IOSR-JHSS   Volume-27 ~ Issue-3 ~ March 2022

Abstract: The study investigated the impact of whole language teaching approach on Junior Secondary students' performance in reading comprehension in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. Two purposes of the study and two research questions were formulated to guide the study. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 20 Junior Secondary Schools in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State with a sample size of 500 respondents from 10 schools selected using stratified simple random sampling........

Key Words: Whole Language, teaching, reading comprehension.

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Abstract: Background: Learning environmental education is a starting point in growing a sense to change the mindset, attitudes and behavior of students in environmental care through waste management in the 3R pattern. The purpose of this paper is to describe the use of environmental learning methods carried out by the practice of 3R pattern waste management. The expected outcome of this research is the development of a environmental education learning model is more focused on changing the attitudes and behavior of students towards waste management.........

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Abstract: How to fix the ethnic origin and identity of Thottiya Naickers, a linguistic minority community of Tamil Nadu, who live in isolation and seclusion for centuries together without making any attempt to trace out their ethnic origin ? This paper makes an earnest effort to settle ethnic origin and identity of the community or atleast to try to fix it to possible extent. Various methodologies employed and exclusive field visits undertaken. Various modes of comparative study based on caste name, based on ethno-historical accounts of the community, based on the intangible cultural heritage maintained by the community, based on peculiar and strange socio-cultural practices followed by the......

KEY WORDS:- Linguistic minority community, voluntary social exclusion, ethnic origin, comparative study.

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Abstract: Background: Shiller (2013), Nobel-winning economist, has stated that rising inequality in the United States and elsewhere is among the most important problems that Americans have to deal with today. In reality, the onward trend towards unequal income distribution has existed in the U.S. for a long time; however, after the Great Recession 2008, the issue has become significant when income gap among the classes, especially the gap between the top 1 percent and the bottom 99 percent, was at the highest level. The study aims to answer the question: how have trend and level of income inequality developed and caught concern of the U.S. society since the Great Recession 2008.....

Key words: Great Recession 2008, income, inequality, issue, gap

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Abstract: Employee performance is a very important factor of productivity and job quality, especially in health care workers. Poor healthcare quality is costly; it leads to loss of lives, loss of time, and loss of public confidence, low staff morale, and wastage of limited resources. This study aimed at examining effect of working condition on employee performance at Vihiga county referral hospital. The study was guided by Person-Environment Fit Theory. The descriptive survey research design was adopted with a target population of 308 employees. The sample size was 174 employees. The study employed stratified and simple random sampling methods. Structured questionnaires......

KEY WORDS: working condition, effect, performance, employee

[1]. Andela, M., & van der Doef, M. (2019). A comprehensive assessment of the person–environment fit dimensions and their relationships with work-related outcomes. Journal of Career Development, 46(5), 567-582.
[2]. Aziz, I., Kumar, R., Rathore, A., & Lal, M. (2015). Working Condition and Employee performance Among Health Professional Working at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Pakistan. Journal of Ayub Medical College Abbottabad, 27(1), 201-204.
[3]. Bolon, D. S. (2017). Organizational Citizenship Behavior among Hospital Employees: A Multidimensional Analysis Involving Employee performance and Organizational Commitment. Hospital and Health Services Administration, 42(2), 221-242.
[4]. Fung, I. W., Tam, V. W., Sing, C. P., Tang, K. K. W., & Ogunlana, S. O. (2016). Psychological Climate in Occupational Safety and Health: The Safety Awareness of Construction Workers in South China. International Journal of Construction Management, 16(4), 315-325.
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Abstract: The largest freshwater lake in India is Loktak Lake, which is located in the north-eastern state of Manipur. Because of its stunning appearance with greenery flora of floating grass, the lake is one of Manipur's most famous tourist attractions. It is a large lake with a land of 250 to 500 square kilometres during the wet season, with a mean area of 287 square kilometres. Then, for Loktak and Manipur, everything changed abruptly. A single decision triggered a cascade of terrible events that no one could have predicted. In the 1970s, the Manipur government was sold an ambitious project by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC): a power station to utilise the hydropower potential of Loktak Lake. Manipur and its neighbouring states would benefit from the 105 MW power plant's low-cost electricity. It would also offer lift irrigation for the valley's 23,000 hectares of land......

Keyword: Catchment Area, Floating Grass, Natural Recourses, Hydrology, Decommission.

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Abstract: Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as a qualitative research methodology has gained eminence in research. It is appealing to many researchers due to the method of detailed analysis and examination of lived experiences of a restricted number of participants. Jonathan Smith first proposed the interpretive hermeneutic phenomenological method and argued for an experimental approach that could work with the psychological studies. However other descriptive and social research have also benefited from its appeal. IPA aims primarily to make sense of individual life experiences and share an interpretation of these experiences to comprehend the elements. This study aims to present an overview of interpretive phenomenological analysis as a useful methodology for specific qualitative research

Keywords: Research Design, Interpretative phenomenological Analysis, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research.

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Abstract: The Morphometric characteristics of a Rural Watershed of Eru river of Bhilwara and Bundi district, Rajasthan India, have been studied in the current work. Survey of India toposheets at 1:50,000 scale and SRTM 1 Arc-Second Global DEM data with 30m spatial resolutions were used for the detailed investigation. ArcGIS, Hydrology tool was used to create the watershed boundary, flow accumulation, stream number, stream ordering, and stream length. Thus, the total length of streams throughout the entire watershed was discovered to be 641.5 kilometres, indicating an extensive drainage network. More than 15 morphometric metrics from various perspectives were examined. This research is extremely important for watershed management and rainwater harvesting plans.

KEY WORDS: Morphometric analysis, SRTM 1 Arc-Second Global DEM, Delineation, Watershed

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Abstract:Humans believe that while thinking on being positive or having positive sentiments primarily in life, one should always be optimistic and look for answers by anticipating good results and achievements by focusing on making life happy. It is a positive and upbeat attitude of mind that sees the bright side of life. Being constantly positive and having an excessive, ineffective overgeneralization of a cheerful, optimistic attitude across all situations, on the other hand, results in the denial, reduction, and invalidation of the actual human emotional experience, rendering the entire concept of positivity poisonous.
There will be facts and instances in this Argumentative (Persuasive) Research Paper that show how positivism is not always desirable.

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Abstract:Background: Self-concept studied here is how an adolescent feels about himself or herself in their strengths and qualities and also how he/she feels what others think about them. An adolescent undergoes through major physical, emotional and social changes during this period and hence developing a positive self-concept is important for overall development of an adolescent. Mindfulness is a state of awareness of the present moment as it is. Mindfulness helps in emotional regulation and better coping skills amongst adolescents. This study explores how having more mindfulness can effect an adolescents' self-concept.
Materials and Methods: Correlational.......

Keywords: Adolescents, Mindfulness, Self- Concept

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