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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | Infrastructural Facilities and the Practice of Vocational Business Education in Nigeria |
Country | : | Nigeria |
Authors | : | Egunjobi, John Olutope |
: | 10.9790/0837-19550105 |
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | A Snapshot of Role of Newspapers in the Contemporary Newspeak |
Country | : | India |
Authors | : | Dr. Malik Zahra Khalid, Dr. Aaliya Ahmed |
: | 10.9790/0837-19550611 |
Keywords: Newspaper, information, public opinion, national development, social issues
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | The Role of Ethics in Career Counselling in the 21st Century |
Country | : | Nigeria |
Authors | : | Managing Partner, Henry O. Ajagbawa & Associates |
: | 10.9790/0837-19551222 |
Abstract: Ethics remain the backbone of counselling in the unfolding complicated and interconnected global space where technology has made change a constant in life style. Counselling practice is guided by code of ethics and standards which provide a common base for the application and interpretation of assessment and evaluation tools in counselling work. A common thread running through all the codes of ethical standards are ethical requirements which calls on practitioners to observe some common theme of values and principles in the delivery of counselling services. But beyond the documented standards and guides are the mores and conventions which though have no legal and enforceable powers, form the basis of resolution of ethical issues in counselling. These foundational issues are values, principles and ethical traits in practitioners. The paper will develop a framework that links these concepts in explaining ethics in counselling, while some contemporary and evolving ethical issues like culture, law, morality, counsellor-client confidentiality, rights of minors, education and training, Gender and racial discrimination et all, which impacts on counselling work will be discussed.
Key words: Ethics, Counselling, Values, Principles, Culture,
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | The Sociological dimension of Tuberculosis: a Case Study |
Country | : | India |
Authors | : | Prof. (Dr.) Shilpa Khatri Babbar |
: | 10.9790/0837-19552333 |
Abstract: The Greeks named it 'phthisis' (meaning to waste); in the Roman times, this condition was referred to as 'tabes' (a near equivalent to phthisis); in the Vedic literature it is called 'sosha' or 'rajayakshma'. Once the English-speaking world developed, the familiar term 'consumption' - derived from the Latin term 'consumere' (meaning to, consume or wear away) - entered the literature. No matter whatever the label, tuberculosis (TB) till date remains the largest, single infectious cause of death in the world, despite the fact that it was almost a half century ago that the first antibiotic, streptomycin, was found to be effective against it. Almost all researches made till now have had a very limited focus, concentrating on tuberculosis as a mere 'medical phenomena'. In the current study an attempt has been made to render visibility to the passive, mute bodies of the patients and those who constitute their significant and generalized others. The focus has been to study the popular social perceptions held about disease.
Keywords: Directly Observed Treatment (Short-course), Others, Perceptions, Sosha, Stigma,
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | Road Accidental Analysis: A Case Study of Rajasthan State, India |
Country | : | India |
Authors | : | Dr. Sabiha Khan , Prof. I. M. Kayamkhani |
: | 10.9790/0837-19553440 |
Abstract: Today, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), motor vehicle crashes kill about 1.2 million people each year. That is set to rise to 2 million by 2020 unless new safety measures are taken, making road traffic injuries the third largest cause of death and disability. The present paper reviews on the road accidental analysis in the state of Rajasthan, India. In order to appreciate the scale of the problem in the state, it is common practice to relate the number of road accidents and deaths to demographic and vehicles in districts (administrative unit of a state) of Rajasthan.
Keywords: Deaths, Fatality Rate, Fatality Risk, Road Accidents, Severity Index
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Abstract: Dairy farming is a non-farm business activity in rural areas. It is the potentially one of the most important sectors of rapid socio-economic development of the rural area of India. Fast growth in this sector is essential not only to achieve higher productivity levels in livestock production but also for increase in rural house hold income & employment. The interdependence between agriculture and dairy is such that dairy uses wastes of agriculture and provides raw material to it. It is labor intensive and supports substantial employment in production processing and marketing. Dairy is both a business and a way of life. Research in dairy sector, by and large, has been based on economics of Small scale dairy farmer. That means calculation of cost in terms of expenditure related on feed of animals and benefits in terms of revenue earned by selling milk. There have been practically no efforts to begin a research from the very beginning. In this context, the behaviour agenda of the owner vis- a- vis personal characteristics are not considered to be a pertinent point of research. However, such information is required to undertake a research effort in a larger perspective and with a Trans-disciplinary approach. With this back ground the present effort aim at to find out Personal characteristics and behavior of Small scale dairy farmer.
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Abstract: This paper is based on the premise that the high unemployment of youth in Nigeria can be minimized and the crises arising therefrom can be greatly reduced and the economy strengthened if Nigeria develops a robust and virile maritime industry and quality vocational and technical education and training programme. The paper explains the terms maritime industry and vocational and technical education and highlighted the possible contribution of robust maritime activities to the nation's economy. It also addressed the importance of Vocational and technical education and training and its role in national development.
Keywords: Economic development, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Maritime Industry, National development, Technical Training, Vocational Education
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Abstract: The positive effects that Socio Economic Status and Parental Involvement have on students' academic achievement appear to be undeniable. The present paper compares Socio Economic Status as well as Parental Involvement in Education of students among Tribal, Fisherfolk and Muslim Majority Secondary Schools of Kerala. The sample constituted a representative sample of standard IX students from select Tribal Majority Secondary Schools from Palakkad and Wayanad Districts, Fisherfolk Majority Secondary Schools from Thrissur, Malappuram and Kozhikkode and Muslim Majority Secondary Schools from Malappuram District. The Percentage analysis was used for data analysis. Comparisons of the Socio Economic status of parents reveal that, number of illiterate parents in Tribal Majority Secondary Schools is relatively high. Most of the mothers are unemployed. Majority of fathers are both unskilled or skilled labourers and their monthly income ranges between Rs. 5,001 and Rs. 12,500/-. No parent earns more than Rs.27,500/-. Comparison of parental involvement shows that the mean scores of Parental Involvement in secondary school students' education in Tribal Majority Secondary Schools is relatively low. The proportion of students who rate moderate involvement in students' education is high. Percentage of students who rate high Parental Involvement in Tribal Majority Secondary Schools is relatively low. The findings of the study may provide an evidence for educators, administrators and policy makers in their efforts to make improve the Socio Economic status of parents and thereby their involvement in students' education.
