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May - Jun, 2013, Vol-1/6

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ISSN: 2278-8808

Date: 2013-07-04

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SOCIO -CULTURAL CONSEQUENCES OF GLOBALIZATION IN HOUSING PATTERN

Mohammad Hadi Mansour Lakooraj

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1178 - 1185

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This paper aims to study the effect of globalization upon the society and culture. The process

of globalization presents members of the society a great many choices for changes in

different domains of culture. These changes are reflected in housing pattern. Adaptations of

these changes are further reflected in the changes in Behaviour pattern, Attitudes, Ideology,

norms and values. Hence, the main objective of this study is to consider the changes in

Behaviour pattern, Attitudes, Ideology, norms and values. N. Anderson (1961) observes thatthe

house is the place where family members do most of their television viewing, reading,

indulging in hobbies and general relaxing. Most social contact with relatives and friend

occurs in the context of the home. Modernization in Iran dates back to a century ago.

However, the modernization process in Iran, just one hundred and fifty years old, has

suffered from much turbulence both permeated and unmediated with peculiar social and

cultural consequences. (Vida Nassehi, 1985). Research of Methodology in this paper is

Systematic sampling. Systematic sampling another design that gives each unit an equal

selection probability. This research was undertaken in the city of Kelardasht, a city in

Mazandaran in Iran. Kelardasht has a semi-traditional structure which has undergone

tremendous changes due to the process of modernization this town and the surrounding

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DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIVE SKILLS USING TECHNOLOGY

Benzigar

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1191 - 1199

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The paper attempts to explore the use of technology to enhance communicative skills of

the learner. In the typical Indian classroom, the teacher is constrained to teach a set of hundred

students and more. The situation multiplies the responsibility of the teacher, turning the

classroom all sound and fury and the teaching activity is a laborious process. The context makes

a rare phenomenon individualized teaching where the need of every learner is taken care of. The

student remains spiritless and unenthusiastic for he finds himself as an insignificant, unnoticed

individual lost in a maddening crowd. It is at this critical juncture modern technological

equipments, otherwise called new instructional media, came to the rescue of the teacher and

learner and solved two major problems. It let the pace of learning be determined by the learner

himself, and it made use of lessons prepared by the best teachers to thousands of learners.

Key words: Computer, Internet, Web, Email

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AN INTERSECTING FUNCTIONALITY OF DATAMINING AND STATISTICS.

Adel Hedires Naathil Ghanem

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1186 - 1195

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Statistics is the collection tabulation analysis and interpretation of data

selected for specific studies, Data mining is the technique to extract the hidden

pattern from the large database for decision making purpose of any organization.

Since both the fields are dealing with the large database and analyze and interpret

it therefore both the fields are having some similarity. This paper examines the

nature of both the disciplines and discusses its similarity and differences.

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IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON EDUCATION SYSTEM AMONG THE BASERI TRIBE IN MARVDASHT OF IRAN

Ali Baseri & Anjali kurane

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1196 - 1204

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The present paper deals with the impact of urbanization on education system of

Baseri tribe in Marvdasht of Iran. The impact of Urbanization in the education

system of Baseris has studied through understanding the continuity and change in

various aspect of education system of the Baseris. In this study the main aim is to

explore the education system among Baseris in Marvdasht city.

The data shows that the change of education system due to impact of urbanization

on the Baseris.

Key words: Urbanization, education system, Baseri tribe

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THE INDICATION OF CURRENT IMPORT-EXPORT OF IRAN IN THE CASE OF BANDAR-ABBAS PORT AND SHAHID RAJAEE TERMINAL CONTAINER

Mehran Daneshnia

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1206 - 1218

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This study aims to analyses the potential role of Iranian ports for carrying a part of

containerized cargo, which under present circumstances would be transported via

‘traditional’ shipping routes. By considering the shorter Iranian route in linking the

European Union and Asia in terms of time and cost in comparison with the traditional

shipping route, the scenario of a ‘route via Iran’ is proposed. This scenario reflects a

way to extend the global supply chain and accelerate integration of the Commonwealth of

Independent States (CIS) and Eastern European countries into the globalization process.

Iran, as a historical transit route, could play a new role in the changing world. After1985

an increasing amount of containerized cargo has been transported between South East Asia

and Western Europe. In this study, a scenario analysis was employed as a research tool to

generate a ‘route via-Iran’ scenario.

