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Date: 2014-11-04

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PROMOTING METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

A.S. Jagadeeswari & V. Chandrasekaran

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1888 - 1897

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Metacognition is essential to successful learning because it enables individuals to better manage theircognitive skills and to determine weaknesses that can be corrected by constructing new cognitive skills. Promoting metacognition begins with building awareness among learners that metacognition exits, differs from cognition and increases academic success. Hence the present study was undertaken by the investigator to explore the metacognitive awareness among Higher Secondary Students. A sample of 445 students (209 Boys and 236 Girls) of XI Standard was selected by using simple random sampling technique for the investigation. The standardized tool ‘Metacognitive Awareness Inventory’ (MAI) developed by Schraw and Dennison (1994) has been used as a measure of metacognitive awareness of students. The survey method was used to collect the data from three types of managements such as Government, Govt. Aided and Private Higher Secondary Schools in Chennai City. Mean, Standard Deviation,‘t’ test and Analysis of Variance have been employed to analyze the data. The findings of the study reveals that the Metacognitive Awareness level among Higher Secondary Students were found to be high and there was significant difference in the Metacognitive Awareness based on their Gender and Type of School Management. Further it was found that there was no significant difference in the Metacognitive Awareness based on their Residential Locality and Family Income.

Keywords: Metacognitive Awareness, Successful Learning, Cognitive Skills, Academic Success.

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SARV SHIKSHA ABHIYANACHYA SWARUPACHA ABHYAS

Mahesh Prabhakararav Deshmukh & Paval Dattatray Tukaram

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1898 - 1902

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ADDIE MODEL PREPARED BY STUDENT TEACHERS IN ECONOMICS FOR THE STUDENTS OF STD. IX

Geeta R Thakur

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1903 - 1911

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When e-learning is reshaping the educational landscape of the world, an essential condition for

effective practices of digital age pedagogy is that there must be access to high quality, culturally

relevant content in digital forms. This research is undertaken to create digital quality, culturally

relevant storyboards for developing e-content. Student teachers were trained in the development

of storyboard for creating e-content for Economics subject of standard IX syllabus of SSC board

by using ADDIE model. This training was given to 14 student teachers of Pillai College of

Education and Research, New Panvel. The prepared modules were implemented on 150 IX STD.

students. E-content was found to be more influential in student success than the traditional

method. The analyses in the present study have shown that there was a significant difference in

the post-test score of control and experimental group. Students, in general, showed a very

positive attitude towards e-content. They agreed that e-content was a very good technique for

learning and found it very beneficiary.

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SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE OF PUPIL TEACHERS

P. B. Kasture & R. P. Bhalerao

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1912 - 1923

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In the age of globalization there is need of social skills. Teacher education plays an

important role in shaping and molding the habits, manners and all the characteristics of

pupils to become effective teachers. This article describes meaning of social intelligence and

prerequisites for social teachers. The present study is intended to find out the level of social

intelligence of pupil teachers. The pupil teacher’s studying in the college of Education. It will

be of immense utility to teachers, pupil teachers and educationists. This paper also informs

about teacher educators opinion about prerequisites for social intelligent teacher.

Key words: - Social intelligence. Social skills, Social teachers

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RURAL DEVELOPMENT: A STRATEGY FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION IN INDIA

K.Kamala & Kadari Srinivas

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1924 - 1931

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Rural development has assumed global attention especially among the developing nations. It has

great significance for a country like India where majority of the population, around 65% of the

people, live in rural areas. The present strategy of rural development in India mainly focuses on

poverty alleviation, better livelihood opportunities, provision of basic amenities and

infrastructure facilities through innovative programmes of wage and self-employment. This

article overviews the role and function of the Government and its’ programmes for rural

development in India. Science and technological interventions in the field of rural development

have been discussed briefly and efforts being made to document some of the appropriate

technologies developed by several research institutes, organizations suitable for application in

rural areas are listed. Besides, the actual realization achieved during the X

plan and the proposed target and strategy of the XI th plan have been highlighted to showcase the recent trend

of developmental activities under the Ministry of Rural Development.

