IMPACT : International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature

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Authors: SAILAJA CHENNAT

Developing reflective practitioners is an important goal of teacher education programmes world over and that reflective practice is worth persisting with, in the field of teacher education, is un-debated. But, the extent to which we, teacher educators, are reflective, remains a taken for granted aspect. With a presentation of a conceptual framework of reflection and reflective practice of teachers, referring to primarily to the theories of reflection by Dewey and Schon, the author has attempted to share reflective accounts from her experience of many years in the field, as a mentor and facilitator in the school internship programme. Critical reflections are preceded by recognising dilemmas in one’s field of practice. The author has attempted to pose the intriguing questions that emerged from her practice as a case in point for presenting the reflective accounts. The diverse roles of a teacher educator, ranging from a mentor for initiation of a teacher-to-be, to, a facilitator of reflective practice, specifically in the School Internship Programme, have been captured to provide the context for the reflective accounts.

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Authors: MONALISA NAYAK JASH

Exploration and experimentation are two key terms in any teacher’s life; without them teaching becomes monotonous. Continuing professional development (CPD) is accepted as an integral part of teacher education because only a continuous practice of teaching and learning assures a high level of expertise and enables the teachers to keep their professional skills and knowledge up-to-date with the need of the present generation. CPD therefore should not be regarded only as an obligatory activity just to meet the requirement of the classroom but teachers should start thinking beyond the newest pedagogical approaches and also concentrate on relevant and up-to-date knowledge in the use of technology and latest interesting tools of teaching with entertainment. In this regard we can talk about role of social media which can be termed as an excellent tool for teaching the present generation challenging youngsters and correlate with their technical savvy mind. The educators need to view it as an opportunity to develop professionally as well as to improve their classroom skills by not being restricted to the classroom itself rather they can reach out to the need of the students beyond hours at their availability through some social media like Twitter. Longer serving teachers are not necessarily reluctant to change their CPD. Therefore this paper primarily will focus on encouraging longer serving teachers to stay in touch with the recent developments and continue to challenge their practice by making innovations regarding lesson plans, assignment based learning, grammar and vocabulary practices through activities and games, getting connected to a wide range of educators discussing over a vast innovative ideas in language teaching as well as learning through entertainment and maintaining 24X7 relationship with students and CPD through Twitter, a world which brings the first alteration in an educator’s life that a single ‘Click’ matters a lot than that of Papers. This paper intends to bring out all those new techniques and developing changes which lead to proficient teaching by a specialist.

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Authors: PARUL

Caste is the basic system of societal organization in India, which is based on highly unequal entitlements to economic and social rights. Education also gets affected by the mechanism of this Caste system. In spite of increasing attention given since independence to the education of weaker sections of the community, the percentage of the scheduled caste enrolled in higher education continues to be lower than their percentage in the population, and this also varies from region to region. The paper looks into the disparity in higher level of education among Scheduled castes and general population. It is based on the unit level data of the two latest NSSO rounds (55th and 66th) with comparable data for the two social groups namely Scheduled Castes and General Population (or others as given by NSSO).

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Authors: SUSHMITA JHA GOSWAMI, S. K. JHA & BRIJESH KISHORE GOSWAMI

India is a mega diversity country with an enormous repository of biological wealth in terms of flora (45,000 species), fauna (75,000 species) and microorganisms. It is also endowed with a rich and invaluable, cultural and traditional knowledge, and practice systems. Our country is well known for its indigenous systems of medicines like Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, etc. New pharmaceutical products are being identified based on this and their effects are to be validated. We need to plan to conserve and sustain this biological wealth for our next generations. The concern for environmental issues is among the most topical issues in academic, business and political debates in both the developed and the developing countries. This paper highlights the issues related to evolution, utilization and degradation of natural resources right from ancient to modern era and also highlights the prevalent practices of Ancient India for environment conservation. Several researchers, academicians, spiritual leaders and many more have conducted many studies, focusing on the historical and sustainable management of natural resources such as forests, land, water etc.