Key words: Iran’s Import-Export-Shahid Rajaee Terminal Container

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VIRTUAL UNIVERSITIES: A STEP TOWARDS GLOBALIZATION (EXPERIENCES OF INDIA AND IRAN)

Mehdi Mehri Shahabadi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1219 - 1232

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The main purpose of this paper was to study Virtual Universities as a step towards universal

and globalization of higher education in India and Iran. These Universities purposefully

extending some new services and general courses in-university to the students and have been

presenting e-services. In fact, this new phenomena has produced to develop ICT and this

epidemic is natural respond of universal higher education to the globalization. Although

Traditional learning are in versus developing virtual Universities due to novelty services and

facilities, new phenomena confront Traditional learning especially in developing countries

such as India and Iran. Virtual Universities are strong rivals according to their situation in

distributing social, economical, geographical area, which can suppose a silent rivalry of

technical, cultural, scientific aspects between them. Despite of different types of virtual

Universities and difficulty in recognizing it there are different models of classification of

virtual Universities on the basis of object, cost and services etc. There are several reasons for

having challenges in Virtual Universities in every country of higher education. India and Iran

are two low speed countries (developing countries) that aren’t exception to this rule. This

paper discusses the issues and current challenges, types and process which are rebounding

and transiting towards the second revolution in Virtual Universities of India and Iran, as

compare to international successful Virtual Universities

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DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITY BASED PROGRAM ON CREATIVITY AND TESTING ITS EFFECTIVENESS

Fatemeh Behdarvand

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1233 - 1245

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This study was conducted an experimental to find out the effectiveness of the activity based

program (ABP) on development of creativity on standard VII students in English medium school in

pune city. To test hypothesis, a pre-test and post-test equivalent group design was used (50 students

as control group and 50 students as experimental group).Baqer Mehdi, non -verbal (TCF) test was

used for pre-test as well as post-test. The result indicated that, the program developed by the

researcher had a significant effect on creative thinking of students. The mean in the post-test of

experimental group was significantly higher than the mean in post-test of the control group. The

program helped in improvement of the imagination and novelty of idea on students.

Keywords: Creativity, VII Standard Pupils, Activity Based Program (ABP)

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A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF EFFECTIVENESS OF ONLINE LEARNING AND TRADITIONAL FACE TO FACE LEARNING AT SECONDARY LEVEL

Manoj Kumar Saxena & BhawnaRathour

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1248 - 1256

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Technology is revolutionizing education today. The present study was undertaken to

compare the effectiveness of online learning and traditional face to face learning at

secondary school level.The sample of the study included total 80 students of class IX

randomly selected from of D.A.V. Senior Secondary School of Yamuna Nagar on the

basis of locality, parental occupational background and parental income. Two group

pretest posttest research design was used to conduct this study. Results from the

analysis of data reveled that students having rural background of both groups were

not differ significantly in pre-test and it was also found that students having rural

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PERCEPTION OF NEWLY JOINED TEACHERS TOWARDS SOCIAL AND MORAL VALUES

V. Mercy Jyothi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1258 - 1264

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Morality is something that applies to all people universally. It is concerned with such questions as

do’s and don’ts, right and wrongs. The standards of morality determine the conduct of individual

members of society. The infant immediately after birth is no different from any other animal at the

time of birth. But the child rapidly develops into a human being .As the child grows physically it

acquires motor skills along with social skills by social environment. In this process of growth and

development into human being, a sort of metamorphosis also takes place which is referred to as

moral development. Moral devepment results from one are increasing ability to perceive social

reality and to organize and integrate social experiences.

The philosophy about value is that, value should help any one to seek the real knowledge and goal of

life in a righteous manner. It is equally important to ensure that the youth are equipped with core

values needed to live as responsible citizens in complex democratic societies. The need for value

education has been stressed by all the commissions set up for educational development viz., Radha Krishna commission (1948), Sri prakasa committee on religious and moral instructions , Kothari

commission (1964-66),National policy on education(1986).

The programme of Action (1992) emphasized value education as an integral part of school

curriculum. Ultimately the responsibility of imparting value education is on the shoulders of

teachers. So to impart value education the teacher him self should be equipped with values .For this

he should have the ability to perceive social reality and to organize and integrate social experiences.

This leads him to become a man of values and this development helps the teacher to impart value

education successfully.

So the teachers, especially the newly joined teachers as they are in growing up of teaching

profession, their perception towards moral and social values places significant role.

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METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS IN SCIENCE CLASSROOM OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

G. Jayapraba & M. Kanmani

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1266 - 1275

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Metacognition is the awareness one has about his/her thinking process and how he/she is

able to control these processes. This study aims at examining the effects of inquiry based learning

and cooperative learning on metacognitive awareness in science class room. A quasi experimental

design involving three groups namely, two treatment groups- inquiry based learning and

cooperative learning and control group was adopted. Standardized tool developed by Schraw and

Dennision(1994) was used to measure metacognitive awareness in three groups. Results revealed

that students in cooperative learning received higher metacognitive awareness compared to other

groups. The researchers recommend that cooperative learning be adopted regularly in classroom to

enhance metacognitive awareness of higher secondary students.