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A STUDY ON INTERPERSONAL SKILLS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS

V.R. Rajesh & V. Chandrasekaran

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1932 - 1939

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Interpersonal Skills refer to the level of mental and communicative algorithms applied during

social communications and interactions in order to reach certain effects or results. These

skills are character traits possessed by an individual rather than skills that can be taught in a

classroom. The purpose of this study is to explore the interpersonal skills of college students

in relation to certain personal and demographic variables. The sample consisted of 300

college students selected from Chennai city for this study. Communicative Competence Scale

developed by Wiemann (1977) was administered to collect the data. Collected data were

subjected to statistical analysis and scores of the sample were computed. The result shows

significant difference in students Interpersonal Skills with respect to their Gender, Degree

Studying, Medium of Instruction, Residential Locality and Type of Family. The study also

shows that no significant difference in students Interpersonal Skills with respect to their

Stream of the Study, Type of College Management and Number of Siblings.

Keywords: Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Communicative Competence, College

Students.

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SAMAJATIL THOR VYAKTICHYA SHAIKSHANIK V SAMAJIK KARYACHA ADHAVA GHENARYA SHIKSHANSHASTRATIL SANSHODHANACHA AASHAY VISHLESHAN TANTRACHYA SAHAYYANE PRATINIDHIK ABHYAS

Usha Ghorpade & Savita Kulkarni

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1940 - 1948

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PROBLEMS IN PURSUING SCIENCE EDUCATION AMONG MUSLIM GIRLS AT SENIOR SECONDARY LEVEL

Jasim Ahmad

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1949 - 1957

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The educational backwardness and fewer shares of Muslims, especially Muslim women in

jobs, is a well-known fact which is also revealed by the Sacher Committee Report. Girls’

education is foundation stone for the development of any community and society. If girls are

educated and value-laden it is quite possible that the generation ahead would also be

educated, cultured, worthy and nation builder in many senses. This research paper attempts

to bring into light the problems faced by Muslim girls studying science at senior secondary

level. The study was conducted in senior secondary schools of walled city of Delhi. The

results revealed various reasons of low enrolment of Muslim girls in science stream, the

lower level of academic support that they receive at home, a little higher level (66.66%) of

parental encouragement, girls’ willingness to have separate schools for them and the higher

level (86.66%) of sincerity of parents towards their daughter’s education.

Key Words: Science education, Parental encouragement, Academic facilitators

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STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING WORK LIFE BALANCE

Sucheta Ratnakar Dalvi & Nitin. L. Ghorpade

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1958 - 1964

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Work life balance is the degree to which an individual can simultaneously balance the

emotional, behavioral and time demands of paid work, family and personal duties Low work

life balance or imbalance reduces person’s efficiency, productivity at organizational level as

well as at personal level. It affects ones physical health as well as mental health Therefore;

efforts should be taken to achieve work life balance at every level, at organizational level, at

Government level, at society level as well as at personal level. To improve quality of family

life, productivity, social health achieving work life balance is very important. In India by

passing various labor legislatives like Factories Act 1948, Maternity Benefit Act 1961, and

many other. Government is trying its best. At organizational level various companies like

Wipro, TCS, IBM, etc. are adopting best human recourses practices .In spite of these entire

measures, one should need to take efforts for achieving work life balance at individual level.

With a view to provide guideline, in present research paper researcher tried to suggest some

strategies for achieving work life balance at individual level.

Key words: Work life balance, Work life conflict, Strategies for achieving work life balance

at individual level

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?A?KAR?C?RYA ON APPEARANCE AND REALITY

ALOK KUMAR

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1965 - 1972

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A STUDY ON ACADEMIC STRESS OF HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

S. Menaga & V. Chandrasekaran

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1973 - 1981

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The purpose of the present study was to reduce the Academic Stress of higher secondary students

and find out the differences if any in terms of Gender, Type of Family, Type of School

Management, Family Income and Stream of Study. The samples for the study comprised of 250

higher secondary school students in Thiruvannamalai District. Survey method was adopted and

simple random sampling technique was used to carry out the present research. The investigator

has used descriptive and differential statistical methods for analyzing the collected data. It was

found that there is significant difference in the Academic Stress of higher secondary students in

relation to their Gender, Type of Family, Type of School Management and further there is no

significant difference in the Academic Stress of higher secondary students in relation to their

Family Income and Stream of Study. The findings could be useful for the students to know their

level of stress and they can take up necessary and sufficient practices to reduce their Academic

Stress.

Keywords: Academic Stress, Sufficient Practices, Challenges.

