Mean, Median, S.D, product movement correlation and t-ratios technique were employed to analyze the data. The present study reveals that the school robustness of school students helps the parents to provide them better family environment in order to make their school robustness and emotional intelligence.

6846-6857

Authors: Gunwant Sonone

IN MARATHI

6864-6869

Authors: Manpreet Kaur

On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization of Rs. 500 and Rs.1000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series. This is required to tackle counterfeiting Indian banknotes, to effectively nullify black money hoarded in cash and curb funding of terrorism with fake notes. The present study examines the impact of demonetization decision on gold prices in India. It is studied by comparing the data of gold prices for 30 days, 15 days and 7 days before and after November 8, 2016. The data consists of daily prices of gold obtained from World Gold Council database. Paired t-test and wilcoxon signed ranks test are used to study the statistical significance of the results. It has been found that demonetization decision has significantly reduced the price of gold in India. It may be due to the reason that after demonetization announcement, income tax department tightened the noose around the jewellers as people rushed to convert their old currency notes (Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000) into precious metal gold. It resulted in dropping the price of gold in India in short run.

6874-6883

Authors: S. R. Chavhan & S. V. Bhope

IN MARATHI

6889-6896

Authors: Shagufi Narula

1200 cuttings made from the trees of Plum cv. Kala Amritsariwere planted in 60 beds of size 1×1m., with 20 cuttings on each bed. Uniform sized 40 cuttings per replication were treated with ten treatments of IBA and PHB growth regulators by slow dip (24 hours) and quick dip (2 minutes) method before planting along with control.Results showed that IBA@2000ppm quick dip was found to be significant in improving the shoot and root characters in cuttings with maximum shoot length (16.87cm), average shoot girth (0.46cm), shoot number (4.22), fresh weight of shoots (6.82), dry weight of shoots (1.43g), leaf number (154.28), average leaf area (305.79 cm2 ), root number (44.90), average root length (10.88cm), length of longest root (13.5cm), fresh weight of roots (1.52g), dry weight of roots (1.09). While the cuttings treated with slow dip of IBA 150 ppm exhibited significant survival percentage (81.00%), percentage of rooted cuttings (74.33%) and sprouting percent (75.17%).

6904-6909

Authors: S. V. R. Prabhakar & S.V. Manjula Rani

In this digital era, academic institutions which are universities and colleges have increasingly recognized the importance of institutional repository. An institutional repository in latest concept for collecting, managing, preserving and disseminating scholarly works created in a digital form by staff and students in individual universities and colleges. The repositories also serve as a comprehensive publications database of the parent organization, which in turn facilitate better management of research knowledge better visibility and wider access, rapid communication of research, long term preservation. In this article mainly discussed on definition, benefits, challenges, Open Source Software and the different types of institutional repositories.

6923-6935

Authors: Rajender Kumar

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6941-6946

Authors: Mrs. Amandeep kaur

Values give meaning and strength to a person’s character by occupying a center place in his life. Values are the bases on which the actions, reactions, emotions and judgments of an individual depend. The Study was designed to examine the Value patterns of Science and Arts students in relation to their Socio Economic Status and type of School. Participants were 200 adolescents of 10+2 grade of Science and Arts stream from Amritsar city. The findings of the study revealed that no significant differences exist in the six values of Science and Arts Students. There is no significant difference in value patterns of Science and Arts students belonging to High Socio Economics Status. Science and Arts Students belonging to low Socio Economic Status differ significantly on Aesthetic Values and Religious Values and no significant differences exist in the Value pattern of Science and Arts Senior Secondary School Students studying in Government and Private Schools.

6955-6959

Authors: Shankar Chatterjee

Assured water is one of the important inputs for good harvest which is sine qua non for Indian farmers and if water is assured then not only they will sustain but country can prosper, as we all know Gandhiji long ago mentioned, “India does not live in its towns but in its villages” (mkgandhi.org/gandhi on villages).In view of this, we have to focus on development of farmers as they have been providing us food by doing hard labour in all the seasons.Keeping in mind of these, inAhmednagar district of Maharashtra at Bahirwadi village ofAhmednagarblock by constructing awatershedin2001, many farmers as well as 400 acres of agricultural land have been benefitted. Of course rainfall (normal in the area is 500 millimetres) should be normal. Keeping in mind of this, a study was conducted in January 2018 about the crops grown, its production, farmers’ individual family income etc., and for this few farmers were contacted and data were collected from them. e.