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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CONSTRUCTIVIST AND THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH IN THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH AS PERCEIVED BY STUDENT TEACHERS

Geeta Shetty

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1278 - 1299

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Language learning is a process that requires an active engagement of learners in knowledge

building activities. Constructivism is a philosophy that believes in creating newer and better

understandings through dissonance and disequilibrium. Teacher education has the responsibility to

make student teachers challenge existing assumptions and beliefs. Traditional Indian classrooms are

plagued with huge numbers making the practice of student centered approaches a very daunting

task. Future teachers ought to be exposed to progressive approaches to teaching English and made

to apply them in the classrooms to analyze the implications. The study has analyzed the perception

of student teachers regarding the Constructivist as well as Traditional Approaches. The student

teachers were initiated to the Constructivist Approach and made to apply it in the teaching of

English Grammar and Composition. The findings indicate that the student teachers perceived the

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WORK STRESS AND ITS MANAGEMENT

Ankita S.Walsinge

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1302 - 1312

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Stress is a prevalent and costly problem in today\'s workplace. About one-third of workers report

high levels of stress. One-quarter of employees view their jobs as the number one stressor in their

lives. Three-quarters of employees believe the worker has more on-the-job stress than a generation

ago. Stress is the major cause of turnover in organizations. With continued stress at the workplace,

workers will develop psychological and physiological dysfunctions and decreased motivation in

excelling in their position. This research paper focuses on the understanding work stress, its effect

and causal factors and methods for managing it.

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IMPACT OF MICRO-TEACHING ON THE TEACHING COMPETENCE OF PUPIL - TEACHERS – A COMPARATIVE STUDY

RAM PRAKASH GUPTA

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1314 - 1331

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The present study was aimed at studying the impact of micro-teaching on the teaching competence of

pupil-teachers. For this purpose Descriptive Survey Method was used. The sample of 300 pupil –

teachers were selected from 6 colleges where 150 were from Punjab and 150 from Himachal

Pradesh. The investigator had to undertake the construction of a standardized, unbiased

Questionnaire. The data were mainly analyzed in terms of mean, standard deviation &‘t-test’ was

used to find out the significant difference. Researcher found Micro-teaching helps in bringing

desirable modification in the behaviour of pupil-teachers. There were exists no significant difference

in the level of performance among male and female pupil-teachers. It would help in reducing the

time normally taken in practice-teaching and would ensure better academic achievement on the part

of the pupil-teachers.

Keywords: - Micro-teaching, Pupil-teachers, Teaching competence, behavioural technology

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TOURISM – SOME SIMPLE IDEA

Kanchan Datta

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1332 - 1353

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Tourism has emerged in this decade as the central pillar of the services economy and can uniquely help society to respond to global challenges if its growth is managed properly. Internationally tourism occupies a very important place in the economies of several countries. Governments all over the world are competing with each other in selling tourism and travel. The substantial growth of the tourism activity clearly marks tourism as one of the most remarkable economic and social phenomena of the past century. An attempt has been taken in this paper to through some light about tourism in Darjeeling. The name Darjeeling comes from the Tibetan words, Dorje (thunderbolt) and Ling (place or land), meaning the land of the thunderbolt. In 1835, Darjeeling was annexed by the East India Company from Sikkim. Prior to that, Darjeeling formed a part of Sikkim and for a brief period of Nepal.

So far Darjeeling is a Himalayan town in the Indian state of West Bengal. (After the independence of India in 1947, Darjeeling was merged with the state of West Bengal). A separate district of Darjeeling was established consisting of the hill towns of Darjeeling, Kurseong, Kalimpong and

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SCIENTIFIC CREATIVITY IN RELATION TO COGNITIVE STYLE AND ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Neeru Sharma

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1354 - 1363

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The aim of present paper was to study the influence of Cognitive Style, Achievement in

Science and their Interaction on Scientific Creativity of secondary school students. Total 205

students of classes IX and X (mean age 14.8 Years) studying in schools affiliated to Central Board of

Secondary Education were taken as sample. Standardized tools, namely, Group Embedded Figures

Test by Witkin, Oltman, Raskin and Karp (1971), Scientific Creativity Test by Majumdar (1982)

were used to collect data. Marks of students from school records were taken as a measure of their

achievement in science. The data were analysed using 2 × 3 Analysis of Variance. Field Independent

Students had significantly higher Scientific Creativity than Field Dependent Students. Also, Students

with High Achievement in Science had significantly higher scientific creativity than students with

Low Achievement in Science.

Key Words: Scientific Creativity, Cognitive Style, Field independent, Field dependent and

Achievement in Science

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THE RURAL PEOPLE AND HIGHER EDUCATION: A BIG CHALLENGE

Y. Rajlakshmi Devi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1365 - 1371

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Education has spread its wings from Local schools to Global Universities. Strengthening the

roots of global education has become the trend with most of the countries. Always a sound

and effective system of education result in the development of learner’s potentialities,

enlargement of their competencies and transformation of their interest, attitude and values.

