The cognitive style, social disadvantage and interest are important factors for the development of Scholastic Achievement in Chemistry. The investigator has tried to find out differences ,relationships between and predictions of influences of the predictor variables to ward, criterion variable- of Chemistry on the performance of Boys and and Girls at the senior secondary level of education. As a result there was no difference in the cognitive style ,social disadvantages and various items of interest with the scholastic achievement in Chemistry. Cognitive style ,interest and favourable social situation are integral part of development process. In any education system and scholastic achievement of each student.

Solapur district is called the Granary of Jawar. But fruit farming sector of this district has witnessed significant change in the last two decades. Because the employment guarantee scheme of the state of Maharashtra was promoted fruit farming in the district. At the beginning of 1980 there was very small area (2025 hectares) which was concentrated the various fruit crops in this district. The concentration is due to the various natural factors as well as human factors also. Grapevine cultivation is also on the rise in tremendously and concentrated in particular area of the district. Pandharpur, N. Solapur, Barshi etc. tahsils are well concentrated the grapevine. Recently Solapur district was sharing about 5% of the stats total area of this fruits cultivation. Fruit farming incidental to provision of drought prone area in Solapur district. In the present research paper the major objective is to understand the concentration of Grapevine cultivation. For this investigation (2004-05) year is selected.

Every nation whether developed or developing links its future with the status of the children. But even after sixty-four years of independence, many children still do not manage to enroll and many more drop out of the school education system. To enjoy the future, parliament and Indian people made efforts to bring about the act- ‘Right to Education’. However, there is a question, whether the increase in enrollment necessarily reflect expansion of education because a child who is just on the register of the class is counted as enrolled irrespective of the fact that whether (s)he actually attend the class. Poor Pupil Teacher ratio leaves no doubt as regards the quality and attention, which is being provided to the children. Going by RTE norms, many more schools and infrastructure is to be planned and at least a million teachers will need to be freshly recruited and trained. UNESCO identified teacher-education institutions and teacher educators as key change agents in reorienting education to address sustainability. Teachers, Administrative setup and Policy making are the torch bearers in creating social cohesion, national integration and a learning society. This Paper focuses on the aspect- the role of teacher education institutions in reorienting education.

Globalisation is a process through which an increasingly free flow of ideas, people, goods, services and capital would lead to the integration of economies and Societies. It is a complex and multi-faceted phenomena which has put an ineradicable impression on all the spheres and levels of life, resulting in growing independence of people across the globe. The Education system is reacting differently to the changes in the world’s new economic, political and cultural orders which are changing because of globalisation. It is only through improving the educational status of a society that the multi-faceted development of its people can be ensured. That is why it has become essential for each and every person whether he is a policy maker, reform designer, or educational leader, to understand the impact of globalisation on the process of teaching and learning. Our paper will focus on teacher education in context of globalisation that should respond to the profound global changes taking place in the world today. Teachers training courses should be planned, implemented and assessed thoroughly for the teacher trainees in context of globalisation. Only then our teachers will be globalised in real terms and it is only then we can say that the future generation of our country is in right hands.

Inclusive growth means to link everyone directly with the growth process. In other words it means that fruits of growth must reach to the bottom layers of population as well. Inequalities of all types have increased over time and has caused distorted growth pattern. To develop the bottom layers inclusive growth is must Empower the people of young India by providing them proper food, education, health, facilities, skill formation etc. Inclusive growth refers both to the pace and pattern of growth, which are considered Interlinked, and therefore in need to be addressed together. The idea that both the pace and pattern Of growth are critical for achieving a high, sustainable growth record, as well as poverty Reduction, is consistent with the findings in the growth report: strategies for sustained growth And inclusive development (commission on growth and development, 2008). The commission Notes that inclusiveness – a concept that encompasses equity, equality of opportunity, and Protection in market and employment transitions – is an essential ingredient of any successful Growth strategy. The commission on growth and development (2008) considers systematicInequality of opportunity “toxic” as it will derail the growth process through political channels or Conflict. Here we emphasize the idea of equality of opportunity in terms of access to markets, Resources, and unbiased regulatory environment for businesses and individuals.5 The inclusive growth approach takes a long term perspective as the focus is on productive Employment rather than on direct income redistribution as a means of increasing incomes for Excluded groups. In the short run, governments could use income distribution schemes to Attenuate negative impacts on the poor of policies intended to jump start growth, but transfer Schemes cannot be an answer in the long run and can be problematic also in the short run.

