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ThesisItem Open Access REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF RURAL WOMEN(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 2000) GIDDIYAVAR, SHASHIKALA D; GAONKAR, VABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLEThesisItem Open Access PARENTING STYLES : EFFECT ON SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ACADEMIC COMPETENCE OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1999) T, AMBIKA; KHADI, PUSHPAThe present study " Parenting styles Effect on Social Development and Academic Competence of pre-school children " was conducted in rural and urban areas of Dharwad taluka of Karnataka state during 1998-99. The sample was selected through multistage sampling method which comprised of 128 pre-school children (3+ to 5+ years) and their parents in which 64 each were accepted and rejected on the basis of socio-metric ratings. Data was collected through questionnaire for literates and by interviewing for illiterates. Results revealed that in both rural and urban areas parents of accepted children were significantly higher on authoritative and permissive pattern than parents of rejected children. Accepted children were significantly higher on co-operation, assertion and self-control than rejected children in both rural and urban areas. Rural accepted boys had significantly higher externalizing and internalizing problem behaviours than rural accepted girls, whereas no such difference was found among urban group. In both rural and urban areas accepted children were academically more competent than rejected children. Among rural group, father authoritative pattern significantly influenced the social skills whereas authoritarian pattern of fathers influenced selfcontrol and total social skills. However both authoritative and authoritarian pattern by fathers significantly and negatively influenced the internalizing problem behaviours. Among urban group, the externalizing problem behaviours were influenced significantly and positively by mothers' authoritative pattern while mother^ authoritarian pattern had a significant and negative influence. Fathers authoritative pattern had positive and significant influence on the academic competence of rural children whereas authoritarian pattern of fathers significantly and negatively influenced the academic competence of urban children. Rural parents parenting styles were significantly influenced by socioeconomic factors like gender of the child, parents' education, caste, fathers' occupation and economic status of family whereas only parents' age was the influencing factor in case of urban group. Both academic competence and social skills of rural children were significantly and negatively influenced by caste while they were significantly and positively influenced by mother^ occupation. However problem behaviours of urban children were significantly influenced by family size and parents' age.ThesisItem Open Access PROBLEMS OF FEMALE AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS IN MUNDARAGI TALUK OF GADAG DISTRICT(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1999) METI, RAJESHWARI D; SAROJA, KThe present study aimed at studying the various problems in the family and rural community background context of female agricultural labourers. This study conducted during the year 1998-99 in ten randomized villages of Mundaragi taluk, had a randomized sample of 140 female labourers. A subsample of ten respondents was purposively selected for case studies to gain deeper insights into their problems. Majority (71%) of respondents were married before the legal age for marriage. All the respondents were facing the problems of health, no work during off season/drought and work-related problems. Majority of respondents were found to face the problem of food (93%), childcare (93%), collection of fire wood and drinking water (91%). Nearly one-third of them were found to face marital problems. One-fourth of them were found to be female heads of the family. An empirical model of sequence of life events of the sample; was formulated from the results. This model revealed that the poverty, large sized family, child labour, illiteracy and lack of food which were present in natal family of the respondent continued to exist even in her marital family. Thus the threat of continuation of the vicious circle of poverty and associated factors was found to be real in the next generation. Results imply an imminent multipronged effort to break this circle. Important among the efforts suggested were 1) Proper distribution of sufficient quantity of food grains to the agricultural labourers through fair price shop. 2) Implementation of labour laws, provision of creche and Anganwadi facilities for the whole day. 3) Need to increase the number of ANMs and general improvement of rural health care. 4) Removal of arrack shops from all villages. 5] As none of the sample were found to aware of government rural development/ poverty alleviation programmes operating, it is suggested that the active participation of the women agricultural labourers need to be sought by the concerned officials. 