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EVALUATION OF STATUS OF SCHOOLS REGARDING INCLUSION OF SPORTS AS REGULAR SUBJECT IN CURRICULUM: A SURVEY

Deepa Awasthi

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1982 - 1991

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After every international sports competition players of our country return back bare hand or

comes with medals much less in number as expected by us, as a result we all citizens of

country feel very disappointed. It is the media who creates hype before games evoke the

expectation level of country and after failure start criticising them. Everybody in this country

start suggesting that how Indian players can earn more medals in next tournament. Same

story was repeated after the end of XVII Inchion Asian games – 2014. One of the most

popular bollywood actor was found advocating for idea of including sports as subject at

school level and a large number of educationists discussing pros and cons of this idea on

different news channels.By conducting this survey researcher tried to find out the real status

of secondary and higher secondary schools in regards to inclusion of sports as subject.

Unfortunately schools do not have minimum infrastructure to teach sports. Schools situated

in urban areas do not have playgrounds and they cannot arrange it due to sky steep rates of

land and in rural areas they have enough space for developing playground but nothing else

except land, it means no resources. In this research paper researcher has tried to focus on

the issues of concerns to be resolved before including sports as subject in curriculum. Few

suggestions have also been made for creating a favourable environment for sports in country.

Key Words: Medals, Infrastructure, Professionals, Playground, Infrastructure, Committee

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SOCIAL NETWRKING AND EDUCATION

Rajshree vaishnav & Vandana Singh

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1999 - 2006

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Nowadays the social networking websites are increasingly attracting the attention of all

possible users around the world. Social networking sites are helpful not only to stay in touch

with friends but also beneficial for educational purposes in many ways. The present paper

describes the features of various social networking sites which are useful to enhance the

learning and teaching processes. The social networking sites such as Facebook, YouTube,

Twitter, Myspace, Ning, Google +, Tumlr, etc. provide incredibly rich communication,

pictures, audio recordings, video recordings and can be freely shared by anyone with a

connection to the internet.

Keywords: - Social networking sites, learning and teaching processes

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A BLEND OF FEMINISM AND POST-MODERNISM: KAMLA DAS’S POETIC WORLD

Atul Parmar

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2007 - 2012

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According to Toril Moi, “In a general way, I see ‘feminism’ as a political position, ‘femaleness’

as a matter of biology, and ‘femininity’ as a set of culturally defined characteristic.”

Many historians have categorized women writers in three categories. The first category consists

of writers like Jane Austen, Bronte Sisters and others. The second category includes writers like

Emily Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Plath and many others. The first category of writers

have struggled to be simply acknowledged in the intelligentsia while the second group has

revolted against the male oriented society and sought to establish an isolated world away from

the males. The third group has maintained a balance between the above two extremes by being

both feminine and feminist at the same time. This group of writers have also less talked about the

social or political freedom and never visualized a world existing without men. Kamla Das is a

part of this third category. In her poetic world throughout one could easily find a plea for

understanding and compassion from the male counterpart. This paper attempts to find a blend

between feminism and postmodernism in the poetry of Kamla Das.

Key Words: Feminism, feminine, feminist, femininity, women writing, social and

political freedom

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ICT ENABLED TEACHER EDUCATION IN CONTEXT OF NEW MILLENNIUM

J.D. Singh

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2019 - 2026

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Information and communication technology (ICT) has become common place entities in

all aspects of life. It is an indispensable part of the contemporary world. It has the potential to

accelerate, enrich, and deepen skills; motivate and engage students in learning. In fact, culture

and society have to be adjusted to meet the challenges of the knowledge age. The pervasiveness

of ICT has brought about rapid technological, social, political, and economic transformation,

which has come out in a network society organized around ICT. The field of education has not

been unaffected by the penetrating influence of information and communication technology.

Undoubtedly, ICT has impacted on the quality and quantity of teaching, learning, and research

in education institutions. In research, ICT provides opportunities for teacher education colleges

to communicate with one another through email, mailing lists, chat rooms, and so on. It helps to

relate college experiences to work practices and to create economic viability for tomorrow’s

generation. So, we have to inquire the utilization of technology in teacher education institutions

for 21st century classrooms. In such a rapidly changing context, this paper explores how

teachers can be empowered and prepared to meet the challenges and new expectations

effectively is a crucial concern in policy making of teacher education and professional

development of teachers in India.

Keywords: ICT, Technology, Teacher Education, Knowledge.