The purpose of this paper to know the expenditure on the religious purpose of the Peshwa period. As well as to focus on the religious traditions In this research paper I tried to research on interdisciplinary topic, economy is most important aspect for any power. In Peshwa period Marathas used various sources to earn the money like chouthai,khandani etc.also there was various way of expenditure of the government. In this paper I focus on the religious expenditure of the Peshwa period. Religious factors were very important to study of the social history of the Marathas

Human rights refer to the most fundamental rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled. Human rights are inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status. We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. “Human rights means the right relating to life,liberty,equality and dignity of the individual guaranted by the constitution or embodied in international covenants and enforced by courts in India.”

In an era of Knowledge based society, where all round socio-economic development of the country is aimed to be achieved by adoption of the most recent technological and informative tools, of which management and computerization are the prime components. With respect to Indian Higher Education system education at the pace of the learner and at the ‘Space’ of the learner (through internet etc.) is a vibrant example. Even a literate person flabbergasted, due to his inability to cope with the abundance of information that is doled at his disposal, due to these modern interventions. Indian Institution of higher learning therefore need to bear in mind these impacts while attempting to accept the modern management and computerized interventions into their systems. The investigator identified Organizational support, Leadership, Training & development, Resources are the predominant themes of ICT adoption process in higher education. To effectively integrate ICT tools into teaching and learning practices, faculty must not only learn how to use technology, but also fundamentally change the way they teach. This paper also throws light on knowledge management and its role in higher education. For effective restructuring the existing Higher education, technology culture and information culture should go hand in hand.

The Role of teacher is progressively being broadened from that the expert who imparts knowledge to one that includes a mentor or guide, one who extends students deep understandings. In the establishment of human rights culture the role of teachers is undoubtedly illustrious. Teachers occupy a crucial position in the educational process and substantially influence the shaping of the future. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the teachers rights and responsibilities in schools/ universities in the Human Rights Education (HRE).

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme is implemented by the ministry of rural development underthe provision of MahatmaGandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee at ( MGLREGA ). The act coming to implementation on 2 Feb 2006. Firstly it was introduced in 200 hundred districts out of that most of the districts were under the category of backward districts of the country. Later on in the second step it was introduced in additional 130 districts in the year 2007-2008 and lastly the scheme was extended to all districts of the country from 1st April 2008 actually at present it was implemented in 625 districts in the country. The unique features of the act include time bound employment guarantee for 100 days in a financial year and wage payment within 15 days.

The present scenario requires people who are self learners, who have developed problem solving abilities and who are capable of change management. To develop problem solving ability and abstract thinking, education must use constructivist approach to teaching. Efforts are being made by the educationists as to how to improve teaching-learning methods so as to result in better understanding of the concepts and better learning skills. This has led to ‘constructivism’ as a trend in the pedagogy where teacher’s role is that of a facilitator and the students ‘construct’ their own understanding and are made responsible for their own learning. Bruner, Ausubel and Vygotsky are the psychologists who advocate constructivism. It makes necessary for us to look for methodologies to achieve an effective instruction, that is, a teaching that is conducive to meaningful learning. Concept mapping is one such effective constructivist approach to teaching of science. The author in this paper presents the effectiveness of an instructional module involving concept mapping strategy of teaching science on conceptual clarity and attitude towards learning among secondary school students.

The present papers summarises the actual applications of open source software’s and web 2.0 tools in teaching & learning process at SHPT school of library science. Such applications can be implanted by any other faculty of arts, commerce, science etc for their teaching & learning purpose. In case of Open Source software, the Zotero and in case of Web 2.0 tools, the Wikispaces are explained in connections with how these can be used in giving assignments to the students. There are other open source software’s included in the paper such as open office and web 2.0 tools such as social networking sites, how they can be a platform of communication among the students and professional community

A teaching method comprises the principles and methods used for instruction. Commonly used teaching methods may include class participation, demonstration, recitation, memorization, or combinations of these. The choice of an appropriate teaching method depends largely on the information or skill that is being taught, and it may also be influenced by the aptitude and enthusiasm of the students.