Recognizing such an enormous potential education, all societies of this earth have committed

themselves for this quality education at all levels. However, higher education has also great

potential in this respect. But it is accessible only a small urban section of the society. It is

true that in India, for the enhancement of higher education in rural areas UGC has enhanced

various interventions. But it is illusion to us and become a critical dimension. We are

spending a large budget for better provision and higher enrolment from rural mass but result

is scanty. It is because-Heavy gaps in research findings and policy formulation, we are

unable to understand, “how to do and what to do?” Which are essential in Higher education,

Gaps in relationship between access and quality, Arrival of new ICTs develop illumination in

the rural learners’ mind, Gaps in Brain Drain to Brain Gain, Inability to realize the

importance of higher education in life by the rural people, Lack of information and

instrument collaboration among rural institutions, Unable to localizing the approach,

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MORAL JUDGMENT OF ADOLESCENTS IN RELATION TO INTELLIGENCE GENDER AND LOCALE

Uday Singh

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1372 - 1381

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Moral values are the soul of any society and moral foundations are a must for social in all

societies. The study of moral development of learners is important because the childhood is

the period while moral development takes place. In the course of moral development,

children obtain values from the family members, teachers, community, public figures and

ancestors etc. Present study is an attempt towards judgment which involves the cognitive

capacity and insight to see the relationship between abstract principles and concrete

situations as right or wrong. Keeping in view the knowledge of moral standards that is the

byproduct of adolescents’ general social experiments which enables them to evaluate

worthiness or unworthiness of actions as good or bad. The female students have shown better

moral judgment than their male counterparts. So, it may be derived that gender is an

important factor which influences the level of moral judgment. Students of higher intelligence

groups have shown significantly better moral judgment than their low intelligence

counterparts. Hence, it may be generalized that intelligence is one of the prominent

determinants of moral judgment.

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ATTITUDE TOWARDS INNOVATIVE PRACTICES IN TEACHING AND LEARNING MATHEMATICS IN SCHOOLS

A.R.Anandha krishnaveni

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1382 - 1392

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The current research aims to study the attitude towards innovative practices among the

teachers working in English medium schools. Mathematics is highly abstract. It is concerned

with ideas rather than objects. The teaching and learning of mathematics is a complex

activity and many factors determine the success of this activity. So it is the need of the hour to

utilize the innovations to make the teaching and learning process a quality one.

The investigators had employed descriptive method using survey technique and also had used

stratified random sampling to draw the sample. The strata used were male, female, married,

unmarried, U.G and P.G qualification. The sample consists of 100 teachers working in

English medium schools in Rajapalayam. A three point scale constructed and validated by

the investigators was used to gather the data. Mean, standard deviation and‘t’ test were the

statistics used to analyse the data. It was revealed that majority of the teachers working in

English medium schools have average level of attitude towards innovative practices in

teaching and learning mathematics. Significant difference was found between teachers

working in English medium schools in their attitude towards innovative practice with respect

to marital status. No significant difference was found between teachers working in English

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OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING: AN ADVOCACY TOOL TO ENHANCE ANDRAGOGY LEARNING

Mohd Talib Ather Ansari

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1394 - 1404

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In this paper we are delighted to be able to advocate the open and distance learning as a

tool, which we are sure will provide open and distance learner with a means and an

opportunity to highlight the contribution they make, through working with professionals and

leaders, The open and distance learning is worldwide service and the heart of andragogy as

open and distance learning motivated adults to learn cause of internal factors, such as self

esteem, desire for recognition, natural curiosity, innate love learning, better quality of life,

greater self confidence and the opportunity to self actualize which itself is learning at its core

and empower the learners. The resources in open and distance learning can allow our needs,

imaginations and facilitate to learn needful. It introduces us new experiences and promotes

access to knowledge and enjoyment. It is important for ODL learner to become independent

user of information and disseminate information to attain professional excellence, open and

distance learning can motivate pupils and stimulate learning by providing the means to freely

pursue subjects which fully engage them. To do these things a distance learner must strive to

improve the standard of learning and get excellence and use it into community of practices.

Keywords: ODL, Andragogy, Heutagogy, disseminate information, learning community.

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THE RELATIONSHIP OF RUNNING PERFORMANCE WITH SELECTED VARIABLES OF PHYSIOLOGY, AND BODY COMPOSITION

Yajuvendrasinh L Jethwa

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1405 - 1413

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The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship of running performance with

the selected variables of physiology and body composition i.e. vital capacity, fatigue index

and BMI, body fat, and leg muscles mass. Vital capacity was measured by using peak flow

meter whereas Running Based Anaerobic Test (35m X 6) was applied to assess fatigue index.

BMI, body fat and leg muscles mass were measured by body composition analyzer. 37 boys,

age 10 to 18 years who regularly come to play one or the other game at sports club were

selected as the subjects for the study purpose. Product moment correlation coefficient test (r

at 0.05 level of significance) was applied to test hypothesis. Result of the study shows that

there is not any significant relationship found between running performance and vital

capacity. There is negative significant relationship between running performance and fatigue

index, and leg muscles mass whereas positive significant relationship between running

performance and BMI, and Body fat.