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STUDY OF RIVER CONFLUENCES FROM UPLAND MAHARASHTRA: A CASE STUDY OF RIVER MULA

Maya Unde & Subash Dhakal

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2027 - 2046

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^{River confluences are universal feature in all fluvial systems. It has been viewed as a point of}

^{abrupt change in hydraulic geometry (Richards, 1980), discontinuity in sediment distribution}

^{(Ferguson et al. 2000), three-dimensional patterns of flow and its dynamics (Best, 1985,}

^{Biron et, al 1996) etc. From the past experiments and studies, junction angle, discharge ratio}

^{and the geology at the confluence zone has been ascertained as the convincing factors}

^{influencing the dynamics of the confluence zone. In the present study, part of the Mula basin}

^{stretch (47 km) from Lahit Khurd (19˚ 24΄00˝ N and 73 ˚ 3΄ 00˝ 00E.) upto downstream Kas}

^{Junction (19˚ 16΄ 30˝ N and 74˚ 14΄ 00˝E) is selected. The entire left bank and the right bank}

^{stream greater than third order are chosen and their morphometric characteristics}

^{calculated [SOI 1: 50,000 (47E/15, 47I/3)]. The actual ground characteristics of these}

^{confluences are observed on the field. With the information from map and field observation,}

^{5m × 3 m concrete flume model is prepared with five left bank tributaries and one major}

^{right bank tributary. Discharge for mainstream and each tributary are varied according to}

^{their respective stream order. Three simulations are run characterizing, low stage, high stage}

^{and flood condition in the basin.}

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EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AS A TOOL IN FRENCH PEDAGOGY

Ms. Sumana Mukerjee

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2047 - 2057

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Traditional teaching and training is mainly transfer of knowledge, but this does not include

individual student\'s progress and explore their potential really well. This is because traditional

method of teaching a foreign language usually looks at what the student needs to learn, and the

best way in which they can learn it. Experiential learning is a powerful way to address

individual growth and potential, for people of all ages. It is more suited to individual styles,

preferences, strengths, directions, etc. This paper highlights the historical background of

experiential learning, it\'s effectiveness in teaching foreign languages, how it emerged, and how

well it has blended with French language Pedagogy. This paper on Experiential learning is

aimed at identifying the concepts of experiential learning, the models of experiential learning,

the experiential learning cycle, its principles and benefits for French language students

particularly from the middle school. Since we are moving from traditional teaching towards

Student centered learning, can reflection be an important aspect of teaching-learning process for

both students and teachers? Also, in the Indian context, Experiential Education flips the role of a

teacher and a student! A teacher becomes a learner too and the student will \'lead\' the process of

learning. Are our Indian schools ready for this? How do we decide which method of experiential

learning will work best?

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AAUDYOGIKIKARAN KA GRAMIN JEEVAN SHAILY PAR PRABHAV

Shailendra Verma

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2058 - 2071

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF ACUTE ENCEPHALITIS SYNDROME /JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS A MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE IN GORAKHPUR DISTRICT

Ahirrao K. D., Sanjay Kumar & S. R.Magare

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2072 - 2080

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Mosquitoes are carriers of various diseased pathogens. Poor drainage system grows population

of mosquitoes which is mostly a problem of megacities. Japanese Encephalitis is the leading

cause of viral encephalitis in various parts of world. Japanese Encephalitis has caused

epidemics of several hundred to several thousand cases in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and occurs

in eastern Siberia, China, Okinawa, Jawa, Thailand, Malaya, Singapur, and India. Reports of a

disease resembling JBE go back to 1871. The etiologic agent was characterized by Japanese

workers during a severe epidemic in 1924. In 1958 there were 5700 cases with 1322 deaths

reported in Korea, and 1800 cases with 519 deaths in Japan. In 1961,an outbreak in Taiwan

involved 704 reported cases. Elsewhere (except in the mainland of China) the disease occurs as

small outbreaks or sporadic cases. A vast range of facility from 0.3 to 60 % depends upon

different age group of the population. Mosquito borne Japanese Encephalitis was previously

known as Japanese B Encephalitis which is a member of Flaviviridae. Generally transmission of

animal diseases occurs by help of vector like mosquitoes.Mosquitoes are important vectors in the

transmission of animal diseases. It involves the transmission of viruses, bacteria, fungi, Protozoa

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APPLICATION OF SPATIAL VARIATION URBAN DENSITY MODEL: A STUDY OF AHMEDNAGAR CITY, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

S.A. Borude & S. W. Gaikwad

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CAPITAL STRUTURE & LEVERAGE AT GRAPHITE INDIA LTD.SATPUR‚ NASHIK.

