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Pages:129-134 Tarush and Monika Rikhi (Department of Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi, Delhi) The pandemic has created an adverse effect in the work environment that has proven detrimental to the work perceptions. The current study aims to determine what factors contribute to workers' perceptions of job dimensions during the negative affect contexts. A total of 40 working participants were chosen, from 25-45-year-olds living in Delhi NCR. Out of which, 20 of the 40 participants were from the 'work from the category' and the other 20 from the 'field workers' category. Open-ended telephonic interviews were conducted. The qualitative analysis of the data revealed fifteen key themes related to possible job dimensions for work-from-home employees and field workers. The study answers the question regarding the impact of the negative affect generated by the COVID-19 lockdown on employees' working lives and job perceptions. The study has provided valuable insights into the various factors that operate in different workplace settings. This research paper also identifies how HR practitioners must think out of the box and bring forth the best strategies and redefine HR roles during the negative affect proposed by the COVID-19 lockdown conditions. Pages:129-134
Tarush and Monika Rikhi (Department of Applied Psychology, Sri Aurobindo College (Evening), University of Delhi… |
Pages:135-141 Amanpreet Kaur and Sarita Saini (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) Mental health in simple terms is all about how we think, we feel and we behave. It determines our decisions and relations to others. Academic aspiration is also a related concept to mental health which is a big factor of stress in adolescents. 'Level of aspiration' means a standard or goal that a person sets for himself and hopes to reach the given performance. The present study was undertaken to examine the impact of educational aspiration on mental health of rural adolescents. The total sample comprised 200 adolescents studying in class 9th to +2 equally distributed across two genders (males=100 & females=100). The results revealed that, major proportion of the adolescents had good mental health with substantial number of adolescents having good overall educational aspiration. Furthermore, significant gender differences were observed at overall adjustment, security-insecurity and self-concept dimensions of mental health where boys were found to have low sense of safety, lacked harmonious balance but had good self-concept as compared to girls. Whereas, no significant gender differences were observed in educational aspiration. Overall mental health was found to be significantly positively correlated with overall educational aspiration. Also, significant positive contribution of educational aspiration was found on mental health. Pages:135-141
Amanpreet Kaur and Sarita Saini (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University… |
Pages:142-146 Pushpinder Singh (Department of Sociology, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab) This paper addresses the question of social impact of Agrarian Reforms in Punjab. There has been the highest number of workforce involved in the agriculture sector in India and out of which majority of the people are still living in rural areas. Therefore, the study of agriculture, its development, its structure, its past, present and future holds the most significance. This study is an effort to evaluate the different social impact of major agrarian reforms that have been introduced in India and especially in Punjab through Social Impact Assessment (SIA). The agriculture sector is the largest in terms of people involved in it and contributes around one fifth in the GDP of the country. Accordingly, after the independence various agrarian reforms were introduced in the country and in the state of Punjab. These were related to land, tenants, farmer's income, market, taxes, procurement, rural development, irrigation, food security, co-operative societies, technological advancement and MSP etc. These reforms had brought in the constructive and destructive impacts on the agrarian society. In the state of Punjab the journey of people depended on agriculture has been paradoxical. Initially, the income of farmer's have been increased to a certain extent, which ultimately impacted the society towards more progressive path and afterwards the slowly creeping social negative impacts (mainly indebtedness & farmer's suicide) started emerging. So, in an emerging period of new agricultural Reforms, it is utmost important to assess the impacts of past reforms. Pages:142-146
Pushpinder Singh (Department of Sociology, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab) |
Pages:147-151 Bisman Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The study was conducted to explore the correlation of psychological capital and mental health among adolescents. The research was carried on 200 adolescents (Boys=100, Girls=100) in the age group of 14-17 years studying in Government Senior Secondary Schools of Ludhiana. The sample was randomly drawn from 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grades. A self-structured General Information Sheet was used to gather the information about the demographic data of adolescents. Mental Health Battery by Singh and Sengupta and Psychological Capital Questionnaire by Luthans et al were the research instruments used to assess the status of adolescents' mental health and psychological capital. Significant gender differences existed which revealed that adolescent girls had significantly better mental health and psychological capital than adolescent boys. A significant positive correlation was found between mental health and psychological capital. From these results, it could be implied that these variables can be used as resources to positively impact the mental health of adolescents. Pages:147-151