Key Words: Socio-Economic Status, Parental Involvement, Tribal, Fisherfolk, Muslim, Secondary school
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | Maternal Over-Protection and Achievement Motivation among High School Students |
Country | : | India |
Authors | : | Manaswini Dash, Priti Sriranjan |
: | 10.9790/0837-19555762 |
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to examine the achievement motivation of adolescent boys and girls as a function of perceived maternal protection. In a quasi-experimental study, twenty five adolescents who perceive themselves as highly protected by their mothers were compared with another group of 25 adolescents who do not perceive themselves as highly protected, in terms of their achievement motivation. A sample of 100 students (N=100) studying in grades VIII, IX, and X were administered the Parent-Child Relationship Scale (Rao, 1989). On the basis of their scores on this scale, the top 25 and bottom 25 students comprised the high and low maternal protection groups respectively. Both the groups were administered the Rao's Achievement Motivation Test (D. Gopal Rao). In order to compare the two groups in terms of their achievement motivation scores an independent samples t-test was conducted. Results revealed a significant difference between the high and low maternal protection groups favouring the former with regard to achievement motivation. Results are discussed within the context of the present Indian Society.
Keywords: Achievement motivation, Care, Parental overprotection, Parent-child relation, Warmth
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Abstract: Realising the importance of writing in ESL classrooms, teachers are keen in devising various strategies that can help students to improve their writing skill. However, due to constraints, such as, time constraint and large number of students to attend to, teachers often find it difficult to provide feedback on students' written work. One of the ways that teachers can adopt in facilitating student revisions is through teacher written feedback. Past studies have shown that both teachers and students value teacher written feedback in the language classroom. This study investigates the effects of teacher written feedback on undergraduates' writing in an English L2 classroom at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, a local university in Malaysia. This study explores the use of three types of feedback- suggestion, criticism, and praise and which type of feedback from these three encourages student revisions. Mixed-method research design is used to obtain the data for this study. The success of revisions is discussed in terms of length and overall improvement in the revised compositions. This study reveals that all types of teacher written feedback encourage student revisions. In addition, findings also show that criticism type of feedback results in more successful revisions as it is more specific. The questionnaire also proves that students have positive attitude towards teacher written feedback.
Keywords: second language writing, student revisions, successful revisions, teacher written feedback,
undergraduates
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content feedback followed by form feedback the best method? Journal of Second Language Writing, 9(3), 227- 257.
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[4]. Chandler, J. (2003). The efficacy of various kinds of error feedback for improvement in the accuracy and fluency of L2 student writing. Journal of Second Language Writing. 267-296.
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Abstract: Throughout history, the relegation of certain nations, people, minds, and minority groups has been perceived as necessary by those in power in order to secure dominance. This dominance has created many subjugated groups positioned at the margin of their respective societies. In Angels in America, Tony Kushner engages himself in a project of resistance to long-standing gender stereotypes and exposes the allocations of power those stereotypes legitimate. Battling against normative heterosexuality, which retains its centrality in the American canon, Kushner explicitly foregrounds the daily tribulations of many gay characters attempting to make sense of the world in the mid 1980's. In his play, Kushner seeks to place gay men at the center of American history by acknowledging the pivotal role they had in the construction of "a national subject, polity, literature and theatre"1. Significantly, gay men are depicted as figures who establish identities that disempower the heterosexual hegemony and those who propagate it. This paper seeks to show how Kushner subverts the "heterosexual matrix" by suggesting a discourse that aims at blurring the dominant heteronormative sexual boundaries that perceive heterosexuality as the "norm" and homosexuality as it's opposite. The present study also seeks to articulate Kushner's adoption of Brechtian tenets as an attempt to induce social awareness of gay male oppression and provoke the audience to adopt counter oppressive stances.
Keywords: Brecht,empowerment, gender, heteronormativity, regulatory ideals, sexuality
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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | A Study of the Interest in Teaching among Teacher Trainees of Shillong |
Country | : | India |
Authors | : | Dr I. Syiem |
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Abstract: The present study has been conducted to find out the interest level of teacher trainees at the Secondary level. Further, significant differences between sex, type of qualification and locale of teacher trainees in teaching interest has been studied. A sample of 161 Secondary teacher trainees were randomly selected from two College of Teacher Education , Shillong city. The data was collected using the Kakar Interest in Teaching Scale developed by Dr S.B.Kakar 1985. The results revealed that there is no significant difference between male and female, graduate and post graduate teacher trainees in interest in teaching. However significant difference was found between rural and urban teacher trainees in interest in teaching.
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[3]. Sasika V. "Dignity and Interest of BEd Teacher Trainees in Chennai District" in International Journal of Scientific and Research Publication , Vol 2, Issue 11 November 2012
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Abstract: The proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) has been caused by many factors. The SALW cannot cause conflict on their own but when used by rebels, it has caused havoc, destruction of lives in the world. There are many manufacturers of SALW in the world where their market is in conflict zones of Africa, especially The Horn of Africa. This paper discusses the factors for arms proliferation, the international interventions, the regional conventions and the arms control.
Key Words: Arms Control,Challenges, Effects, Small Arms, Light Weapons, Proliferation
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