6) It is suggested that the procedures for procuring loan from the banks need to be simplified and made easily available to the rural poor.ThesisItem Open Access Couple Satisfaction and Stress of Young Married Couples in Rural and Urban Dharwad(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2015-08) Hiremath, Pratibha G.; Itagi, SunandaCouple satisfaction and stress of young married couples in rural and urban Dharwad studied on 120 couples who were randomly selected from 29 kalyan mantaps from urban and rural area. Couple satisfaction index developed by Funk and Rogge (2007), social readjustment rating scale by Holmez and Rahe (1967), marriage stress test by Oz (2010) and socio-economic status scale by Agarwal et al. (2005) along with self structured questionnaire were used for data collection. The study revealed that 68.3 per cent of rural couples had medium level of couple satisfaction while 25 per cent had high and 6.7 per cent were in low couple satisfaction. 78.3 per cent of urban couples had high level of couple satisfaction while 20 per cent medium and 1.7 per cent low couple satisfaction. In case of life event stress, it was noted that 78.3 per cent of rural couples had medium level of stress, while 11.7 per cent had low and 10 per cent had high level of stress. 68.3 per cent of urban couples had low level of life event stress while 26.7 per cent had medium and 5 per cent had high level of stress. 53.3 per cent of rural couples had low level of emotional and physical health stress and 46.7 per cent had high level. 78.3 per cent had low level and 21.7 per cent had high level of emotional and physical health stress among urban couples. However there was highly significant difference found between rural and urban couples with respect to couple satisfaction, life event stress and emotional and physical health stress. This study revealed that duration of marriage, economic status of the couples and number of children did not correlate with couple satisfaction. Husbands of rural area experiencing more stress than their wives. While it was not seen in case of urban group.ThesisItem Open Access INFLUENCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT AND PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS ON PARENTING STYLES OF ACCEPTED AND REJECTED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1999) KASE, KALAVATI L; GAONKAR, VThe present investigation was designed to know the influence of the home environment and parental characteristics on parenting styles of accepted and rejected preschool children. The study was carried out in Dharwad taluk and in Dharwad city. The sample comprised of 128 preschool children and their parents. Data was collected through questionnaires from literate parents and interviewed personally by the investigator for illiterate parents. The results revealed that parents of rural accepted children were significantly higher on inductive parenting than parents of rejected children. Accepted children had significantly better home environment than rejected children in both rural and urban areas. Parents of rural accepted children had significantly lower anxiety and better temperaments than parents of rejected children. Better home environment significantly promoted the inductive parenting style of rural accepted children. The anxiety of father and temperament of mother significantly influenced fathers parenting style by tending towards power assertive among rural rejected children. Anxiety of father significantly influenced mothers parenting styles, tending towards power assertive among urban rejected children. Temperament of father significantly influenced fathers parenting styles by tending towards power assertive style among urban rejected children. Combined effect of sociodemographic factors, home environment and parental characteristics brought a significant variation of 73 percent in fathers parenting styles among rural accepted children. While, it was 79 percent In case of urban rejected children. However, the parenting style of father did not vary significantly in case of accepted children. Similarly, mothers parenting styles was not significantly influenced by the selected factors, either among accepted or rejected group.ThesisItem Open Access SCHOOL DROP-OUTS AMONG RURAL SCHOOL GIRLS IN RON TALUK: PREVALENCE AND CAUSES(University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad, 1999) KUKANUR, HULIGEWA; SAROJA, KABSTRACT NOT AVAILABLEThesisItem Open Access IMPACT OF ICDS PROGRAMME ON PHYSICAL GROWTH AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2002) Begum, Najineem; Khadi, Pushpa B"Impact of ICDS on physical growth and cognitive development of preschoolers studied on a sample of 80 preschool children of age 51/2 to 6 years revealed that majority of non-ICDS children fell under below average category of cognitive ability, while children of ICDS fell under average category. Two groups of preschool children one attending ICDS and the other not attending ICDS regularly were matched for age, gender and socio-economic status. The cognitive development of preschoolers was measured by Pandey’s scale of cognitive development (1992). Tansey bar weighing scale and anthropometric rod was used to measure weight (kg) and height (cm) respectively. Fibre glass measuring tape was used to measure the circumference of the head, chest and arm. Mother’s knowledge