Bisman Kaur and Tejpreet Kaur Kang (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural… |
Pages:152-157 Jasvir Kaur, Deepika Vig, and Asha Chawla (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab) The present study was conducted to study the family environment as determinant of mental health among rural adolescents. The study was based on 200 adolescents (i.e., 100 boys & 100 girls) .The sample was randomly selected from two Government Senior Secondary Schools of villages Bhaini Baringa and Talwandi Rai of Ludhiana district of Punjab. Adolescents living with an intact family and with at least one sibling and grandparent with them were the final respondents. Mental Health Battery (Singh & Gupta, 2000) and Family Environment Scale (Saini & Kaur, 2017) were used to assess the mental health and family environment of the adolescents, respectively. Results of the study revealed that majority of adolescents had very poor mental health and average level of family environment. Gender differences in the overall data with regards to family environment revealed significant differences at average level where proportion of adolescent girls was significantly higher than adolescent boys indicating that girls perceived their family environment to be average in every aspect as compared to male counterparts. Further, most of the family environment related variables were found to be significantly and positively correlated with the mental health of the adolescents except religious orientation, social connectedness and time spent together. Pages:152-157
Jasvir Kaur, Deepika Vig, and Asha Chawla (Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Punjab… |
Pages:158-175 Shazia Hasnain1 and Santoshi Halder2 (Department of Education, Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal1 and Department of Education, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal2) Task-based approach of teaching a second language is quite popular for improving the language skills of second and foreign language learners. The present study was conducted to understand the extent to which task-based approach has been implemented in different countries around the world and the age group of learners on whom the approach was applied. The study is a systematic review whereby 88 studies on task-based approach were selected and synthesized to find the trends related to the year-wise studies, the continents and countries where the studies were conducted, the type of studies conducted, and the academic background of the learners. The systematic review adds to the literature by providing an insight into the reasons behind the studies being conducted more in particular countries and on particular learners. Pages:158-175
Shazia Hasnain1 and Santoshi Halder2 (Department of Education, Aliah University, Kolkata, West Bengal1 and Department… |
Pages:176-180 Gurinayat Brar1, Sahreet Kaur2, Aarav Ahuja3, Harman Singh Swani4, Miwan Singh Brar5, and Arnav Kachru6 (BSc Economics, University of Warwick, Coventry, Uk1, Class-12, Hopetown Girls School, Selakui, Uttrakhand2, Class-12, Strawberry Fields High School, Sector 26, Chandigarh3, Class-11, Vivek High School, Sector 38B, Chandigarh4, and Class-12, Mayo College, Ajmer, Rajasthan5, and Class-12, Kodaikanal International School, Tamil Nadu6) Advertisers are expected to alter their focus and spend millions of dollars on internet advertising in the future, rather than on television, print, or other traditional advertising mediums. With the exponential rise of technology, the internet has developed into a critical one-stop shop for customers in terms of purchasing the majority of their necessities. Whether for entertainment, communication, information retrieval, or shopping, the internet fulfils all of their demands. While the majority of consumers are online each day for personal reasons, do they take attention of the advertisements, banners placed on that web page, and most importantly, their memory value? The objective of this study is to identify the various forms of online advertising and to investigate how they influence customers' purchase behaviour. In this paper a survey was conducted by sending a questionnaire to 92 respondents. The aim of the questionnaire was to understand the impact of online advertising towards consumption behavior. Pages:176-180
Gurinayat Brar1, Sahreet Kaur2, Aarav Ahuja3, Harman Singh Swani4, Miwan Singh Brar5, and Arnav Kachru6… |
Pages:181-183 R. Suresh Kumar and K.S. Prasad (Department of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat) The challenge arising from the 'social dimension' is that conceptually it is not prescriptive. It does not describe explicitly what to do. Instead, the notion of social dimension is normative. It sets out a lens from which to view the world. A social dimension is a holistic approach to improving the performance of work life. It postulates that there are intrinsic links among, social, environmental and economic and well-being (Torjman, 2000). Switch in any one dimension will have an influence upon the other dimensions. From a social perspective, consistent performance cannot be sustained without a healthy environment and is equally unlikely in the absence of a fool proof system. While the desired objective of human sound is clear, it is not easy to establish precisely which parts to include in the social sphere. Its relationship to the economic dimension, such as quality of work and level of income, are more prominent. But its relationship to the environment and the environment and economy together is more difficult to articulate (One could argue that environmental challenges are primarily social issues in that they are essentially a function of human behavior). Besides understanding the relations among the environmental, economic and social spheres, there are questions as to whether specific social actions are more consistent with the concept of sustainable development than others. While there are no definitive answers, there appear to be some key directions that arise from a studied interpretation of the concept. Pages:181-183
