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University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad

The University of Agricultural Sciences, Dharwad was established on October 1, 1986. The University has 5 Colleges, 27 Research Stations, 6 Agriculture Extension Education Centers, 6 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and ATIC. The University has its jurisdiction over 7 districts namely Bagalkot, Belgaum, Bijapur, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri, and Uttar Kannada in northern Karnataka. Greater diversity exists in soil types, climate, topography cropping and farming situations. The jurisdiction includes dry-farming to heavy rainfall and irrigated area. Important crops of the region include sorghum, cotton, rice, pulses, chilli, sugarcane, groundnut, sunflower, wheat, safflower etc. The region is also known for many horticultural crops. Considerable progress has been registered in the field of education, research and extension from this University.

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    Parenting stress of normal and mentally challenged children
    (UAS, Dharwad, 2010) Narmada.Hindangmayum; Pushpa.B.Khadi
    A differential research design to compare the level of parenting stress of normal and mentally challenged children and to know the influence of child’s, parental and familial characteristics on parenting stress and general stress was undertaken. Mentally challenged children studying in special school in local area and normal children studying in normal school of age group 5 -10 years formed the population. A sample of 30 mentally challenged children was drawn from two special schools and a proportionate sample of 60 normal children was drawn from four normal schools. Parenting stress index-short form developed by Abidin (1995), General stress inventory developed by Ivancevich and Matteson 1980 was used to assess parenting stress and general stress respectively. Kuppuswamy socio-economic status scale modified by Mahajan and Gupta (1995) was used to assess socio-economic status of the family. Maternal temperament was measured by a self structured questionnaire. The results revealed that 73.3 per cent of parents of mentally challenged children and 21.7 per cent of parents of normal children were in clinically significant level of parenting stress. Parents with low and high education and occupation level had more parenting stress. Parents of mentally challenged children experienced significantly more general stress than parents of normal children. Parents of the first born had higher general stress than later borns. Fathers of higher educational status had significantly higher general stress among both groups while mothers of higher educational status had higher general stress only among normal group. Parenting stress and its components were positively and significantly correlated with general stress among normal children but non significant in case of mentally challenged children indicating that almost all parents experienced parenting stress and not general stress. This implies the need for parental educational program for reduction of parenting stress.