6971-6975

Authors: Bhagvanbhai H. Chaudhari

Jayanti Dalal was an eminent playwright, critic and prose writer of Gujarati literature. His sense of employing experiments with form and techniques made him somewhat distinct writer. All his literary works are thought-provoking manifesting unique characteristics through analysis of human perspective. The story The Darkness Descends (Jagmohane Shu Jovu?) focuses on the feelings of Jagmohan, the hero of the story who loses his eyesight. The writer seems to reveal the truth that one should live with rational honesty. He aims at understating the human mind. The writer constructs a story through psychological truth, which doesn’t seem mere a fancy tale. The writer has conducted an experiment of a ‘story within story’ by using comparable Japanese story. The writer applies here his sense of experimentation with a view to comparing and analyzing the self with the others.

6976-6989

Authors: Sultan, Mudasir & Tyagi, S.K

The purpose of the study was to compare the: (i) Mean scores of Achievement of Research Comprehension in Educational Research of the modular group and the e-lecture group by equating the groups on Pre-Achievement of Research Comprehension in Educational Research. (ii) Mean scores of Achievement of Research Skill in Educational Research of the modular group and the electure group by equating the groups on Pre-Achievement of Research Skill in Educational Research. (iii) Mean scores of Overall Research Achievement in Educational Research of the modular group and the e-lecture group by equating the groups on Overall Pre-Research Achievement in Educational Research. The present study was Quasi- experimental in nature, designed on the lines of NonEquivalent Control Group Design by Campbell and Stanley. The sample comprised of 130 students, out of these 91 were P.G. students and 39 were post P.G. students studying in different Institutions of Jammu and Kashmir. Out of 130 students, 45 P.G. students and 20 Post P.G. students constituted the Modular group while as 46 P.G. students and 19 Post P.G. students constituted the e-lecture group. Some common topics were taught to both the groups using different strategies of teaching viz., module and e-lecture. The Achievement of Research Comprehension and Research Skill of P.G. and Post P.G. students was assessed with the help of (i) Achievement of Research Comprehension Test and Research Skill Tests in Educational Research developed by the researcher. The data were analysed with the help of One Way ANCOVA. The findings of the study were Modular Approach was found to be more effective in terms of Achievement of Research Comprehension, Research Skill and Overall Research Skill in Educational Research as compared to e-lecture approach when groups were equated on PreAchievement of Research Comprehension, Research Skill and Overall Research Achievement in Educational Research respectively.

7000-7015

Authors: Shaveta Gagneja

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7030-7036

Authors: Arun Verma

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7042-7052

Authors: Parul Aggarwal

This article presents an overview of co-operative learning, an instructional technique developed to enhance academic achievement through social and inter-personal skill development. Co-operative learning plays a paramount role in education, as it is one of the most widespread and fruitful areas of research and theory. Over the past several decades, it has attracted growing interest due to the vast amount of research conducted in education context as well as in social and clinical settings. The central tenet of co-operative learning is that through interaction and dialogue with others around a topic of study, achievement of students increases, attitude towards learning improves, students learn and retain more information than through other more intra-personal, instructional methodologies (i.e. teacher directed/lecture style formats). Research points to all of these positive effects, improved inter-group, inter-ethnic, gender co-operation as well as increased self-esteem and confidence for student population.