D.B.Bagul

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2091 - 2097

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EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION SURVEY AT AUTOMOBILE DEALER OF TATA LTD.

D.B.BAGUL

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2098 - 2108

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People are our greatest asset” is a mantra that companies have been chanting for years. But

only a few companies have started putting Human Resources Management (HRM) systems in

place that support this philosophy. There are a number of challenges in the Indian industry

which require the serious attention of HR managers to ‘find the right candidate’ and build a

\'conducive work environment\' which will be beneficial for the employees, as well as the

organization

Keywords: Asset‚ organization‚ objectives‚ average‚ Fair Payment, Job securities, Policies‚

Employee satisfaction‚

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THE STUDY OF WELFARE AND WORKING CONDITIONS AT AUTOLINE INDUSTRIES LTD‚ PUNE (CHAKAN PLANT II)

D.B.BAGUL

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2109 - 2115

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Welfare facility & working condition is burning topic every organization; therefore to

develop my skills and gain knowledge about Welfare facility & working condition, I

undertook a research on "the Study of Welfare facilities & working conditions" at Auto line

Industries Ltd Pune. (Plant II) for the period of June & July 2014.As one knows that this is

the important topic from both i.e. Employee & Employer point of view.Research duration was

2 months, Research title "The study of Welfare facilities & working conditions," done at the

Auto line Industries. Primary objective set for this is the study of welfare facilities & working

conditions provided by Auto line industries (Plant II) to their Employees.Research is carried

out, Methods of data collection is Primary & Secondary like taking feedback through

Questionnaire, reading the company manual, website etc. Research type is the Descriptive

method, sample size 50, data analyzed & presented in a Pie Chart & observation & findings

are drawn from these only, suggested the new techniques/ methods to improve the welfare

satisfaction level among the employees.

Keywords: Welfare‚ Variables‚ unhygienic‚ questionnaire‚ objectives.

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THE PROBLEM OF HUMAN SUFFERING

Shefali Naranje

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2116 - 2123

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The problem of why we suffer. God is the best creator. He allows humans to face the problems of

evil so that humans can be perfected. Suffering arises because we desire or long for. This result

in actions and its effects. It is the goodness and truth that is eternal. God has given freewill to

man to choose between good and evil.

Key words: God, creator, suffering, desire, effects, truth, freewill, good and evil.

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ATTITUDE OF SCHEDULED CASTE STUDENTS TOWARDS EDUCATION IN KAMRUP DISTRICT OF ASSAM.

Anek Lal Barman

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2124 - 2130

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The present study has been conducted on a purposive sample of 300 school going scheduled caste

students to study their attitude towards education. A standardize attitude scale developed by the

investigator to collect the data, which was treated with suitable statistical techniques, i.e. Leaner

regression. The data has been collected through field survey. The results revealed that the attitudes of

school students are found favorable moderate level of attitudes towards education.

Keywords: Scheduled caste, education and attitude.

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THE EFFECT OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION MATERIAL AS TEACHING AID ON CHEMISTRY LEARNING OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

Yogesh M. Nandurkar & B. B. Bahule

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2131 - 2137

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VOCATIONAL MATURITY OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR FAMILY ENVIRONMENT

Rohit Bhandari & Ms. Tenzin Lingzay

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2138 - 2145

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This study examines the vocational maturity of senior secondary school students in relation to

their family environment. The sample of the study comprised of 100 eleventh class students (50

boys and 50 girls) studying in government and private school of Chandigarh. Descriptive survey

method was employed to collect the data. The major findings of the study revealed significant

difference in vocational maturity of female students studying in government and private schools.

Further, it indicated that vocational maturity level of students with high family environment was

significantly higher than the students with low family environment.

Keywords: Vocational Maturity, Family Environment

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A STUDY OF ATTITUDE OF ADOLECSENTS TOWARDS THE ENVIORNMENTAL POLLUTION

Kuldip Kaur Grewal & Namesh Kumar

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2146 - 2153

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The purpose of the study was to understand the attitude of adolescents towards the

environmental pollution. A sample of 200 adolescents selected from four school of Ludhiana

district in Punjab was used for the study. Environmental Pollution Scale by Rajamanickan

(1998) was used. The study revealed that there is no difference in the attitude of the students of

grade 9 th and 11 th. The study also revealed that student of urban & rural areas do not differ in

their attitude. Study also revealed that boys and girls do not differ in their attitude.

