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Pages: 211-219
B. E. Ramitha and P. B. Khadi (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka)

To examine the individual and contextual characteristics impacting the quality of child care environment of young children and its influence on language development, a sample of 112 infants and toddlers of 6 to 36 months and their caregivers were drawn from urban and rural areas of Dharwad district. Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS) was used to rate home environment as well as Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) centers and Bayley-III (2006) was used to assess language development of young children. The observations of caregiver and child's interaction, quality of environment provided was observed in child's homes and day care centers. The findings revealed that almost half of infants who were reared in urban homes had average quality (53.33 %) of home environment while 30 per cent had high quality, but 16.66 per cent parents had low quality. The young children below three years who were sent to day care centers in urban locality were in centers with average quality (45.45 %) of environment and almost equal proportion (27.27 %) were in low and high quality centers. Most of the young children in rural homes had low quality home environment (46.66 %) while 43.33 per cent had average quality and only 10 per cent had high child care quality. The regression analyses revealed that quality of home (R2 = 0.45) and day care environment (R2 = 0.48) predicted child's language development of young children. Higher quality of home/center environment predicted better social skills and lower quality lead to lower social and emotional skills of young children. Gender, child's age at entry into center, caregiver's temperament, sensitivity and education had a mediating role on language development of infants. Thus there is a need to invest in high quality child care environment in both home and center. So, parents/caregivers need to be educated to enhance the quality of environment.
Pages: 211-219 B. E. Ramitha and P. B. Khadi (Department of Human Development and Family Studies…
Pages: 208-210
Pooja Arya and Hemu Rathore (Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture & Technology, Udaipur, Rajasthan)

Interpersonal skills involve the ability to communicate and build relationships with others. Often called 'people skills', they tend to incorporate both your innate personality traits and how you've learned to handle certain social situations. This research examine the interpersonal communication skills of managers employed in public and private organization and examine the demographic variables on the interpersonal communication skills of both public and private sector groups. The methodology entails a survey of 60 managers, i.e., 30 from public organizations and 30 from private organizations, were selected randomly for the present study in Udaipur city, India. An online questionnaire technique was used for data collection. Secondary data was also used to get a better insight into the research problem. Frequency, percentage, means weighted score were used for analysis of data. The major limitation of this study is that it was conducted in Udaipur city alone, while the work culture of organizations other than in Udaipur city may be different. Results showed that 50 per cent of the respondents had excellent and other half of the respondents (50%) had good interpersonal Communication skills in public organization although in private organization majority of respondents had excellent interpersonal Communication skills. MWS were higher in all interpersonal communication statements of private organization in comparison to public organizations. There is difference among manager's interpersonal communication skills of public and private organization. Thus it can be concluded that trainings are needed in public organization to improve their interpersonal communication skills so that the managers can be stress free at work and increase efficiency of work.
Pages: 208-210 Pooja Arya and Hemu Rathore (Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science…
Pages: 204-207
Mohmmad Zobair Azizi and Noorulhaq Seddiqi (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Herat University, Herat, Afghanistan, South Asia)

The purpose of this research is to study the rate of exam anxiety among secondary school students in Herat city. This research is both empirical and library review study. This research is quantitatively done on 300 students (150 Male & 150 Female) of Secondary School students in Herat city by a reliable questionnaire from Sarason, and the data collected was analyzed by Excel. Findings indicate that the number of students with severe test anxiety is high among all three grades in Tajrabawi as well as Ali Shah high school. There is no significant difference in test anxiety between the two targeted schools but there is a significant difference between the two targeted genders in test anxiety. Girls were having more test anxiety with mean of (M=22.800) but boys were having lesser test anxiety with mean of (M=19.400). Thus; the attention of education authorities and families are necessary.
Pages: 204-207 Mohmmad Zobair Azizi and Noorulhaq Seddiqi (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Herat University…
Pages: 199-203
Maneesha Bhatt and Lata Pujar (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, Karnataka)

A study was conducted on urban and rural PUC students in the age group of 16-18 years who were randomly selected from four science stream coaching institutes of Dharwad taluk and three science stream coaching institutes of Tanakpur taluk respectively. Sample selection included random selection of 10 to 15 per cent students from each class (PUC-I & PUC-II) which consisted of total 592 students out of which 312 students from Dharwad and 280 students from Tanakpur science coaching institutes. PUC students were assessed on identity development, self-concept and Big Five personality factors by using standardized scale. The results of the present study revealed differential effect of individual and familial factors on identity development of urban and rural PUC students from Dharwad and Tanakpur. A significant association was observed between identity development of Dharwad and Tanakpur PUC students from both urban and rural areas. Majority of Dharwad students (61.25 %) from urban area were in an average level of identity development while, majority from Tanakpur (61.18 %) were in high level of identity development. Among rural PUC students, more than half of Dharwad (51.97 %) and Tanakpur (53.08 %) PUC students were in low and high level of identity development respectively. A significant association was observed between identity development of Dharwad and Tanakpur PUC students from both urban and rural areas.
Pages: 199-203 Maneesha Bhatt and Lata Pujar (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of…
Pages: 193-198
Md. Serazul Islam (Serving in Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh)

