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Subject: Home Science Extension Education × End date: 2019 × Start date: 2014 × Type: Thesis ×
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    Study on perception of university students regarding e-learning
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2019) Anusha; Gupta, Ritu Mittal
    The study entitled “A study on perception of university students regarding e-learning” was undertaken to analyse the perception of university students towards e-learning system and to identify various factors affect students’ perception towards e-learning. Data was collected through questionnaire from 200 students drawn from four oldest and well established universities of Punjab state. It was found that most of the students had access to various e-learning devices such as smartphone, laptop and computer. All students had internet access and majority of them were using it at college, hostel and home. YouTube, e-mail, web-portals and instant messaging came out to be leading applications used by students for learning purposes. Interestingly seeking general information was foremost purpose of using e-learning followed making assignments and extra courses content. The findings of the study revealed that students had positive perception towards e-learning system and they showed interest to use e-learning system in their learning activities. Among eight factors considered in the study subjective norm and computer skills were most prominent factors which affect the perception of students towards e-learning followed by self-efficacy, innovativeness, behavioral intention, attitude, perceived hedonism and university climate in that order. Therefore these factors should be considered while planning and implementing e-learning in higher education. Students’ family size, parent’s education and annual family income were found to be positively and significantly related to their perception towards e-learning and family background had significant association with perception. Hence, it is recommended that educational institutes should motivate their faculty to blend e-learning system with traditional instructional methods, as it creates interesting, attractive and impactful teaching-learning environment.
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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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    Impact Assessment of Selected Programmes of National Rural Health Mission in Punjab
    (Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 2016) Pandey, Vinita; Sukhjeet Kaur
    The present study attempts to analyze the impact of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) programme in rural Punjab. Study was conducted in three socio-cultural zones of Punjab i.e. Majha, Malwa and Doaba. Proportionate random sampling technique was used to select the districts from each zone. Therefore, a total of eleven districts i.e. seven from Malwa, two from Majha and two from Doaba were covered under the study. The total sample for the study was 440 and it constituted 264 beneficiaries, 66 functionaries and 110 community leaders. Four health programme of National Health Mission was selected on the recommendation of the advisory committee. A self structured interview schedule was prepared to collect the data from beneficiaries and community leaders. Knowledge test was also constructed to test the knowledge of the functionaries about selected programmes. Results revealed that majority of the beneficiaries had medium level of awareness about all the selected programmes of National Rural Health Mission except T.B. Control Programme while community leaders of all the zones were least aware about all the selected programmes of National Rural Health Mission. Most of the functionaries had high level of knowledge about all the selected programmes of National Rural Health Mission. National Rural Health Mission had a great impact on health infrastructure, maternal mortality rate and infant mortality rate while after implementation of NRHM adoption of immunization practices, birth control methods and institutional deliveries has increased. Delay in medicine supply, lack of male health workers were the major problems faced by beneficiaries while functionaries’ major problems were inadequate sitting arrangement in the sub centres, incomplete medicine kit, heavy work load and insufficient incentives.
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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.