7081-7084

Authors: Manju Mishra

NA

7093-7099

Authors: A. Suresh Babu & U. Pandian

Background: The purpose of this study is to explore the Para-academic activities in higher secondary students. Method : The final tool with 36 statements was prepared in English and Tamil (Dimensions of the Tool : Academic Development - 1 to 6 statements, Interest Development - 7 to 15 statements, Attitude Development - 16 to 20 statements, Social Development - 21 to 27 statements, Health and hygiene Development - 28 to 36 statements). The scoring procedure for the tool with the score Yes 1 point, No 0 point. The minimum score for the tool is 0 and maximum score of the tool is 36. Data were analyzed through using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) Version 20 by means of Differential Analysis. Results 1. There is no significant difference between the higher secondary students’ Para- academic activities with respect to their Gender. 2. There is significant difference between the higher secondary students’ Para-academic activities with respect to their Locality of the school. 3. There is no significant difference among the higher secondary students’ Para-academic activities with respect to their Fathers’ Education Level. 4. There is no significant difference among the higher secondary students’ Para-academic activities with respect to their Mothers’ Education Level. Conclusion: The recent study aims to investigate the level of Para-academic Activities, in light of some variables in Thiruvannamai.

7107-7122

Authors: Deepa Sikand & Amit Kauts

The present study was conducted to study the relationship of teacher effectiveness, teacher stress and teacher commitment with different dimensions of creative management. In order to conduct present study 450 teacher educators with doctorate degree and without doctorate degrees, with different levels of experience were selected from 45 selected colleges of education taking 10 teachers from each institution were selected randomly. Creative Management Scale prepared by the investigator, Teacher Commitment Questionnaire (Amit Kauts and Aachal Kalia, 2012), Teacher Effectiveness Scale (Mutha, 1982)and Teacher Stress Questionnarie (Otto (1983) and Adapted by Max Smith and Sid) were used as tools for the present study. The findings of the study revealed that there is significant relationship in the teacher stress and creative management. It means managerial creativity will contribute to the reduced stress among teachers in the teacher education institutions. It is also found that there is no significant relationship in the teacher effectiveness and creative management. This means that the different dimensions of creative management i.e. expertise, creative thinking, intrinsic task motivation and managerial creativity has no direct influence on teacher effectiveness and vice versa. Another finding is that there is no significant relationship in the teacher commitment and creative management. This means that the different dimensions of creative management i.e. expertise, creative thinking, intrinsic task motivation and managerial creativity has no direct influence on commitment of teachers.

7135-7142

Authors: Amlesh Kumar

Teacher development has emerged over the last decade as a recognised area of study. Teacher development means, in terms of teachers’ own understandings of how they go on learning and becoming better at what they are doing. Teacher development is a process, not an event. It involves change over time and is achieved in stages. The stages are related to teachers’ experience gained in instructional and management practices over their career. Teachers must understand what it is to be an effective 21st century teacher with the abilities to develop the necessary skills. Effective educational leadership helps to make a difference in improving learning. Leadership is for everyone and as a result everyone is empowered to learn. Teachers are empowered to inquire into their practice to solve learning and teaching problems. As educational leaders, classroom teachers, students and parents will agree, 21st century teaching carries with a complicated mix of challenges and opportunities. Challenges include the issues of teacher turnover, accountability, changing student populations and student expectations, increasing budget pressures, and intense demand to build students’ 21st century skills. Thus, the present paper attempts to analyse Teacher development: Towards educational leadership in 21st century.

7152-7160

Authors: Praveen Rani

NA

7167-7178

Authors: Gunwant Sonone

IN MARATHI

7185-7191

Authors: (Fr.) Ignatius Topno & Mr. Sushil Kumar Singh

The objectives of the study were to enquire the understanding of Personality Development of Senior Secondary School Students. The investigator has proposed to adapt Survey Method for the present study. The population selected for the study is senior secondary school students of Patna. For this study, 300 samples of senior secondary school students were randomly chosen from five government and non- government schools of Patna district. The investigator has used Self constructed and validated Personality Test (2014) tool. Statistical techniques used are mean, standard deviation and t- test. The findings of the study show that there is a significant difference between the mean score of senior secondary school students in their understanding of personality on the basis of habitation.

