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Subject: Home Science Extension Education × Author: Anita × End date: 2006 × Start date: 2000 ×
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    Acceptability of mushroom production technology by farm women for income generation
    (College of Agriculture Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University Hisar, 2000) Anita; Mehta, Sudershan
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    Impact assessment of institutionalized home science trainings at CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar
    (CCSHAU, 2006) Anita; Dahiya, Manju
    The process of change is increasingly becoming pervasive. Training is an indispensable instrument for human resource development. Training aims at helping individuals enhance their potential by way of increased knowledge, changed attitudes and improved skills thereby enabling them to perform in a better and professional manner. To assess the impact of institutionalized Home Science trainings organized by Institute of Agricultural Technology Training and Education (IATTE), CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar the present study was conducted. Since inception in 1975 to 2005 IATTE had been conducted 365 trainings in the field of Home Science comprising of 332 subject specific and 33 miscellaneous trainings benefiting 10,634 participants. Five trainings, are each from the five disciplines of Home Science which had maximum respondents during last five years were selected. These were training on baking, tie and dye and embroidery, soap and detergent making, table setting, napkin folding, flower arrangement and flower making and soft toys making. A sample of 100 women respondents who had attended these trainings during last five years were selected randomly. The data was collected personally through interview technique. Socio-personal, economic, training and communication variables were taken as independent variables, whereas training impact was taken as dependent variable, which included knowledge, skill, satisfaction and leadership. Profile of respondents selected indicated that majority attending trainings at IATTE were young aged, resided in city, unmarried, graduate, belong to high caste, had nuclear medium size family, not member of any organization, were unemployed, medium family income, have high mass media exposure of TV and information of training was received through press release. It was noted that among the motivational reasons for attending training major one was to learn a new skill. Respondents gained highest knowledge (WMS 0.86) for soft toys making followed by (WMS 0.78) for tie and dye and embroidery, WMS 0.75 for soap and detergent making, (WMS 0.73) for table setting, napkin folding, flower arrangement and flower making and baking also. Highest skill WMS was 1.54 in tie and dye and embroidery followed by 1.47 in soap and detergent making, 1.42 in table setting, napkin folding, flower arrangement, flower making, 1.35 in baking and 1.30 in soft toy making. It was observed that highest satisfaction WMS was 0.98 in soft toys making training, followed by 0.95 in tie and dye and embroidery and also in table setting, napkin folding, flower making, 0.88 in soap and detergent making, 0.87 in baking. Highest leadership WMS was 0.93 in baking , followed by 0.85 in tie and dye and embroidery, 0.78 in soap and detergent making and soft toys making, 0.73 in table setting, napkin folding, flower arrangement, flower making. Marital status and education were found to be significantly associated with knowledge