Keywords: attitude, adolescent, environment, pollution.

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MOTHER’S WORKING STATUS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTOF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Manju Gera & Ms. Bandana Kumari

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2154 - 2160

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The study was designed to compare the impact of working status of mothers on academic

achievement of Secondary School Students (12-16) A sample of 100 secondary school students

were drawn from three schools of Hoshiarpur namely Gyan Niketan Public School, Chaudhary

Balbir Singh Public School, Play way Public School Selected children were studying in 8

class.

All children were divided into four groups, boys of working mothers, girls of working mothers,

boys of non-working mothers and girls of non-working mothers. Each group comprises of 25

children. Using self-structured questionnaire assessed the phenomenon of academic achievement

among Secondary School Students. Results revealed that there was a significant difference in

academic achievement of children of working and non-working mothers. Significant difference in

academic achievement of boys and girls of working mothers was also found. There were

significant differences in academic achievement of boys and girls of non-working mothers.

Academic achievements of boys of working and non-working mothers also showed same trends.

Likeness to mother was highest in girl’s group of working mothers. Democratic parenting has

been found practiced highest in girl’s group of working mothers.

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DEVELOPMENT AND EFFECTIVENESS CAI PROGRAMME ON ACHIEVEMENT OF STUDENTS

Bhise Kaluram Nathu & Rajeshree Jaybhaye

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2161 - 2165

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When a computer is used to present programmed or other kinds of instructional Material, the

process is called computer assisted instruction (CAI). Anyone who has recently purchased a new

word-processing program, for example, has the option of doing a built-in set of tutorial exercises

to introduce the features and capabilities of the software. Educational Research and Statistic

course is important in M.Ed. syllabus. For preparing research proposal and further research

unit ’Research problems, Variables, Hypothesis, Population and Sampling” is very important. It

affects directly on their research work.

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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ACADEMIC VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF JOB SATISFACTION OF SELF FINANCED INSTITUTION TEACHERS

Mrs. Vinita M. Chaudhary & Shashi Malik

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2166 - 2175

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E-LEARNING INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITIES AND SCIENCE TEACHER EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Jacinta A. Opara

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2176 - 2189

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One of the most emerging trends with its challenges to quality control and assurance in

teacher education is e learning. E-learning is a practical example of the challenges in the use

of ICT- supported teaching and learning methods whose importance is gaining momentum

with the passage of time. E-learning has become one of the most vital and potentially

significant as well as efficient instructional methods to enhance quality in teaching and

learning. It appears that this new trend in methods of enhancing learning is not adequately

been adhered to in African higher education institutions. The paper examined academic

staff effective utilization of e-learning and quality assurance in higher education with special

reference to science teacher education in Nigeria. This paper was directed towards assessing

the instructional facilities that are in use in some selected Colleges of Education (COEs) in

Southern Nigeria. The study which was guided by two research questions was carried out

through the use of questionnaire. The population of the study was 889 science student

educators from the Department of Integrated Science in 13 Colleges of Education. 160

science student teachers constituted the sample of the study. Simple random sampling

technique was used in selecting the sample. The data collected were collated and analyzed in

frequency and mean scores. The result obtained showed that Science Schools and

Departments in COEs use instructional facilities. The study also revealed that television,

video, radio, primers, booklets are in use in these schools and departments. Based on the

findings, it was recommended that modern instructional facilities such as computers,

internet connection, CD-ROM, should be provided in these schools

Keywords: Science, Teachers, Schools, ICT Facilities, Learners, Education, E-Learning, Nigeria

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REGULAR ACTIVITIES AND SPECIAL CAMPING PROGRAMME UNDER NSS IN DEGREE COLLEGES: A STUDY

Rajalakshmi Das & Sarat Chandra Sahoo

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2190 - 2197

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The present investigation aims to study the regular activities and special camping

programme undertaken by NSS volunteers in degree colleges. A sample of 80 Programme

Officers and 640 NSS Volunteers of 40 degree colleges affiliated to Utkal University,

Bhubaneswar participated in the study. The study revealed that as many as 15 regular

activities were organized such as cleaning works, health awareness, tree plantation,

sanitation, environmental awareness, HIV/AIDS awareness, road repair, blood donation

and eradication of illiteracy under NSS. Under Special Camping Programme of NSS

plantation of trees, cleaning work, health camp, repair and construction of roads, sanitation

work, women empowerment programme, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan and HIV/AIDS awareness

were organized in communities..

