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Subject: Home Science Extension Education × End date: 2018 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Impact of Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) on employment generation
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2018) Makkar, Amandeep Kaur; Mann, Sukhdeep Kaur
    The present investigation was conducted to study the impact of rural self employment training institute (RSETI) on income and employment generation and to seek feedback from the beneficiaries regarding the functioning of RSETI. The study was conducted in purposively selected Ludhiana district of Punjab state. A total of one hundred and fifty beneficiaries of RSETI, Ludhiana, who were engaged in income generation activities constituted the sample for the study. Data was collected through a well structured and pre-tested interview schedule. The study reported that majority of the beneficiaries had a medium level of mass media usage and fifty per cent of beneficiaries received information about RSETI EDP‘s from district industries centres. Findings also revealed that majority of the beneficiaries attended EDP‘s to enhance their income and to expand their previous enterprises. Majority of the beneficiaries had taken guidance regarding credit linkages with banks and consultancy services from RSETI after training. Half of the beneficiaries started their enterprise within six months of completion of the training programme. Large number of beneficiaries took the loan from commercial/cooperative banks for establishing/expanding an enterprise. Finding also revealed that male family members of the beneficiaries were more engaged in an enterprise than female family members. All the beneficiaries informed that there is an increase in their income after establishing/expanding the enterprises. Beneficiaries were also able to generate 365-629 mandays of annual employment through different enterprises. Beneficiaries perceived economic and social benefits from RSETI EDP‘s. Inappropriate location and lack of infrastructural facilities at the institute were the major constraints perceived by the beneficiaries. Appropriate infrastructural facilities, marketing support and organization of field visits were the major suggestions given by the beneficiaries for better functioning of RSETI.
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    Analysis of secondary level school education in rural areas of Punjab
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2014) Walia, Kirandeep Kaur; Randhawa, Varinder
    The study was conducted to analyze the secondary level school education in rural areas of Punjab with respect to environment provided to the students, quality of school education and problems faced by teachers and students. It was limited to IX and X classes of 12 schools selected from three socio-cultural zones of the state. Four types of respondents were randomly drawn i.e. 12 principals, 60 teachers, 120 parents and 240 students from the selected schools. Interview schedule and questionnaire techniques were used to collect information regarding the selected parameters. Findings revealed that government schools having better infrastructure and instructional input viz. computer labs, edusat labs, scholarships produce qualitatively less outcome perhaps owing to the fact that most of these equipment remains lying idle/unused. The teachers are not adequately trained to handle teaching-learning resources. The most common problem faced by principals included disciplinary problems in schools and students faced the problem of discrimination based on caste/religion etc. Teachers get non-teaching assignments which they resent. The overall rural government secondary education was found in dismal state of health while, private schools are giving better results. The irony of the situation lies in the fact that teachers teaching in government schools do not want their own children to study in the same school due to poor quality of instructions being provided there.
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    Factors affecting academic performance and aspirations of undergraduate students of Punjab agricultural University, Ludhiana
    (2016) Rai, Anjana; Kanwaljit Kaur
    The present study was conducted to know and compare the factors affecting academic performance and aspirations of undergraduate students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. A sample of 150 students was selected through purposive sampling technique from three colleges of PAU, Ludhiana having Government funded programmes namely B.Sc. (Hons.) Home Science, B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture, B.Tech. (Agricultural Engineering & Technology). Data were collected with the help of specially prepared questionnaire. Factors affecting academic performance of the students were identified by consulting literature and after discussion with members of advisory committee. Major factors affecting academic performance in study were socio- personal, academic, teachers, parents, guidance and councelling etc. The findings revealed that 53 percentage of students had medium and 19 per cent had high level of academic performance. Fifty five percentage of students aspired for further study followed by service in Government and private sector. Only six percent of the students were aspired to become entrepreneur. Horticulture, Soil Science, Farm Machinery and Power Engineering, Soil and Water Engineering, Food and Nutrition and Human Development subjects were preferred by the students in their respective post- graduation programme. Significant variations were found among students of different colleges in relation to extra coaching at 10 +2 level, reasons for taking admission in PAU, study habits, college facilities, participation as well as level of participation in sports and cultural activities, teachers attention to personal needs and problems, biasness by teachers, help form advisor at time of problem, incentive by parents for higher academic performance and aspirations for job in Government sector. Significant relationship was observed between academic performance of the students and other factors like percentage of marks and extra coaching at 10+2 level, appearance in supplementary and compartment examination, study habits, health status, participation in sports and cultural activities. Use of internet, family type, family size, getting scholarship, involvement in students union activities, biasness by teachers towards students, encouragement in class activities by teachers, punishment by parents, were significantly associated with academic performance of the students. There was no association of the level of academic performance, father’s occupation and mother’s occupation with aspirations of the students, but significant association was observed between aspirations of the students and independent variables like father’s education, mother’s education, counseling services and family background.