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TRACING THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRESERVICE TEACHERS’ EFFICACY BELIEFS IN TEACHING ECONOMICS DURING EXPANDED MICROTEACHING.

Sneha Raikar & Kalpana Kharade

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1415 - 1435

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The present study investigated the development of teaching efficacy in pre-service teachers

before and after their engagement with the expanded microteaching programme in

compliance with Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) environment. In this

study, the expanded microteaching sessions were conducted to enhance efficacy beliefs of

PSETs in teaching economics effectively. This approach was tried with 20 PSETs in Pillai

College of Education & Research, Mumbai during the academic year 2012-13. The design of

the Intervention Programme used in the study was informed by a theoretical framework

derived from the literature in the fields of learning environments, expanded microteaching

approach, computer supported collaborative environment, community of learners and

efficacy beliefs about economic concepts. It was found that PSETs’ views of practicing

teaching changed positively and their efficacy beliefs augmented after the application of

expanded microteaching assessment task in CSCL environment. Consistent with Bandura’s

social cognitive theory, the inclusion of CSCL environment and expanded microteaching

experiences into economics methods course contributed to positive changes in PSETs’ beliefs

regarding economics teaching. performance and BMI, and Body fat.

Key words: Preservice economics teachers, Economics teaching efficacy beliefs, micro teaching,
CSCL, expanded microteaching.

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ATTITUDE OF STUDENTS TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PUNJAB (INDIA)

Surinder Kumar Jindal

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1436 - 1442

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Purpose of the present study was to compare the attitude of urban-rural and male-female

secondary school students towards environmental education programme being implemented

in their schools and gender by locale interaction on their attitude. An Attitude Towards

Environmental Education Programme Scale (ATEEPS) was developed and used for the

study. Sample consisted of 1824 students of classes IX and X drawn from 36 schools selected

randomly from 6 different districts belonging to the three traditional geographical regions

(Majha, Malwa and Doaba) of the state of Punjab (India). The sampled schools were further

classified into three categories – large, medium and small-sized schools on the basis of the

size of student-population. From each of these schools, a cluster of first 80, 50 and 20

students, respectively, available as per roll numbers on the particular day of study was taken

up. Data analysis was done through 2-way 2x2 ANOVA. Urban-rural or male-female

secondary school students did not significantly differ in their attitude towards environmental

education programme. No differential effect of the one variable at the different levels of the

other variable was found to be there.

Key words: Attitude towards Environmental Education Programme, Environmental Education,

Attitude, Environmental Education Programme.

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A STUDY MARATHI FEMALE SAINT ‘KANHOPATRA’

Nivedita Deshmukh

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1443 - 1446

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Saint Kanhopatra was one of the famous saints in Maharashtra. Her lyrics (Abhangas ) were

famous. She had given the message of ‘NAAM MAHATMYA’through her Ovi. Her life were

full of sorrow. She was devotee of Vitthal. She implores Vithoba to be her saviour and

release her from the clutches of her profession. She offered her life on the feet of Vitthal.

Researcher studied Kanhopatra’s life and literature through this research.

Key words: Maharashtra’s Saint Kanhopatra’s Life , Lyrics.

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ATTITUDE BUILDING, AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION

S. Lakshmi Narayanan

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1447 - 1450

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The teacher’s role in the classroom demands knowledge, vision, self motivation and values.

With the implementation of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation up to secondary level

aiming at all round development of students, demands right attitude and service mind from

the teachers. While teacher education is the process of making these teachers, its curriculum

and training methodologies should have an adequate ingredient of all the above mentioned

attributes on demand in modern era. Teachers with right frame of mind and positive attitude

are the need of the hour in the current scenario.

Key words: Attitude , skills, teacher education

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TEACHER EDUCATION FOR LIBERATING LEARNING

Sanjay Kumar Sharma & Sonam Bansal

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1451 - 1462

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“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire!” (William Butler Yeats).

Education happens in many contexts –at home, among friends, at school, other activities, etc–All

of our vital experiences make us grow and mature; some more than others, some otherwise than

others. By their ability to make learners experiment many real situations, active learning methods

make learning easier, acting as a catalyser and reducing the gap between theoretical knowledge

and practical skills. They allow the full development of the person using some natural impulses –

discovery, experimentation, meeting diversity, etc. This sort of experiential learning enhances a

practical approach when coping with new or unusual situations. In the 21st century this is an

asset for everyday life. People do not learn only at school, but also outside. We test and we also

learn about life through our body, our senses, all our emotions and sensibility. The educator, as a

facilitator, has a key role to support this situational learning process – which makes him, indeed,

a tutor. As talent liberators, these pedagogies want to help young people discover and develop

their full potential to find their own path of life. Many educational trends have developed

strategies for learning beyond traditional school curriculum. The child or learner is no longer

someone into whom knowledge is poured; he becomes the master of his own learning. The child

becomes the one who develops his multiple intelligences: he himself can choose what he will

learn. Thus, through active teaching, he will choose not just for himself but also for and with his

community of peers – sharing projects, organization and action. This vision of the human being –

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CONTROL OF DIABETES MELLITUS BY THE USE OF POMEGRANATE RIND EXTRACT

Garima Tyagi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1463 - 1468

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Rind also known as trash, waste, garbage, junk, litter, is unwanted or useless materials. Waste is

directly linked to human development, both technologically and socially. Waste is sometimes a

subjective concept, because items that some people discard may have value to others. It is widely

recognized that waste materials are a valuable resource. Such concepts are colloquially expressed

in western culture by such idioms as

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”

To prove this idiom, use of pomegranate rind extract is an appreciable effort. Proper utilization of

rind is helpful in controlling diabetes and also leads to eco safe environment at no extra cost.