7192-7198

Authors: Padvi A.T

Sex ratio is an important parameter that reflects the status of woman in society. It is one of the important elements of population composition. Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males. It is one of the important social indexes to measure the prevailing disparity between males and females and regional imbalances in the status of women. Nandurbar district is the mostly scheduled tribe population lives about 68 percent of the total population. It is found that the sex ratio among the tribal population is comparatively higher than the non-tribal population in 1991to 2011 census. It is found the study area more than 83 percent tahsils, the sex ratio is in favour of tribal women for which socio-cultural factors are responsible, while not a single tahsil, the ratio is favour of non-tribal women. Also observed the sex ratio of non-tribals has decreased from 926 in 1991 to 910 in 2011 and nowhere in the study area of Nandurbar was district the sex ratio nearly equity, in fact far low. It is because of the fact that the tribals don’t find any difference between male and female child.

7205-7216

Authors: Vandana Aggarwal

In the recent year Psychological variables of an individual in widely used in different context in Education. The present study described in this paper has examined whether Personality and Intelligence can be a useful tool for the coming generation or not one strategy has evolved to see whether Personality & Intelligence have significant effete on Academic Achievement. In order to improve Academic Achievement of students there has always been a research for developing Personality and Intelligence level among students. The sample were drown from IXth class students (N=200) from four different schools of Chandigarh. Three way analysis of variance and intercorrelation were used to analyze the data. The descriptive survey revealed that high intelligent group in higher in Academic Achievement than the low intelligent group secondly, there are no significant differences between Academic Achievement of introvert and extrovert group of students. Lastly the inter correlation of Academic Achievement. Intelligence and Personality types were positive and significant. The findings of the present study are not only useful to the research in terms of further research but they will also have applications to the classroom practices, organizational management in schools and Personality development.

7223-7231

Authors: Rajwant singh1 & Sunil kumar Sain

The development of the individual’s ability to adjust, control and modify the situation as per theirlifestruggle is called education. To get success in life, students want to go beyond their capability and involve in those work in which success and results are not sure and in this way they take risk.The present research aims to study the Risk-taking behaviour of tribal higher secondary students. Selfmade five dimensional Risk-taking ability scale was used for measuring the modernity of tribal students. The population of this study was those students who are studying in higher secondary school of Bilaspur district which is govern by C.G. board. Total 600 tribal students from the population were selected by multy-stage cluster stratified random sampling technique. Mean, S.D., and t- ratio were used for data analysis. The result revealed that theRisk-taking behavior of government and private higher secondary tribal students are not significantly differ. However Tribal students are significantly differ in their Risk-taking behaviouron the basis of their gender and class level.

7943-7949

Authors: Sipra Ray

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7956-7972

Authors: H. K. Pandey & Col Shantonu Roy

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7977-7982

Authors: R. M. Tamil Selvan

The present study intended to examine self-concept of students with learning disabilities of ninth standard of Chennai district. The sample size of the study is 78 selected by stratified random sampling. It is a normative survey type study. The research tool used is Self-concept Scale adapted from Mohsin’s Self-concept inventory. The results indicated that there is no significant difference between the self-concept of students with learning disabilities with respect to gender, medium of instruction and type of school management except the level of learning disabilities.

7988-7991

Authors: Mr. Dinesh & S. Chidambara Raja

The purpose of the present study was to find the effect of physical exercise and yogic practice on self-confidence and blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic). For this purpose, forty five middle aged working women of Faridabad town, New Delhi in the age group of 35 – 40 years were selected. They were divided into three equal groups (n = 15), each group consisted of fifteen subjects, in which group – I underwent physical exercise, group – II underwent yogic practice and group – III acted as control group who did not participate in any special training. The training period for this study was six days in a week for twelve weeks. Prior to and after the training period the subjects were tested for self-confidence and blood pressure (systolic and diastolic). Self-confidence was assessed by using Agnihotri self-confidence inventory (ASCI) and blood pressure was assessed by using sphygmomanometer respectively. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference if any, among the experimental groups and control group on selected criterion variables separately. Since there were three groups involved in this study the Scheffẻ S test was used as pos-hoc test. It was concluded from the result of the study that the physical exercise and yoga practice has positively altered the criterion variables, such as, self-confidence and blood pressure (both systolic and diastolic).