Key words: National Service Scheme, Regular Activities, Special Camping Programme

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VIDYALAYI SHIKSHA VYAVSTHA ME SAMUDAIK SAHABHAGITA : EK ADHYAYAN

Ved Prakash

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2198 - 2207

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KIPLING’S THE MIRACLE OF PURUNBHAGATIS A STORY OF REVERENCE TO INDIAN SPIRITUAL ETHOS: A CRITICAL INSIGHT

Paresh Joshi

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2223 - 2231

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Writing on and about India by the western writers has a long tradition. However, writing creative

literature on Indian milieu is relatively new and the practice concurs with European presence on the Indian soil. Unfortunately, Rudyard Kipling has very often been labelled as an imperialist author, and his “East is East, and West is West” is often used as a benchmark to evaluate his contribution to literature. But he is probably the only European author of his time who could penetrate into Anglo-Indian life accurately. His stories are rarely found to be affected by racial prejudice and they are always dominant with human point of view. The short story under review, The Miracle of PurunBhagat, is about a man’s journey from his material success to his spiritual rebirth. Though the story initially hails the benefits of English rule and education in India, it culminates into a reverence

for Hinduism and Indian spiritual ethos. The present paper is an attempt to highlight how The Miracle of PurunBhagat is Kipling’s most explicit attempt to express his homage to Indian Spiritual Tradition.

Key Words: East, West, Anglo-Indian, Material Progress, Spiritual Rebirth, Indian Spiritual Tradition, Sanyasi, Bhagat

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ICT BASED APPROACHES TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS

Geeta Singh

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2232 - 2251

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Teaching is becoming one of the most challenging professions in our society where knowledge is

expanding rapidly and modern technology is demanding teachers to learn how to use these technology in their teaching. Although valuable lessons may be learned from best practices around the world, there is no one formula for determining the optimal level of ICT integration in teachers’ training. Overall, governments and teacher training institutions seem to recognize the importance of integrating ICT in education and teacher’s training. In many cases, the national vision for ICT use in education has been integrated into teacher training. Information and communication technology (ICT) can provide more flexible and effective ways for professional development for teachers, to improve pre- and in-service teacher training, and connect teachers to the global teacher community. This paper provides a holistic view about various ICT based approaches to prospective teachers’ professional development i.e. ICT use as main content focusing on teachers’ training, ICT use as part

of teaching methods, ICT as core technology for delivering teachers’ training, ICT used to facilitate teachers’ professional development and networking that are found in different countries and discusses how will the use of ICTs be helpful in prospective teachers’ professional development via. Motivating to learn , facilitating the acquisition of basic skills, and enhancing teachers’ training. Further the researcher throws light on the skills like digital age literacy, inventive thinking, high order thinking, working ability in interdisciplinary teams and effective communicationare needed in the work place of prospective teachers and provides an insight towards whether ICTs will replace the teacher? It also provides keys to effective use of ICTs in prospective teachers’ professional development and further it refers desired ICT competencies for prospective teachers. The paper

also points out the prospective teachers’ professional development via use of ICT.

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE COMMUNICATION

Khadilkar Sujay M

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2223 - 2232

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ROLE OF LEADERSHIP IN BUILDING STRONG CULTURES:

Khadilkar Sujay M

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2233 - 2246

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CHALLENGES FACED BY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES IN TEACHING

Ramarcha Prasad Pandey

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2247 - 2252

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AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON CONSUMER BEHAVIOR TOWARDS ORGANIZED RETAIL IN HYDERABAD CITY

M. Sambaiah

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2253 - 2262

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Organized retail is mounting very fast in India from last one decade.Formerly, consumer depended on unorganized retail. Now, the current situation is very encouraging for organized retail so, this study focused on organized retail consumers and to know their behavior patterns. Mainly this study examined demographical and behavioral factors of organized retail consumer.

Keywords: Consumer Behavior, Organized retail.