Diabetes mellitus is a spectrum of inherited and acquired disorder that is characterized by

elevated circulating blood glucose levels.

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DISCOURSE ON INNOVATIVE TEACHING PRACTICES

Payel Ganguly

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1469 - 1477

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It is pertinent to state that the teachers are the hub to quality education. Teachers must

update, enrich and renew self in order to master the new method of teaching. It means that

innovative teaching strategies are undertaken due to those needs to cope with pressure and

problems from the social changes the need to utilize research findings geared towards

teaching and learning, the need to explore opportunities with potential for education that is

more relevant to the world and at the same time facilitating effective teaching and learning

process. We are all that the realities of today’s high complexities of tomorrow’s world. These

hands must be on desk to help teachers and students broaden their skills competencies if they

are operate effective in the present world.

Key words: innovation, reform, change, innovative teaching practices, teaching methodology.

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MODES OF RESISTANCE IN DALIT FEMINISM: AN INSIGHT INTO BAMA’S SANGATI

Prasara V P

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1206 - 1214

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Dalit literature is a recent form of subaltern literature with its prime focus on the social

ostracization and marginalization of the oppressed communities like Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes and religious minorities. Dalit literature and dalit activism became

rampant in the twentieth century especially in Southern India. In Tamil Nadu a laudable

attempt to couple penniyam (feminism) and dalityam (dalit studies) has been recorded by

Bama, whose Sangati speaks of the hitherto unheard annals of dalit women. Through

Sangati, Bama tries to bounce back the bi-fold oppression of dalit women. Sangati is more of

a celebration of dalit female identity. Bama\\\'s women are no longer subjugated; they assert

their individuality through education and collective action. Their resistance - both passive

and active to oppression makes Sangati a piquant depiction of the Dalit cause. The paper

titled "Modes of Resistance in Dalit Feminism: An Insight into Bama\\\'s Sangati" dissects the

stark realities of dalit lives and their commendable attempts to upraise socially.

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QUALITY CONCERN IN EDUCATION THROUGH GLOBALISATION OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN INDIA.

Vivek Nath Tripathi & Krishna Pal

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1495 - 1502

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Quality Teachers for quality education and many events are taking place around the world to

promote the ideal from the grassroots on up to the highest levels of government. We can not

wait for the government to do it all for the quality concerns in Education as globalization

operates on internet time in the fast moving happenings throughout the world .Globalization

which does mean the opening of the door to the world in each aspect of economic sphere

which happens to be transfer of technology , resources ,manpower , skill, to the foreign

countries as well as that of the foreign countries transfer to our countries.Education being

the fundamental aspect of economic reform and so if the basic pillar of the country

strengthened then it is obvious nature that economy will grow at a very high rate in the

globalized economy. Globalization and education is closely related to each other. Since new

econo,ic policy (1991) , Indian economy adopted the broad policy of globalization,

privatization, and liberalization through which globalization of education system happens to

be the icon of the modern Indian economy who dreams to be the developed country by 2020

as said by A.P.J .Abdul Kalam , former president of India.Globalization of the Indian

education system does necessitates the popular notions of the one world , global villagewhich predominantly contributed for the rise of living standards , improvement in health and

education , technology advancement , especially in the area of communication and computers

during this period . In this paper , the authors intends to find out , how quality concerns in

the education is the major aspects due to the happenings of globalization of education system

. The most important and the urgent reform needed in the education while relates the basic

needs of the life and aspirations of the people also fulfill the broad objective of education i.e

the overall development of the human being as stated by M. K. Gandhi . This paper also

intends to find out how due to globalization social , economic, and cultural transformation is

necessary to modify the National goal as it happens to increases the productivity of the

people which accelerates social and National integration through the process of

modernization which cultivates social , moral, and spiritual values in the globalized

world.the potential use of teacher profiles to drive staff development and academic

improvement is explored.

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COMPARISON OF EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO SEX, SES AND LOCAL OF SCHOOLS

R.D.Mistry

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1503 - 1508

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The study is aimed at comparing Emotional Intelligence of groups in pairs classified on the basis

of sex, locale of school and their SES. Survey the method used and the study was conducted on a

representative sample of 450 standard IX pupils drawn from the two Tahasils of Dhule District of

Maharashtra. The findings revealed that boys and girls are nearly same at their emotional

intelligence level. But, Low SES and High SES, Urban and Rural pupils are differ in all

dimensions of Emotional Intelligence.