7996-8002

Authors: Mr. Shashibushan Sharma & S. Chidambara Raja

The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of resistance training, endurance training and combined training on leg strength, back strength and tidal volume. Sixty male students aged between 17 and 22 years were selected for the study. They were divided into four equal groups, each group consisting of fifteen subjects in which Group I underwent resistance training, group II underwent endurance training, group III underwent combined training three days per week for twelve weeks and group IV acted as control, which did not participate in any training. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variables such as leg strength, back strength and tidal volume at prior to and immediately after the training period. For testing the leg strength and back strength, the dynamometer was used and tidal volume was tested by using expirograph. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant difference if any, between the experimental groups and control group on selected criterion variables separately. Since there were four groups involved in the present study, the Scheffé S test was used as post-hoc test. The selected criterion variables such as leg strength, back strength and tidal volume were improved significantly for all the training groups when compared with the control group and the leg and back strength were improved significantly for resistance training group and in tidal volume, the endurance training group was significantly improved.

8012-8019

Authors: Nishant B. Pandya

What strikes you first about Chetan Bhagat’s novels is the fact that this author writes about Indians and for Indians. His characters are young, ambitious and passionate and have the same moral, social and religious dilemmas as many of the young Indians today. At the same time their context and sensibility too is unabashedly Indian. if one examines the studies on attitude and behaviour of youth, all these refer to the context of national transformation from a “traditional” to “modern” society. Bhagat has remained the mouthpiece of Indian youth and representative of India. His writing comes out of his keen observation of his surroundings. As a result his writing is coloured by the sensibilities of modern people and world. No writer can escape from the world in which he or she lives. Taine’s theory of Race, Milieu and Moment is very aptly and appropriately allocable in the works of Chetan Bhagat. Bhagat‟s popularity among collegiate shows his deep understand regarding college life in particular and modern life in general. The present research paper aims at studying the ways in which Chetan Bhagat has portrayed the Indian Youth with all their dreams, aspirations, traumas, and turmoil with special reference to One Night @ the Call Centre. The reciprocal relationship between society and modern youth has also been taken into account to reach to honest findings.

8025-8030

Authors: Nishant B. Pandya

Chetan Bhagat’s choices of subjects for his books are very Bhagatian. Bhagat has potential to be called one of the voices of a generation of Middle class Indian youth facing the choices and frustrations that come with the prospect of growing wealth and advancement. His first novel Five Point Someone is set in the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, in the period 1991to1995. It’s a story about the adventures of three mechanical engineering students Hari (the narrator), Ryan Oberoi and Alok Gupta. They fail to cope with the grading system of the IITs. In five Point Someone, he describes the perennial themes like parental pressure on children for getting admission in highly competitive institute, earn high grades, get a good job, poverty, exploitation at job place, ill effects of domestic quarrel etc. An attempt has been made in this study to place the analysis of the impact of modernization on educated Indian youth in the perspective of modernization of the Indian society. This research paper aims at studying the behaviour of Indian youth in social context. The study of their disillusionment, as presented by Bhagat, has been taken into account to study their sense of being alienated from the world or society. As Adam Clayton Powell claims in Keep the Faith, Baby! (1967); “We have produced a world of contented bodies and discontented minds” 7

8041-8051

Authors: Jacob Kyengo Muthoka, David M. Mulwa & Francis B. Mutua

In Mukaa Sub-county, instructional supervision by principals is yet to be effectively realized. In many cases, teachers do not complete their syllabus and students also register low academic grades in both internal and national examinations. Thus, the purpose of the study was to assess the influence of principals’ administrative experience on effectiveness in instructional supervision in public secondary schools in Mukaa Sub-county, Makueni County, Kenya. The study was guided by the path-goal theory. The study adopted correlation research design. Questionnaires were used to collect data from the respondents. Validity was established through expert judgment. Data were descriptively analyzed using frequencies and percentages and inferentially using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Test Analysis with the help of Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 23) and presented using tables and charts. The study established that many secondary schools register low grades in national examinations (KCSE) and that principals’ administrative experience influence principals’ effectiveness in provision of instructional supervision. However, many secondary schools are headed by principals with relatively few years of administration. Thus, the study recommends that the Ministry of Education through Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) should promote teachers to positions of school principals based on merit and above all the number of years one has served progressively in positions of headship such as Heads of Departments and Deputy Principals.