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Authors: MOUSUMI DAS

When cast society became prominent in 500BC- AD500AD, a conflict between higher class and lower class became prominent in our society. Ancient Dharma shastra and Rig Veda both gave priority only on higher Hindu cast specially Bhramana and lower class like ayogava, chandala, nishda and paulkasa were completely deprived of even to vis-a-vis with higher castes. So many non-dalit writers like Tagore, Anand, Devi, Tendulkar, Roy, Rao, Karnad have depicted about the cruel and burning oppression of dalits and Spivak suggests the subaltern studies group to educate the subaltern people themselves so that they they can speak about their own poor condition.

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Authors: D. RAJASEKAR & SAJID MARICKAR

The project titled “AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE IMPORTANCE OF E PRESENCE FOR TRADITIONAL BRICK AND MOTOR RETAIL STORES IN DUBAI” clearly states that the objective of the article is to highlight the changes that have undergone in the traditional retail environment and the dynamics that the internet connectivity has brought to shoppers. As United Arab Emirates (UAE), is considered as a launch pad for retailers for entry into the Middle East, a study on the customer sentiment and scale of internet usage is of utmost importance to the prospective as well as well-established retailers in Dubai. The article also gives an insight into the current e-commerce market in the UAE and the potential growth expected over the next decade. It also outlines, which categories are more susceptible to be purchased online. Most importantly, how the major brick and motor retailers in the UAE are foraying into e-commerce space is also highlighted. The research design used for the study is on secondary research which will analyze the current market status and consumers. Also a theoretical model has been formulated which analyses customer lifecycle and channel dynamics and suggests a step by step approach to retailers in the UAE on how to effectively foray into E promotions and ensure customer is benefitted the most. Consequently, the outcomes, recommendations and suggestions are constructed which is considered to be the vital part of the assignment. The research design used for the study is conceptual theory provides the structure/content for the whole study based on literature and personal experience. Hence, the findings, suggestions and recommendations are constructed which is consider to be the important part of the project.

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Authors: MUKESH KUMAR PANTH & I. D. AWASTHI

The present study was designed to center around emotion measurement issues by line number estimations techniques and the relationship of anger and forgiveness emotions with appraisal dimension. Study made an attempt to identify the interval (0 interval and 24 hours interval) and emotion effect on line, number estimations. Data were collected from the U.G. students; subject has to respond on their past emotional experiences on the basis of appraisal dimension, by line and number estimation techniques. In-depth interview with respondents’ generated descriptive data. The data were analyzed with the help of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). In the present study effect of interval was found on appraisal dimension and line, number estimations. Emotions were inversely proportional to all variables. Differences are found in interval, higher differences are found in no interval condition. And the emotion condition are not effective for the subject responses, there were no differences found on any dimensions. The present study also found the one type of interaction effects, was not significant. Interaction effect of interval x emotion was not significant in any dimension. The findings of study have important implications for the measurement of emotions that how emotion measure in a better way by the magnitude scale. The research also shows the relationship of emotions with the appraisal dimensions.

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Authors: HADJOUI GHOUTI1 & KHELADI MOHAMMED2

This present research seeks to explore the nature of teaching culture through literature in the Departments of English in the Maghreb Universities. It attempts to confirm the fact that culture-integrated foreign language teaching holds an important place in foreign language education; it is still neglected within the Departments of English. Therefore, the aim of this paper is threefold: first to examine the situation of teaching and learning culture in the Departments of English and to make some practical realistic suggestions as to the way(s) the teaching of English should be reshaped to take account of the recent developments in intercultural studies with regard to foreign language teaching/learning pedagogy. The second aim stems from the belief that knowledge of the cross-cultural discourse operational patterns is necessary in learning a foreign language and that unawareness of cultural barriers may impede both learner’s success and teacher’s efforts. The third aim is to develop a theoretical framework in order to enhance the conceptualization of the approach that quite fits the learners of English at the university level. Thus, to obtain reliable answers for the fact, the choice falls upon an Algerian University, precisely Tlemcen University.

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Authors: IMEN TURKI – ABDELHEDI & SONIA ZOUARI

The answer to the question posed in the title of this paper is certainly affirmative. In fact, "eating bread or do not eat is not a matter of taste, whim or luxury it is a necessity of all ages and of all ages" (Ferdinando GALIANI 1770). In this regard, the right to food is explicitly presented in several legal instruments as internationally addressing all states of the world or regional vocation, is still in categorical regulations. However, this vital law finds little application in some areas and not even face the facts in other regions, particularly in developing countries. It is even absent in some legal basis and even considered a need energy and not as a fundamental human right.