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STUDY OF CORRELATION BETWEEN EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

R.D.Mistry

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1509 - 1516

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The study is aimed at finding the relationship between the components of Emotional Intelligence

and the Achievement facilitating variables – sex, local of school and SES. Sunny was the method

used and the study was conducted on a representative sample of 450 standard IX pupils drawn

from the Dhule district of Maharashtra. The findings revealed that there exist a marked

significant relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Achievement facilitating variable

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LITERATURE OF BIAS: INTERCULTURAL AND CROSS-BORDER COMPARISONS BETWEEN DALIT LITERATURE AND BLACK AMERICAN WRITINGS

Preeti Oza

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1517 - 1527

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Dalit and Black American communities have had similar experiences of historical

marginalization which gave rise to their cumulative shame as well as anger. The contribution of

Dalit literature has been immense: (i) First and foremost, it effectively threatened the Brahmanic

hegemony from literature (ii) Second, is concentrated Dalit masses for assertion, protest and

mobilization. (iii) Third is stirred up thinking in Dalit intellectuals and catalyzed creation of

organic intellectuals of Dalits. (iv) Fourth, given that the level of literacy been particularly low

among Dalits, the emergence of Dalit literature where both the writers and readers are mostly

Dalits, is itself an evidence of a profound change taking place in Indian society.

Similarly, the ever changing nature of American life and the vigorous versatility and all

encompassing spread of a written record are the marks of American literature. It is an accepted

fact that social forces do make a distinct imprint on literature, especially in America where the

democratic processes bring the people into immediate familiarity with cultural forces and

American literature has responded admirably to such pressures. Literature can become a bridge

that connects the past with the present emphasizing the diachronic value of certain texts. It also

help the nation , community and individual to reconsider their priorities. It can reaffirm the

belief in the unity of mankind all across the globe.

Key-words: Marginalization, Dalit literature, Black Amrican writings

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ENVIRONMENT SUSTENANCE THROUGH WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

Ritu Madhan & Deepa Rathi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1535 - 1542

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Laundry forms an invisible yet important part of the hospitality business by making a statement for

the quality of services offered. Laundering procedures followed in hotels in India have made a

transition gradually moving from hand washing and pressing to mechanized laundries. Five star

hotels started having in-house laundries since 1970s. Research indicates in-house laundries give

the hotels benefits like maintaining high standards of quality, reduce the stocks required, increase

self sufficiency and flexibility while maintaining consumer satisfaction.

Thus the objective was to study the amount of water used by an in-house laundry, evaluate the

quality of water and assess the amount of chemicals in the drain water after the process of

laundering. The study was conducted in five star hotels in Mumbai. Tools employed to collect the

data were multi-method such as questionnaire and interview schedule, sample collection andtesting (fresh water and drain water samples). Tests were conducted to evaluate the quality of

water and to assess the nature and amount of residual chemicals in the drain water.

The results reveal that the hotels having in-house laundries maintain the quality of water used, by

conducting daily checks on the fresh water. Results from the data collected show that the drain

water is filtered in effluent treatment plants and reused for gardening and flushing purposes. 2% of

the entire water used for laundering is drained. Stringent checks at all points by the hotels ensure

that the residual chemicals in the drain water do not exceed specified limits as standardized by the

Pollution Control Board, thus ensuring an eco-friendly environment.

Key-words

In-house laundries: Fully functional laundry situated within the hotel premises

Five star hotels: Hotels accredited with five star rating by FHRAI

Dhobi-ghats: Open air Laundromats

Commercial out-source laundry vendor: Establishment undertaking washing and pressing of soiled

linen for institutions

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A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVING HIGH AND LOW ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION

Jasraj Kaur

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1560 - 1566

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The aim of the present study was to study the academic achievement of college students having high

and low achievement motivation. The sample comprised of 100 college students of Patiala district of

Punjab. The research tools used were Personal Data Form and Deo-Mohan Achievement

Motivation Scale by Deo-Mohan (2002). The findings indicated that the students having high

achievement motivation were better in academic achievement than the students having low

achievement motivation.

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EFFECT OF CAI PROGRAM ON IMMEDIATE AND LONG TERM RECALL

Suresh Chandra R. Joshi

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1567 - 1572

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The purpose of this study was to find out whether method using instructional technology is

more effective teaching tool than tradition teaching method to produce immediate and long term

recall of information. Experimental research method was used to conduct the study. The sample for

the study comprised 60 students of X std. placed in two equal groups. CAI and lecture methods were

used to teach contents of mensuration. One group was taught by lecture method and other group

was set for self learning using CAI program. Findings of the study reveal that students recall 72%

information after 3 hours and 21% after one week. Results of the study also show that CAI group

was more effective for immediate recall.