8060-8067

Authors: Sharon M. Kasilia, David M. Mulwa & Alex Kamwaria

Academic performance of a student is of paramount importance in every academic institution. The focus of this study was to address the effect of instructional media on student academic performance in CRE in public secondary schools in Kenya. The student’s performance in CRE remains a top priority for educators in CRE because when students get good grades, they become competitive in the world of work and may have better employment opportunities. The study adopted a descriptive survey design and the system theory to investigate on how instructional media affects the academic performance of CRE students. The researcher used simple random sampling techniques to sample 10 schools to be used in the study out of the 75 secondary schools in Machakos Sub-County. Proportional stratified technique was used to select a total of 300 CRE students from the 10 selected public secondary schools. Purposive sampling was applied to sample 10 Form Three CRE teachers. The study used questionnaires as the research instruments. There was a questionnaire for students and the teachers. The study established that majority (50%) of the teachers indicated that CRE performance in their school was very good. In addition majority (56%) of the students indicated that the CRE performance in their school was good. The study found that the use of instructional media will enhance learner’s performance as the lessons are always interesting, it makes the topic to be better understood, and also the issues become more familiar to the students. The instructional media improves learner’s motivation thus increasing performance. Further it also improves the learner’s memory as they are able to remember issues easily. The study established that majority (60%) of the respondents indicated that they did not face challenges when using instructional media in teaching. The study concluded that the performance of CRE was good due to the use of instructional media in teaching and learning. The study also concluded that the instructional media the teacher mostly used in teaching CRE was boards followed by textbook. It is therefore clear that the schools in Machakos have inadequate instructional materials needed for learning. The study recommended that the principals should emphasis on the importance of instructional media with the aim of raising the academic performance of the school as it has been proved that instructional media in teaching and learning enhanced the performance of the students.

8077-8084

Authors: Manoj Praveen G. & Anoop Thomas Alex

Case Based Reasoning is explained by Kolodner (1992) as a reasoner remembers previous situations and solutions similar to the current one and uses them to help solve the new problem. If studentteachers are taught to adopt Case Based Reasoning as an approach in solving classroom management problems and then when they are faced with new problems as beginner teachers this approach will help them to study previous situations and understand how they were solved. Therefore, the idea is to develop in student-teachers with necessary abilities to solve classroom management problems through a Case Based Reasoning approach. This pedagogical intervention in teacher education programme may help in developing quality educators. To successfully adopt this approach, a case library should be constructed. A case library consists of genuine stories about how experienced in-service school teachers have solved classroom management problems. These stories are to be supported with necessary theoretical inputs, prior experiences, expert opinions and worked examples extrapolating how the experienced teacher found the solution to the problem. In a case library the stories are categorised and indexed. These stories in the case library could be accessed and could retrieve similar cases which are then for the perusal of the learner to enrich their knowledge. Taking these prior experiences as a base, the novice teachers can make informed decisions by adopting or adapting or even find another solution to the problem thus promoting Case Based Reasoning.

8089-8102

Authors: Manoj Praveen G. & Anoop Thomas Alex

This paper is a theoretical overview on four theories of classroom management. The paper explains in detail the meaning of classroom management by studying the theories propounded by B.F. Skinner (Operant Conditioning), William Glasser (Choice Theory), Froyen and Iverson (Schoolwide and Classroom Management) and L. Canter and M. Canter (Assertive Discipline). All these theories give distinct thoughts on the concept classroom management. After going through several studies and theories, it is distinct that components or dimensions of classroom management cannot be restricted to certain behaviour reinforcements, strategies, rules and consequences, management skills, etc. These theories will help a teacher identify various classroom management styles and adapt their principles into an eclectic theory and then implement in the classroom. Thus, giving teacher an opportunity to work efficiently to create a positive learning environment in the classroom.