The teacher should be Accountable is a which,in the public mind has assumed sufficient importance. The National policy on Education states that norms for he Accountability of teachers should be developed.In the programme of Action formulated for implementing for their social and professional responsibilities.Before this,Accountability was never questioned.The accountability should start with them alone.

The study is designed for finding the attitude of B. Ed. teacher-trainees of Arts and Science Stream towards Educational Statistics. For the present study the investigator randomly selected the 100 B.Ed. teacher-trainees from College of Education, Nashik. Out of this 50 teacher-trainees are of Arts and 50 are of Science Stream. In it 25 male and 25 female teacher-trainees of Arts stream, and 25 male and 25 female teacher-trainees of Science stream. Appropriate analysis was carried out on the collected data. It was found that there is a significant difference in the Mean scores of attitude towards Educational Statistics of male and female teacher-trainees of Arts stream. But there is no significant difference in the mean scores of attitude towards Educational Statistics of male and female teacher-trainees of Science stream, male teacher-trainees of Arts and Science stream, female teacher-trainees of Arts and Science stream and combined teacher-trainees of Arts and Science Stream

Empowerment refers to increasing the spiritual, political, social or economic strength of individuals and communities. Empowerment and autonomy of women and the improvement of their political, social, economic and health status is both a highly important end in itself and necessary for the achievement of sustainable human development. The role played by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, as chairperson of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution, has left imprint on the social tapestry of the country after independence, and shaped the socio-political fabric of the India today. It would have been a different India without him and, in a probability, a much more inequitable and unjust one. He attempted to forge India’s moral and social foundations a new and strove for a political order of the constitutional democracy that is sensitive to disadvantaged, inherited from the past or engendered by prevailing social relations. Dr. Ambedkar had the highest academic credential for an Indian of his time, and his erudition and scholarship have been widely acknowledged.

There are various approaches to conflict management and we generally rely on one style – our dominant style. The effectiveness of the style would depend on the type of the situation and the people one is dealing with (Level and Galle, 1988). Pareek (’97) has outlined eight approaches to conflict management namely resignation, withdrawal, diffusion, appeasement, confrontation, compromise, arbitration and negotiation. The first four are avoidance modes and the last four are approach modes. Understanding variables which influence the process of conflict management will help achieve such flexibility. The aim of the present study was to indentify the effect of type of situation (educational and management institutes), gender (male and female) and thinking styles (legislative, executive and judicial) on the style of conflict management. A step wise multiple regression analysis showed legislative style of thinking to be a significant predictor of the use of diffusion style to manage conflict. The appeasement and arbitration styles were predicted to be used by people with an executive and judicial style of thinking. An overall paired sample ttest revealed that people are more likely to use approach rather than avoidance modes of conflict management. Various shortcomings of the present study and directions for future research are discussed.

Social networking sites are very effective media to get in touch with our family, friends and current important social events. No doubt it is a faster media than the news papers. Besides communication with friends, family members and entertainment social media can be effectively used for the educational purpose also. College students can form groups and can share their views, material discuss about various things. This study was undertaken in keeping a view that how many students use social networking sites for the educational purpose. For this study 200 students studying in B.Ed. colleges were studies with survey method. The research reveled that a little percentage of students use social media for the educational purpose. Most of the students use it for the purpose of entertainment and to keep in touch with friends.

Education needs the new trend and research work it enrich the quality of education. Psychology gives many important clarifications about educational process and it enhance the learning and teaching process always (Learning theories) and this theory focus on pedagogy. The theory of multiple intelligence based on the psychological base which focuses on student’s learning style and academic achievement. The American psychologist Dr.Harvard Gardner define about multiple intelligence he mention that every person have many kind of intelligence which effect on his learning this different kind of intelligence have their own characteristic and if we identify that characteristic closely we get more information of that student. To know about this scenario we must implement this theory in our teacher’s training also in theoretically and practically.

Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) increases the availability of research to the academic community worldwide, increase the exposure to potential employers, improve student understanding of electronic publishing issues and reduces the need for library space. Technical innovations are changing the way we communicate and share information around the globe. In addition to the multimedia aspects discussed above, the ETD will be given an address on the World Wide Web after it is publicly released so it can be accessible worldwide. The purpose of this paper is to give an overview of electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) as important and unique collections that facilitate open acces

enough to keep employees only happy and satisfied but also imperative to engage them suitably. An engaged employee is someone who is on a mission everyday, which a satisfied employee may not be. Employee engagement in an organisation is associated mainly with job satisfaction, intention to stay and job performance. Companies with a greater number of engaged employees typically have lower operating costs, higher customer satisfaction and higher profits. There is a tangible monetary benefit to companies investing time and resources in fostering higher engagement within their employees. The task of precisely defining employee engagement is still ongoing, but it is most often defined in terms of behaviours exhibited in the workplace. Engaged employees are prepared to go the extra mile in pursuit of workplace excellence. An engaged employee is identifiable by workplace behaviours such as losing track of time as they are so absorbed in the task at hand. Retail industry is one of the fastest growing industries where customer service is the most crucial factor. Unless/until employees are well trained, well groomed and passionate about their job they can’t provide proper services to the customers. In other words, we can say that if the people are not engaged in their jobs they won’t be able to provide good customer service. With this in view the aim of the research undertaken was to study the extent to which employees are engaged in their jobs with special reference to employees of large sized organised retail sector. An attempt is made to understand how much employees are committed to achieve the organization’s objectives and how much the organization respects the personal aspiration and ambitions of its employees.

In the current study the researcher has studied the Psycho-social development of children with moderate mental retardation from residential schools. The pre-testing was done by administering the Behaviour Assessment Scales for Indian Children with Mental Retardation by Reeta Peshawaria and S. Venkatesan. After pre-testing Intervention Program was planned. Approximately five sessions for every item from each domain for each student from experimental groups of residential school during the period of 6-7 weeks were conducted. After the intervention Program post-testing was done by administering the same scales stated above. The results in consolidated manner indicated that except on domestic-social domain, on remaining five domains, viz., motor, ADL, language, reading-writing, number-time, and prevocational, overall the MMRs show poor performance at pretesting level. To lift them up from that level, the intervention has to be more rigorous. It has also shown that no significant gender difference was found as a result of psychological intervention.

Claude McKay (1889-1948) is a pioneering-poet of Harlem Renaissance. In the early 20th century, the Americans saw a revival of African Culture and its expression through many artistic forms like music, dancing and poetry. McKay was born with ‘black and blue’ colour and brought up in the racial Jamaica. So very early in his life he was exposed to the racial-attitude of the white people. As a result, racial consciousness had become a part and parcel of his life. He was one of the members of the group of very sensitive black intellectuals and artists who had gathered in the name of race and colour, to give an unprecedented exposure to their problems, hopes and aspirations. McKay had added his colourful dash to this invaluable task don

Present study is an attempt to explore and access gender description among rural women through the women’s view point. The study area is the Eastern division of Himalayan state of Uttarakhand (India). Keeping in view the vast ecological variation the study area is divided into four ecological zones named as Shiwaliks, Lesser Himalaya, Great Himalaya and Trance Himalaya. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 25 villages from study area giving due representation to each ecological zones. Descriptive statistical techniques were used for the analysis of the data. The general status of women was reported low to very low by 95.46 percent of respondents. Social environment, less productive subsistence agriculture resulted in drudger were the main causes. The discrimination against women was reported by 47.47 percent respondents. Lack of education and lack of employment and Independent economic status was reported the main cause for it. 63.13 percent respondents had the opinion that there is no equal opportunity in education, employment and economic activities for women. The causes for this discrimination were the prevailing tradition and lack of social freedom and independence in decision making. Interestingly 95.45 percent women differentiated between their male and female children; with major cause that male child is the heir of the family and the future bread earner. A big intra zonal variation was found; especially between the women of Trans Himalayan Bhotiya tribe and the rest Kumaonies. Because of their less conservative society, trade & handicraft oriented economy and lesser importance to agriculture and animal husbandry, women of Trans Himalayan zone suffered lesser discrimination and avail more opportunity.