Key Words : CAI Program , Immediate Recall , Long Term Recall

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AREAS & TECHNIQUES IN SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Suhas Nivrutti Bhairat

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1573 - 1580

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Sports psychology consists combined study of Kinesiology and Psychology. It shows effect of participation in sports & exercise affects psychological & physical factors. Personality, Youth Sports, Coaching, Team Dynamics, Evolutionary perspectives are common areas of study in Sports Psychology. Arousal regulation, Goal setting, Imagery, Preperformance routines, Self-talk are commonly used Techniques in Sports Psychology

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MICRO FINANCE & MICRO CREDIT AS A SOLUTIONS FOR THE INCOME, CONSUMPTION AND INVESTMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH SHG IN MAHARASHTRA

Navnath Tupe & Jyoti Kamble

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1581 - 1590

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The present study assess the benefits of micro finance and micro credit through SHG especially in Maharashtra and the benefits in terms of income, consumption and investment for the women Entrepreneurs working in SHGs. The focus is made on the working scenario and the role of the institutions like NABARD to meet the adequate requirement of the SHG. While in some situation the role of microfinance is found quite unsatisfactory due to some deprivations like caste, gender, landlessness & illiteracy. But the noteworthy is that in terms of distribution of loan and small finance cycle is regulating in a proper channel due the Cluster of SHGs to the women entrepreneurs. The domestic violence and equality is reduced with the participation of the women in the economic activities.

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RETAIL MARKETING

A. N. Tamragundi & Arjun D Koli

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1591 - 1600

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Indian retailing is being seen as a potential goldmine. India Ranks Fifth among the top 30 emerging

markets for retail in the current year. Government of India has also opened the door for the retailing

giants to enter into the markets. So the Indian retailing business play a significant role, as compared

to other countries and the retailing industry in India is divided into organized and unorganized

sector, but the Indian retail sector is highly fragmented with a major share of its business is being

run by unorganized retailers (more then 93 per cent) like the traditional family run stores and

corner stores. The organized retail sector (only 7 per cent) in India is still at a developmental stage,

characterized by a very small number of players trying to create a new paradigm. The major

challenges before organized sectors are to shift the customer purchasing practices from unorganized

to organized stores. But the organized retail stores are still failed to understand the buying behavior

of Indian customers. Availability of Technology and skilled labour is another major challenge of

organized sector.

But, apart from these challenges, India’s booming economy is a major source of opportunity. It is

the third largest in the world in terms of purchasing power. India is the second fastest growing

major economy in the world. The Indian consumer spend average grocery at 42% of monthly, so it is

major opportunity to organized and unorganized sectors to concentrate more on grocery and other

food items.

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COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON EDUCATION

Satvinderpal Kaur

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1601 - 1608

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Education is the tool for social, economic and cultural development of the nation. For the development of sound system of higher education it is required that it should be adequately funded and financed by the state. A comparative analysis reveals that the success story of developed nations is better traced through their public expenditure on education. Percentage share of public expenditure of developed nations always remained more than that of developing nations. Public expenditure on education for India is an embarrassingly low ratio even by the standards of other developing countries.Sweden and Norway have highest ranking in Human Development Index (HDI) also have highest public expenditure on education.Within India an interstate comparison shows that annual government expenditure per student is least (Rs. 371) in Assam and highest (Rs.1709) in Himachal Pradesh. This corresponding figure is Rs. 688 for all India. When compared with per student expenditure by private it is emerged that in India, Punjab and Haryana have high ratios of privatization of school education and annual private expenditure per student is approximately four times as compared to government expenditure per student.

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RUGVEDIK VARN VYAVSTHA KI SANSKRUTIK VIVECHANA

Birpal Singh

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1609 - 1612

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THE RIVER BASIN AS AN IDEA: THE SOCIAL LIFE OF A MANAGEMENT UNIT

Dr. Saurabh Singhal

Received Date: 14/05/2013 | Accepted Date: 20/06/2013 | Published Date: 04/07/2013

Issue: May-Jun, 2013 | Volume/Issue:1/6 | Page No.: 1613 - 1615

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The river basin is so firmly established as the natural unit for managing water that its status is rarely questioned. This paper questions it. It argues that the basin, far from being a self-evident given handed down by nature, is a concept with a social and political history, adopted for particular reasons and carrying particular consequences, and that treating it as the obvious container for water management obscures as much as it reveals. Drawing on the critical scholarship that traces the social life of the river-basin idea, the paper shows how the basin came to be enshrined as the organizing unit of integrated water management, why its hydrological logic is more ambiguous than it appears, and how the choice of the basin as the unit of management privileges some actors, scales, and problems while marginalizing others. It does not argue that the basin should be abandoned, but that it should be recognised as a choice rather than a fact, one whose merits must be weighed against its costs in each setting rather than assumed. Seeing the basin as a constructed unit, the paper concludes, is a precondition for using it wisely.

Keywords: river basin; scale; integrated water resources management; water governance; hydro social