and socio-economic status (SES) was assessed using a developed tools. The ‘t’ test was applied to know whether the two groups were matched on socio-economic variables. Chi-square (x2) test of association, two factorial analysis of variance was used for comparing the differences on developmental outcomes of preschoolers of ICDS and non-ICDS groups. A significant impact on physical growth and nutritional status was also noticed. Mother’s knowledge regarding health, nutrition and child care practices was also significantly better among ICDS group in comparison with non-ICDS. In case of ICDS group education of father and mother had significant influence on the physical and cognitive development of preschoolers. Children from joint families were significantly better than nuclear which implies that in addition to the influence of ICDS programme, children whose father and mother were better educated had better developmental outcomes. But in case of non-ICDS group children whose father had better occupational level had better developmental outcomes. Education of both father and mother had significant influence on mother’s knowledge in case of ICDS group only."ThesisItem Open Access A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF STRESS AND SOCIAL AWARENESS AMONG FEMALE TEACHERS OF COLLEGES(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2002) Siddamannavar, Shilpa S; Yadav, V S"A study on critical analysis of stress and social awareness among female teachers of colleges was carried out during the year 2001-2002. The purposive sample consisted 150 female teachers from 15 colleges. The tools used were Stress scale by Bhagwatwar (2000), Social Awareness inventory by Sheldon (1996), self structured demographic variables and physical health schedule. The main findings of the study are, majority of the female teachers e.xperience medium level of stress. More number of the female teachers had medium level of social awareness. All the eight forms of social awareness were positively and significantly related to each other. Similarlv, self perspective and others perspective were also significantly and positively correlated. Stress and social awareness were not significantly correlated. Age, length of service and caste were negatively and significantly related with stress, whereas, professional achievement was positively and significantly related with stress. Social awareness was negatively and significantly related with education and professional achievement, whereas, caste, income and health (chronic disease) were positively and significantly related with social awareness. The regression analysis revealed that service and professional achievement were significantly contributing for the variation of stress among female teachers. Correspondingly, education, service, caste, income and chronic diseases were found as significant contributors for social awareness among female teachers."ThesisItem Open Access PROBLEMS AMONG RURAL ANGANWADI WORKERS RELATED TO THEIR JOB AND FAMILY(University of Agricultural Science, Dharwad, 2002) Gidnandi, Shobha R; Saroja, K"This study conducted in Dharwad taluka during 2002 aimed at getting a comprehensive picture of anganwadi workers’problems. Hundred anganwadi workers in 28 selected villages were interviewed personally. Pre-tested interview schedule, interview guide and observation were the tools used. Majority of respondents had a high level of knowledge about objectives of ICDS and their duties in anganwadi. This was positively and significantly related with their age, experience and training. Majority (92%)complained of low honorarium .More than 50% respondents reported, lack of fuel for supplementary feeding, hesitation of pregnant women to take iron tablet and undergo immunization, lack of time to carry out pre-school education properly and lack of water and toilets in anganwadi. Some respondents (38%) reported nonco-operation from government health functionaries in implementing health component of ICDS. Collecting village information not related to ICDS for government is another problem (36%). Interference with their child care duties was the main family problem of widows and divorcees. Majority of(73%) unmarried subjects reported that, anganwadi work created problems in housekeeping. Inability to use own salary was the main family problem of married respondents. Married respondents who stayed in a different village had significantly more number of job related problems than other categories of respondents. Married Hindu respondents and those who were staying in a different village had significantly more number of family problems than unmarried, SCs, STs and those who lived in the same village. Respondents belonging to nuclear family and those who lived less than 10 years in rural areas than others had more personal problems at 5% level of significance These results imply the need to increase the present honorarium along with converting their honorary post to the government job. Results also imply the need to improve the anganwadi building with provision for sufficient indoor and outdoor space, toilets and drinking water supply. There is a need for sufficient equipment to carry out pre-school education, health and nutrition education and supplementary feeding in anganwadi."