The main objective of the research work is to highlight the current scenario of road accidents in Bangladesh. In this article, the author summarizes the status of road accident, effect of injuries, and casualties in the country. Current available statistics show that the magnitude of road accidents increased alarmingly in Bangladesh over the years. The undertaken study too provides an overview of road traffic accidents in Bangladesh and subsequent consequences based on available data between 1971 to 2017. The main causes of the frequent accidents includes increases in population, road length, and share of road transport. The study recommends the preventive measures and possible solutions for the future with a view to reducing the causalities of road accidents from the realistic and pragmatic standpoint.
Pages: 193-198 Md. Serazul Islam (Serving in Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh)
Pages: 187-192
Kassa Gulie Worku (Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia)

This study aims at assessing effective utilization of power point presentation in a classroom setting at Bahir Dar University post graduate diploma in teaching (PGDT) program. For this study, instructors as well as students in the program were selected, interviewed and given open ended questionnaire to 25 students for gathering dependable data. The data obtained clearly showed that the use of power point presentation is totally at risk, i.e. instructors are not using the tool for making it to serve the very purpose it is supposed to be serving regarding to making the instructional process effective, rather it is thought to be, by most instructors, that it makes their tasks accomplished easily. Students have clearly put their concern that the power point technology is not put into effect properly and based on that the participants particularly, student participants gave their own experience based recommendation to the concerned bodies to challenge the power point presentation usage challenges what today's classrooms are facing. Finally, conclusions were made so as to make clear that power point presentation technology must appeal as many senses of students as possible, otherwise, mere utilization of the media for the sake of utilization would never make it effective and effectiveness mean the extent to which the media plays a role for learners to bring changes they are supposed to as a result of using this medium so as to facilitate for better understanding during students' learning. Lastly based on the findings of this study, summary, conclusions and recommendations were forwarded.
Pages: 187-192 Kassa Gulie Worku (Department of Teacher Education and Curriculum Studies, College of Education and…
Pages: 179-186
Sumaira Jan (IILM Institute for Higher Education, New Delhi)

Entrepreneurship is being presented as highly effective instrument for economic development of nations and hence lies at the core of any economy be that developing or developed. Considering present day scenario of high complexity, dynamism, entrepreneurship alone can just not help. It has to be used along with strategic management to get the most out of the opportunities available. This leads to the creation of a new field of study strategic entrepreneurship. It not only helps firms to create wealth, enhance shareholders value, provide it with a sustainable competitive advantage but also leads to the economic development of the nations. This paper aims to study strategic entrepreneurship in light of the various studies that have been conducted so far since the inception of this concept in the year 2001. The review suggests that most of the studies in this domain have been mostly conducted in developed nations and least in developing and under developed ones. Also most of the studies have not been able to take any complete stand on what constitutes it and what not. But most important ones considered include: entrepreneurial culture, entrepreneurial mind set, entrepreneurial leadership and strategic management of resources.
Pages: 179-186 Sumaira Jan (IILM Institute for Higher Education, New Delhi)
Pages: 177-178
Shahid Jibran (Department of Management Studies, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Azra Mufti and Parvez Abdullah (Department of Management Studies, Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University, Rajauri, Jammu and Kashmir)

Agricultural education plays a significant role in boosting economy and speeding up the development process. It can create a landmark in achieving food security and sustainability. Human recourses need to be developed properly and untapped agricultural potential can be tapped by educating people about this green jewel called agriculture. Sensitization of people with awareness programs, training sessions and camps can help in improving the statistics of education required for exclusive growth of this sector. The biggest challenge faced by this sector at present is lack of education and guidance. Education does not mean just teaching, it is a way of sustainability. People who are involved in agriculture should be equipped with all the requisite skill sets to ensure maximum productivity from this sector. This paper tries to examine the effects of agricultural education and how it can affect the economy as a whole.
Pages: 177-178 Shahid Jibran (Department of Management Studies, Jaipur National University, Jaipur, Rajasthan) Azra Mufti and Parvez…
Pages: 171-176
Yen-Chun Lin (University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia)