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Authors: KALAM CHOUHAN

Aim of this paper is to highlights the Rajput Policy of Akbar and Aurangzeb. Mughal emperor Akbar implemented many policies during his reign, which also included 'The Rajput Policy'. Abul Fazl says that in order “to soothe the mind of the zamidars, he entered into matrimonial relation with them”. In course of time, Akbar ex¬panded and elaborated this policy. The Rajputs were the greatest obstacle in his pursuance of policy against the Hindus. Aurangzeb attempted to destroy the power of the Rajputs and annex their kingdoms. The mutual relations of the Mughals and the Rajputs have a great importance in the history of the Mughal period.

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Authors: MD. SAHIDUL ISLAM

In this study an investigation has been made to show how Rabindranath Tagore has represented the tradition of India and the dominance of patriarchy in his short story “Punishment”. The author does so smoothly through his depiction of the wretched condition of the women during pre-independent India. What is commonly found in the stories of Tagore is basically the life sketch of the common people and “Punishment” is not exceptional. However, unlike the novels and poetry where the plot includes romantic themes, the author’s short stories in general and “Punishment” in particular focuses on the sufferings of the margin and downtrodden. In the concerned story, Tagore has highlighted the pitiful condition of women, who are victims of the patriarchal system ages after ages. Through the major female characters of the story, the writer has shown both―the tradition of India as reflected through their behaviour and activities of day to day life; and how they succumbs to the injustice and submit themselves in front of the male members of their family. The story imparts a strong message to the readers that there should be an end to the uneven social structure and women should be readily given their right to live a better life maintaining an identity of their own.

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Authors: P. SUBHA RANI & BIPIN B

Stress is intense, continuous and repeated, it becomes a negative phenomenon or Distress which can lead to physical illness and psychological disorders. With this intention a study was conducted to assess the level of stress among staff Nurses working in multispecialty hospital, Chennai. Descriptive study design was adopted to assess the level of the stress. By Non Probability convenient sampling technique 60 samples were selected. Findings revealed that Out of 60 samples 39 (65.00%) had Mild stress, 21 (35.00%) had moderate stress.

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Authors: ANUPAMA NERURKAR

Introduction Information technology has transformed the way people work. Electronic commerce has unleashed yet another revolution which is changing the way businesses buy and sell products and services. The internet gave another boost to e-commerce. Internet marketing or online marketing refers to advertising and marketing efforts that use the Web and email to drive direct sales via electronic commerce, Objectives of the Study • To review the present status of online trading in retailing in India. • To identify the problems in online trading in retailing from the point of view of providers and consumers. • To provide suggestions to popularize online trading and increase the profitability of online retail companies in India. Indian Scenario Snapdeal an online market place wants to be India’s first profitable e-commerce company and its largest mobile commerce company. This suggests that mobile will be a big driver in future. Others are eBay, Flipkart and Amazon. There are problems in online trading from the point of view of providers and consumers. The biggest problem is cybercrime and absence of protection of personal data. The online retail companies have problem of profitability and absence of sustainable development.

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Authors: NIRUPMA JAIMINI

In the developing countries the challenge of educating the marginalized sections of society is a huge one and it calls for interventions at the micro level that could then be up scaled, through research and evidence based evaluative processes. This paper reports a study that was conducted on adolescent girls in the age group of 10 to 14 years, who were early school dropouts or never enrolled. These girls were put through a carefully planned, innovative accelerated programme, patterned as a bridge course in a residential mode for a period of one year. The aim of the programme was to enable them to catch up with the five years of schooling that they had missed through a specially designed, compacted curriculum in Language, Mathematics and Environmental Studies. The idea was to facilitate their mainstreaming into the formal school system. The curriculum helped them to prepare for and take the class five examination, which served to formally certify successful completion of primary education. The objective was also to empower them through a multi pronged approach of personal, social and cognitive development in which their self esteem and identity were built up and they were encouraged to dream, aspire and also make efforts to further their education. The present study focused specifically on assessing the cognitive capabilities of the girls and to gauge their learning after completion of the programme. Their performance on cognitive tasks was studied and compared to their age related counterparts, who had been through regular schooling in the formal system of education. The findings of the study have significant implications for educational interventions aimed at mainstreaming out of school children, which is also one of the main aims of the Right to Education Act.