8118-8125

Authors: Pramila Maruti Gaikwad & Arvind Shelar

Sex composition of population is one of the important biological composition of population. The proportion of males to females in a given population usually expressed as the number of the males per thousand. The knowledge of sex ratio is essential for the understanding the conditions of women in the society. A decline or low number of female population in the total population is strongly suggestive of the neglect of girl children, sex selective abortions and traditional attitudes of the society. The analysis of sex ratio is more important. It was using the census data of pune district and Maharashtra 1971 to 2011. In the 1981 the sex ratio of the India was 933 and 986 Maharashtra. In 1991 the sex ratio was 927 and 934 for India and Maharashtra. In 2001 the sex ratio was 933 and 922 for India and Maharashtra. In 2011 sex ratio was 940 and 929 for India and Maharashtra. The trend of the sex ratio was decline at the state level but in the district lead to higher sex ratio. The sex ratio of the study region is compared with Maharashtra state; district sex ratio is always higher than Maharashtra in some time.

8137-8143

Authors: Smita Phatak & Suhasini Bhujbal

According to J. P. Naik teacher education means an effective professional education system which can be modified traditional methods of teaching into dynamic methods and will initiate the teachers to the needed revolution in teaching and lay foundation for their future professional growth. The Education Commission (1964-66) discussed at length various issues related to teacher education. It recommended professionalization of teacher education, development of integrated programmes, comprehensive college of education and internship. The Education Commission says,” of all different factors which influence the quality of education and its contribution to national development, quality, competence and character of teachers are undoubtedly the most significant”. The major weaknesses have been successively pointed out by University Commission, Secondary Commission and Education Commission. It has been observed that the existing system of teacher education is rigid and static. Keeping in view the inadequacies of teacher education programme commission suggest some drastic changes starting from its objectives, content and methodology etc.

8153-8160

Authors: H. S. Vyas & Kumardatt Ashok Ganjre

The notion of satisfaction has been the focal point of interest in the understanding of human behavior. In academic literature satisfaction has been viewed from various branches of academics. Satisfaction has been used to indicate the ‗effectiveness of a marketing system‘ in economics, ‗social well-being‘ in sociology, and an individuals‘ ‗emotional feeling‘ in psychology). In analyzing behavior of consumers, understanding ‗satisfaction‘ has become an area of monumental interest and addressed by the researchers extensively in the last three decades. This paper aims at presenting a comprehensive account of the major paradigms of satisfaction research understanding of which is important for marketing personnel in strategy formulation to ensure customer satisfaction.

8168-8173

Authors: Prof. Sandhya Gihar & Mr. Devendra Kumar Mishra

Education is the process which prepares the individual for a productive, progressive, cultured and civilized life. The teacher occupies a central petition in the educational system. The National policy on Education (1986) admitted that no education system can rise above the quality of its teachers. However there is a wide gap between policy formulation and policy implementation. Teaching job may be demanding and involves heavy work load and controlling of unruly students which may result in felling of frustration. Looking towards the significance of job satisfaction in the present scenario, the investigator is keen to study the job satisfaction of secondary school teachers. The study was conducted using a quantitative survey research design. And it was conducted in Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh. The teacher job satisfaction questionnaire (TJQ) was used to assess job satisfaction of Secondary school teachers. The study sampled 600 secondary school teachers. The results revealed no significant gender & locality and experiences differences in job satisfaction among secondary school teachers.

8181-8194

Authors: Mr. Vijay M. Gawas

The present research paper makes a modest attempt to analyze the impact of historical law of communidade system on tribal people in Goa. It endeavor is made to scrutinize the law from the angle of social, economic and political justice which is beneficial to the tribal community. The paper has outlined the history of origin of Gaunkari System, communidade system and governance in generating revenue in the state of Goa. In fact, this research paper deals with the Impact of the tribal community for after Codification of Gaunkary system into Code of Comunidades. For this purpose, the secondary data from the law books, articles, journals, newspaper etc. have been used.