This research was to study the work experience and multiple uses in teaching. It helps improvement the quality of education. Work experience is closely related to basic education. The programme of basic education involves work experience for all students in the primary and secondary school. The research method was used in this research was survey method and interview techniques. The sample of the study was purposively selected in the primary and secondary school in Kolhapur district. The finding and suggestion were mentioned in research paper.

Hugh MacLennan (1907-1990), a distinguished modern Canadian novelist, was born in the remote coal-mining town of Glace Bay in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He received his bachelor’s degree and won a Rhodes Scholarship which took him to Oriel College, Oxford where he worked slavishly on the exceptionally difficult course of studies called Honour Moderations and Literae Humaniores. He acquired a research degree in Classics at Princeton University, America. Within three years, for his Ph.D., he wrote a thesis on the decline of an early Roman Colony in Egypt, which was later published as Oxyrhynchus: An Economic and Social Study.

Dilip Chitre, a well-known Indian bilingual poet, lived the prime years of his life in the city of Mumbai. As a young poet, he was deeply influenced by the haunting sociocultural milieu of this city. Naturally, the throbbing metropolis became a recurring background of many of his poems. With the passage of time the stature of the city increased thereby taking in its fold not only Dilip Chitre’s poetry but also his personal life. It became a living character in his poems which kept on moving, speaking, laughing, dancing, changing and even sometimes censuring itself. It seems to be a character full of flesh and blood moving as per its desire all over the poetic canvas of Dilip Chitre. That is why this paper studies the life and poetry of Dilip Chitre with reference to the presence of the city of Mumbai in them with an intention to find out how Chitre has handled this unavoidable character of the city in his poems and also the extent to which it has influenced the personal as well as the poetic life of Dilip Chitre.

Protest in all its variety and degree of intensity has been a buzzword in cultural studies all over the world. Naturally, literature is not an exception to it. Literature as a reflection of socio-politico-cultural milieu of the artist is definitely an area that enables to explore the life and times of a man who created it and his ideology in relation to various aspects of his life. That is why, this paper attempts to trace the aesthetics of protest in subaltern literature with special reference to ‘The Branded’, a brilliantly decoded life-story of a man who, along with hundreds of similar communities, was branded as a criminal by the socio-religio-political structure of India. Attempts are also made to see how the narrator develops his story as a paradigm to illustrate his concept of aesthetics and how it contradicts with the aesthetics of mainstream literature. The basic argument of this paper is to draw attention of the intelligentsia towards the new aesthetic principles underlying the literary output of the marginalized sections of the society and pass on a judgment on its aesthetic qualities.

Though short story as a distinct form of literature seems to be a very recent phenomenon, in fact, it has been there for many centuries, entertaining the listeners irrespective of their age, language, gender and country. It is observed that in the history of entertainment telling and listening stories has always occupied an important place. During the initial period, these stories were orally handed down from one generation to the next. However, with the passing of time, the writers began to write down the stories. The interest of the writers and listeners in the short story has given it a distinct form with its peculiar characteristic features. That is why, this paper aims to explore various aspects of short story and find out if these aspects are similar or otherwise to the aspects of other literary forms like novel and drama.

Rajaram Bapu Patil has faced lot of problems while taking his education. He was aware of the political, economical, social and religious condition of the people of Maharashtra. In the critical economical condition, it was not possible to take education to the children who were living in rural area. As a highly qualified, he knows that the society should progress comprehensively. In the paper contribution of Rajaram Bapu Patil for education is considered

Co-operation movement was introduced in India by social reformers in order to save people from the evil of money lenders and their malpractices. A large number of Indian people had been living in villages since ages. These people were uneducated, ignorant and unaware of agriculture and other development. This was the same situation of the people of Walwa taluka before independence. The paper attempts to consider the contribution of Walwa Dudh Sangh for the economic upliftment of Walwa taluka farmers.