IOSR-JHSS   Volume-1 ~ Issue-1 ~ Sep-Oct-2012

Paper Type	:	Research Paper
Title	:	The Role of Effective Communication in School Achievement
Country	:	India
Authors	:	Biji Nair,Abhaya R. Joglekar
	:	10.9790/0837-0160102

Abstract: Success of any knowledge and education depends upon the communication. On the basis of above study, approximately 81.33% girls were affected with the personality of teacher. The study recommends that there should be combination of traditional and new exploratory method as a teaching aid for better achievement in life.

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Abstract:Today the world is called a global village. This is attributed to the rapid growth of civilization and revolution in Information Technology. Nagaland a remote northeastern state in India was very recently unknown to the outside world. But thanks to the Internet and other forms of Information Technology, Nagaland is today a part of the global village. Different forms of media have invaded the lives of the Nagas today. However, the foray of social media into the Naga society has differently impacted their thoughts and actions. Social Media has been criticized for a lot of reasons in many countries, but the purpose of the study is to define positive aspects of a particular social networking blog, whose sole aim is to work for social upliftment. The finding of this study suggests that youths in online communities actively follow campaigns and participate in social movements. Overall, the findings show that through social media networks, youths can mobilize people of different communities and regions for a common cause.
Keywords: Social Media, ICTs, Mass Media, Mobilization, Social movements

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Abstract:The present study analyses the teaching-learning environment for educational development of Paschim Medinipur district, considered as an important segment of social science research. District Information System for Education (DISE) for the year 2009 – 2010 was used for the present study which has been recorded from the 4,671 primary schools and 751 upper primary schools across the entire district. o develop a teacher index map pupil-teacher ratio, pupil-female teacher ratio, school-student ratio, schoolteacher ratio, classroom-student ratio, school-classroom ratio, and the percent of trained teacher was used as influencing parameters. A relational database was generated on the GIS platform and a generalized score was given to each parameter to categorize the block to measures the educational development status. Result of the study showed average pupil-teacher ratio was 29.31percent in the district, while the district had 24.43 percent female teachers at primary level and 29.42 percent at upper primary level. Results also illustrated that schoolteacher ratio (rho – 0.52), school-student ratio (rho – 0.44), school-classroom ratio (rho – 0.60) showed positive and significant relationship with the average per cent of passed student. However, blocks of the eastern part of the district are attaining highest facility compare to the western part at both the primary and upper primary level. These efforts on the part of pioneering teachers are to be acclaimed—they have helped to demonstrate that powerful analytic tools can be made accessible to students.
Keywords: Teacher index, GIS, Index overlay, Educational development

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Abstract: The scope of judicial review of administrative action has been the central theme of discussion in administrative law. Initially common law countries including India adopted the doctrine of wednesbury reasonableness to review administrative action. But subsequently under influence of civil law systems and Strasburg jurisprudence the doctrine of proportionality is being gradually accepted as the standard of judicial review by the common law countries. There are two models of proportionality namely the British Model or the state limiting conception of proportionality and the European model or the optimizing concept of proportionality. Of the two the European model is more objective and hence preferred. The Indian Supreme Court accepted the doctrine of proportionality in the year 2000. Yet even today the Indian legal system has not come to terms with the doctrine. There is hardly any case where the doctrine has been practically applied. The need of the hour is to increasingly apply the doctrine of proportionality to review administrative action in India.
Key words: Discretionary area of judgment, Doctrine of proportionality, Judicial deference, Judicial restraint. Margin of appreciation, Margin of discretion, Wednesbury reasonableness,

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Abstract: A cross sectional as well as community based study was conducted taking 1296 currently married women through cluster sampling scheme in the rural areas of four valley districts of Manipur. The fertility of generation-4 that is 3.59 is transited from the generation-1 (4.78), generation-2 (4.83), and generation-3 (5.69). Utilizing multiple and logistic regression models, the determinants of completed fertility of the last generation-4 are detected to be age at marriage (P<0.01), son preference (P<0.05), contraceptives uses (P<0.05), Islam religion (P<0.01), educational level (P<0.01). The findings may be a baseline information in community fertility indices.
Key words: generation fertility, son preference, clan, 3rd birth transition, odds ratios

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Abstract: TThe main purpose of the study was to identify the effect of command and guided discovery teaching styles in retention of skill of ball-bouncing (dribbling) and to assess the trend and effect of command and guided discovery teaching styles in retention of ball-bouncing skill (dribbling). Two groups with two experimental conditions were followed; this consisted of command and guided discovery-teaching styles. For this purpose two experimental groups were employed. To accomplish this task it was decided to utilize 18 fifth standard students. The randomly selected students were in the age group of nine and ten. The students randomly selected from
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Keywords: Command style, Guided Discovery Style, Retention, Teaching Style, Psychomotor.

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Keywords - Ecotourism, Coastal areas, Caspian Sea Environment, Guilan Province

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Abstract:The aim of this paper is to analyse the issues and challenges linked with fiscal devolution to the local self governing institutions in India. Local self Governing Institutions in India have been playing a prominent role in implementing development programs. The 73rd amendment act and provisions of Panchayat Act (PESA) have explicitly codified the role of such institutions with regard to implementation of development programs. It is argued that local self-governing institutions on the basis of their time and place knowledge develops plans and programs based on local needs and resources and implements such plans and programs keeping the magnitude of social and political marginalization in mind. Devolution of powers to PRIs in India in last two decades receives widespread importance because of increasing role played by such Institutions in promoting development programs. It is argued that the Local Self-Governing Institutions can become instrumental by promoting development in India, if require inter and intra institutional issues will be taken into consideration. These institutions can perform effectively if needful fiscal, political and administrative powers will be provided within an appropriate institutional framework. However, the issues related to fiscal devolution to local selfgoverning institutions assume significant considering the current development role of PRIs in India. The present paper critically examines the importance of Fiscal Decentralisation for local self-governing institutions in Indian federation and how the Fiscal Decentralisation agenda for local level governing institutions disturbed because of prevailing institutional and political compulsion. The analysis of this paper is based on secondary source of information. The paper covered three broad aspects i.e. Decentralisation and fiscal decentralisation, fiscal decentralisation to Local Self-Governing Institutions in India and issues as well as challenges for fiscal decentralisation. The paper argues that factors like weak institutional design, absence of appropriate mechanism, problem in federal structure and above all, prevailing political compulsion have disturbed the fiscal devolution agenda of local levels government in India. Seen from the State specific experiences with regard to status of fiscal devolution and recommendation of the State Finance commissions, it is suggested that policies related to the States and local governments' financial relationship need a fresh review. The paper concludes with a broad assumption that local governments should have upper hand in designing development programs and raising revenue in keeping the available local resources in mind.
Key Words: Decentralisation, Fiscal Decentralisation, Devolution, Panchayati Raj Institution (PRI), India.

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