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SIGNIFICANCE OF YOGA IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Shobha Pramod Shinde

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2263 - 2268

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SAMAJIK ANKEKSHAN EANV SHASAN KI CHUNOTIYAN

Binit Kumar Sinha

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 1020 - 1027

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LAND REVENUE SYSTEM IN SHIVKAL

Prof. Patil Anil Nimba

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2269 - 2274

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INDIAN OCEAN RIM ASSOCIATION (IORA); A PLATFORM FOR REGIONAL PEACE, PROSPERITY AND SECURITY

Nitin Mohod

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2275 - 2282

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The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world. In recent times its importance has grown tremendously due to varied reasons, particularly because of its vast deposits, minerals in the basin, fisheries, increased trade volume and conflict of interests among littoral and non-littoral states. A number of regional organisations have come up to tackle these issues among the Indian Ocean states. The Indian Ocean Rim Association is one of the prominent regional associations of the Indian Ocean states which is playing a vital role in this regard. India is a one of the important members of the IORA and is expected to play a key role in the IORA due to its strategic location and its dependence on the sea routes for trade, particularly oil and natural gas. Key words: Indian Ocean, IORA, objectives, trade, oil, security, peace, cooperation, maritime safety, straits

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THE STORY OF HUMAN AGONY IN KAMLA MARKANDAYA’S NOVELS

Geeta Rani

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2283 - 2285

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All human agony and anguish are the direct outcome of injustice, oppression and poverty. Since Kamaia Markandaya has treated her subjects in a very realistic manner, the impact is tragic. As a matter of fact, all the novels written by her reveal human agony although the causes of this agony are different in different novels. Kamala Markandaya is a novelist of broken hearts, wounded humanity, bruised self-respect and the callousness of inhuman attitude on account of a clash between the races but the total impact is of human agony, All the novelists who are devoted to realism ultimately become the painters of human agony.This is why Stephen Ignatius Hemenway has remarked that “Markandaya is definitely one of the most productive, popular and skilled Indo-Anglian novelists and a superb representative of growing number of Indian women writing serious literature in English,”1

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VAIDIK NAITIK MULYA EK AADARSH SAMAJ KA JANAK

Pallavi Singh

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2286 - 2289

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FARMER CRISIS IN PRO-PEOPLE FOLK POETIC FORMS IN PUNJABI

Dr. Harinderjit Singh Kler

Received Date: 10/09/2014 | Accepted Date: 28/10/2014 | Published Date: 04/11/2014

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2290 - 2299

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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES FOR THE AMELIORATION OF TRIBAL WOMEN: A POLICY OVERVIEW

Dr. Sarita Bansal

Received Date: 10/09/2014 | Accepted Date: 24/10/2014 | Published Date: 04/11/2014

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2300 - 2326

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The Government of India has continuously been formulating strategies and initiating processes, to bring women into the mainstream. Women constitute half of the country’s population and it is abundantly clear that there can be no development unless their needs and interests are fully taken into account. In addition, the Government of India has brought about specific legislation to protect and safeguard the rights of women. Although there have been various shifts in policy approaches in the last sixty years from the concept of ‘welfare’ till the ‘70’s to ‘development’ in the ‘80’s and now to ‘empowerment’ since the ‘90’s.[1] This abstract delves into the specific legislation and constitutional provisions that have been enacted to safeguard the rights of women, especially those belonging to tribal communities. It explores the constitutional mechanisms and policies devised by the Government of India, highlighting the frameworks aim to address the unique challenges faced by tribal women.

[1] Kalpana Roy, 2000. Women and Child Development. New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, p. 8.

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WATERSCAPES AND POWER: A POLITICAL ECOLOGY OF WATER

Dr. Saurabh Singhal

Received Date: 10/09/2014 | Accepted Date: 24/10/2014 | Published Date: 04/11/2014

Issue: Sep-Oct, 2014 | Volume/Issue:2/14 | Page No.: 2300 - 2302

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Water is commonly treated as a natural resource to be allocated efficiently among competing uses, a matter for engineers and economists. This paper takes a different view, drawing on the political ecology of water to argue that flows of water are also flows of power, and that the landscapes water makes, the waterscapes, are shaped as much by social relations as by hydrology. It develops the idea of the hydro-social cycle, in which water and society are understood to produce one another, so that the circulation of water through a city or a countryside both reflects and reinforces the distribution of wealth and power within it. Illustrated by the way urban expansion appropriates the water of its rural surroundings, the paper shows how the control of water becomes an instrument of social power, and how apparently technical decisions about water, where to build, whom to supply, what to charge, are in fact distributive decisions with winners and losers. It argues that treating water as a purely technical matter obscures this political content, and that a political ecology of water is necessary to see, and to contest, the power that water carries.

Keywords: political ecology; hydro-social cycle; waterscape; power; urbanization of water