The study was designed to explore the relationship between children's creativity and social competence. Three kindergartens in Taiwan were purposefully selected to diversify parents' socioeconomic backgrounds. The sample was composed of 142 Taiwanese parents with children aged from 4 to 7 years old. Parents and teachers evaluated children's social competence and creativity by filling out a questionnaire. Correlation analyses revealed a significant positive relationship between parents' and teachers' ratings of children's social competence. However, no significant relationship exists between parents' and teachers' ratings of children's creative behaviors. Children who were reported by their parents as creative were socially competent at home and in school settings. In the correlation analysis among children's creativity and parents' backgrounds, parents with high education levels and high house hold income have highly creative children. These findings reveal a positive relationship between children's social competence and creativity and point out the influence of parents' socio-economic status on children's development.
Pages: 171-176 Yen-Chun Lin (University of North Georgia, Dahlonega, Georgia)
Pages: 169-170
Reetu Devi and Bimla Dhanda (Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), CCS HAU, Hisar, Haryana)
Vijay Kumar (Farm Management, SNIATTE, CCS HAU, Hisar)

Fathers play many important roles in a child's life, varying in each individual family based on the provisions of the father and needs of the child. Temperament refers to our inborn personality traits, which are genetic in nature. The present study was conducted in four districts namely; Hisar Fatehabad, Rohtak and Jind of Haryana state with the purpose of availability of maximum numbers of twins in the required age group. Temperament was taken as dependent variable and mother education was taken as independent variable. The Malhotra Temperament Schedule (MTS) developed by Malhotra and Malhotra (1988) was used to assess child's temperament. This schedule can be used on all child populations whether normal or abnormal, within an age range of 4-10 years of both sexes and of any socio-economic class. Malhotra Temperament Schedule consists of nine dimensions or variables of child's temperament and the operational terms of these dimensions are given as: Activity, Rhythmicity Approach or withdrawal, Adaptability, Threshold of responsiveness, Intensity of reaction, Quality of mood, Distractibility, Attention span and persistence. These nine dimensions were further grouped into five categories namely sociability, emotionality, energy, attentivity/distractibility and rhythmicity. To arrive at factor scores the means of the constituting temperament dimension are to be added. The Malhotra Temperament Schedule (MTS) schedule measured temperament variables on a 5 point rating scale, and categorized by standardized method. Result revealed that father education was non-significantly associated with sociability (c2=1.98), emotionality (c2=1.29), energy (c2=0.59), distractibility (c2=1.73) rhythmicity (c2=4.31) and total temperament (c2=0.29) of twins.
Pages: 169-170 Reetu Devi and Bimla Dhanda (Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), CCS…
Pages: 164-168
Seema Kujur, S. Senthil Vinayagam, H.K. Awasthi, and G.R.R. Murthy (ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad)

Educational Technology (ET) is the use of both physical hardware and educational theories. ET has an important role to enhance relationships between teachers and students to provide quality education in an academic institution ecosystem. ET has become both a network of gathering and sharing ideas, and also a platform for research, collaborate, and differentiate in teaching-learning process. Considering the importance of ET in the education system, a study on factors influencing the use of ET in teaching-learning process in agricultural universities is undertaken at two representative Agricultural Universities AUs from North (denoted as A) and South (denoted as B) part of India, covering 60 teachers and 120 students as respondents of the study. Study revealed that the majority of the teachers and students had medium level of use of ET for teaching purpose. Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that the information seeking behaviour, attitude towards ET and awareness towards ET were positively and significantly associated with teacher's adoption of ET in teaching, where as training needs and mass media exposure were positively and significantly and infrastructure was negatively associated with student's adoption of ET for learning purpose.
Pages: 164-168 Seema Kujur, S. Senthil Vinayagam, H.K. Awasthi, and G.R.R. Murthy (ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural…
Pages: 160-163
Gurbir Singh (Punjab Dairy Development Board, Ludhiana, Punjab)
Amita Sharma (Institute of Agri Business Management, Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner, Rajasthan)
Raghvendar Singh (Division of Animal Physiology & Biochemistry ICAR-Central Sheep & Wool Research Institute Avikanagar, Tonk Rajasthan)

Camelus dromedaries, the Indian camels, are in the IUCN red list of threatened species. According to Times of India news excerpt appeared on 19th Dec, 2016; the Indian camel may be placed to Critically Endangered Species in IUCN list very soon which is not a good sign. Further, it states that according to the census, the population of camels in the state had fallen from 421,836 in 2007 to 325,713 in 2012, registering a drop of 22.79 per cent. IUCN is the International Union for Conservation of Nature founded in 1984 to create databases of animals and plants and their status. Primary reason of Indian camels for inclusion in the red list of IUCN is the sharp decreasing trend in population. The total sample of 200 of camel milk consumers were analyzed about different factor influencing the purchasing of camel milk such as educational status, occupation, number of family members, monthly household income, monthly consumption expenditure, amount spent on camel milk per month, annual income, source of camel milk, frequency of buying camel milk, quantity purchase per day, recommendation behind taking camel milk, use of camel milk and end use of camel milk.
Pages: 160-163 Gurbir Singh (Punjab Dairy Development Board, Ludhiana, Punjab) Amita Sharma (Institute of Agri Business Management…
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