R. Suresh Kumar and K.S. Prasad (Department of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Anand, Gujarat) |
Pages: 59-60 Wossen Getahun (Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia) Ian Rothmann is Professor of Industrial Psychology and Director of the Optentia, which is an organization that gives greater emphasis for conducting researches. The organization is situated at the NorthWest University, Potchefstroom, South Africa. Ian's research concern is the appraisal and development of human capacity and flourishing in institutions. He is author/co-author of 165 peerreviewed journal articles and chapters in handbooks. Cooper is respected Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University Management School, UK. He is the author and editor of more than 125 books and is one of Britain's most quoted business experts. He was honored the CBE by the Queen in 2001 for his input to organizational health and safety; and in 2014 he was gifted a Knighthood for his significant addition to the social sciences. Pages: 59-60
Wossen Getahun (Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia) |
Pages: 56-58 Manpreet Kaur (Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana) Traditionally good employees were needed to lead an organization but the scenario has changed now. Today only being good employee is not enough but employees with digital knowledge are considered to be the best employees. With time the competition is increasing day by day. And technological changes have also made each and every process handy of an organization. Likewise currently there are several mobile applications available which are used to regulate and maintain the records of an employee. With the help of this paper, a review has been provided about various mobile applications which are available now days and have made the workings of an organization easy. Pages: 56-58
Manpreet Kaur (Haryana School of Business, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar… |
Pages: 50-55 Shambel Molla Bizuneh (Department of Psychology, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia) The purpose of the study was investigating perceptions of teachers and students about teachers' pedagogical content knowledge, teachers' practices of PCK, and correlates of practicing PCK with academic result of students. This research was conducted based on mixed research design (descriptive survey & correlational) and quantitative research approach. 74 Teachers were comprehensively considered and 257 students were selected randomly as respondents of the study. Adapted questionnaires with a five likert scale were administered. Document review was also used to extract Students' cumulative grade point average from the registrar. Data analysis was made by using standard deviations, arithmetic Means, independent t-test, and Pearson correlation and regression coefficients. The result indicated that there was no statistically significant mean difference between teachers self-rating and students rating on teachers' classroom practices of PCK; all the constructs of PCK practices and students cumulative grade point average have statistically significant relationships. And last the cumulative effect of classroom practices of PCK was found to be with R-square=22.9 which accounts 22.9 % effect for students' academic result. This paper argued that provision of continuous and transformative professional training, arranging workshops and subject specific rigorous supervision to teachers on their practices of PCK should be given priority to improve quality of teaching and effective learning. Pages: 50-55
Shambel Molla Bizuneh (Department of Psychology, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Bahir Dar… |
Pages: 45-49 Anju Kumari (Directorate of Human Recourse Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana) S. Senthi Vinayagam (Education Systems Management, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad) K. Akhila (Education Systems Management, ICAR-National Academy of Agricultural Research and Management, Hyderabad) Educational institutions have been using different instructional tools for the diffusion of knowledge. In fact, the present crisis has transformed the entire world's higher education system through videoconferencing based online learning since only the option to compensate for the compromised academic activities. This study aims at using the various kinds of instructional tools by students to engage effectively in the learning process, and constraints faced by them under different environments (Rural & Urban) during COVID. This research was carried by using an exploratory study conducted on 60 students, selected from one of the State Agricultural Universities. The questionnaire was prepared and modified into google form for data collection. The “Mann Whitney U” test was used to assess effectiveness of students by using instructional tools between the 2 groups', viz., Rural and Urban, which was computed based on p-values, analyzed by using IBM, SPSS version 25. To ascertain constraints, the content analysis, frequency and percentages were used. The knowledge, attitude and awareness showed urban students were more significant than rural expect extent of use of instructional tools. Constraints faced by the students who are from rural areas are internet connectivity and lack of infrastructure facilities and require more training compared to urban. It can be deduced that compared to rural, the students from urban learning environments were having more effectiveness in use of instructional tools during COVID. Pages: 45-49
Anju Kumari (Directorate of Human Recourse Management, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana)
S. Senthi… |