8205-8212

Authors: S. R. Kandalgaonkar & Mrs. Jyoti Harchekar

Commerce education is a branch of higher education system in India, today more recognized as business education with globalization, adoption of membership of like WTO, BRIC organizations; the field of business education has to be adaptable with the changing world of business and industry. In order to retain the firm position in the field of higher education, to make business education student centric than system centric a study of opinions on experiential learning was felt essential. Viewpoints of senior faculty, policy makers and the expectations of student community give us an all-round perspective on experiential learning in business education. This research paper is based on this important topic.

8219-8233

Authors: Ravisha. G. M. 1 & H. Nagaraj

The highly sensitive issues of ecological concern needs are debated these days on an elevated note because we have one earth to live and earth to save, though the greater development in the field of environmental geography has been witnessed since the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the subject has a very long history. The roots of this discipline can be traced in the works of the Greeks and Romans scholars works like Herodotus, Aristotle and Eratosthenes are replete with example of relationship between man and physical environment owing to modern economic monetization, materialism, exquisiteness, avariciousness, physical greediness which has become the order of the day the earth’s repositories is being depleted profoundly. Thus our divine planet is no longer the benign Mother Earth but a quarry for material utilization and over exploitation government of India. Urbanization is taking place at a faster rate in India. Population residing in urban areas in India, according to 1901 census, it was 11.4 percent. This cont increase to 28.58 percent according to 2001 census and crossing 30 percent as per 2011 census, starting at 31.16 percent. According to a survey by UN States, the World Population Report in 2007, by 3030, 40.76 percent of country’s population, Urbanization is expected to reside in urban areas. As per World Bank, India, along with China, Indonesia, Nigeria, and the U.S, will lead the world’s urban population surge by 2050. This research paper aims to highlight environmental planning sustainable and development in India challenges with special focus on environmental issues like air, water, land and noise pollution, problems of housing, traffic congestion, slums. The study reveals that rapid growth of population in the India and including small and large cites of India has resulted in deterioration of urban environment giving raise to shanty town and slums, heavy population concentration land use, problem of solid waste and pollution.

8237-8249

Authors: Ravisha. G. M. & H. Nagaraj

The present paper aims to analyse the total and sex-wise causes of dynamic growth and distribution of population. Population growth is inevitable outcome of the demographic transition, primarily as a result of high fertility and secondarily mortality declines and mobility in view of rapidly growing or population explosion. Growth of population is the change in the number in a particular area between two given points of time. As described in the preceding paper, the population of our ancestors, a few million years ago, was confined to Africa and numbered only in Lakh. By the time our ancestors invented agriculture, the information started passing from generation to generation. The transmission of knowledge about hunting, gathering and preparation of food helped in expansion of agriculture and growth of population. The growth of population was, however, not continuous after the agricultural Revolution. Civilization rose, flourished and disintegrated; periods of good and bad weather occurred; and famine and war took their toll. Despite fluctuations in the birth and death rates, agriculture permitted the existence not only of higher population densities, and settled village life, but also of large scale cooperative ventures, specialization of labour, development of crafts and social stratification, the growth and development of irrigation and the emergence of towns and cities concentrated of economic power in the hands of numerically small elite. The major turning point in the population growth came with the Industrial Revolution, led the systematization of production with the help of urban power-driven machine. At the time of Industrial Revolution, urban population increased rapidly, and living standards in new industrial towns were abysmal, especially for the poorer families. Families become as the unit of production, goods were produced for sale in regional, national and international markets. There occurred to migrate from rural to urban areas and the productivity per capita increased substantially. The impact of migration on population (dynamics) size and age structure of population has been studied. Existing studies have paid a great deal of attention to population growth and its social and economic implications.

8255-8261

Authors: Atul Kulkarni

IN MARATHI

8268-8274

Authors: Ashok Kumar

IN MARATHI

8281-8290

Authors: Manoj Kumar

IN MARATHI