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Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University popularly known as HAU, is one of Asia's biggest agricultural universities, located at Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. It is named after India's seventh Prime Minister, Chaudhary Charan Singh. It is a leader in agricultural research in India and contributed significantly to Green Revolution and White Revolution in India in the 1960s and 70s. It has a very large campus and has several research centres throughout the state. It won the Indian Council of Agricultural Research's Award for the Best Institute in 1997. HAU was initially a campus of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After the formation of Haryana in 1966, it became an autonomous institution on February 2, 1970 through a Presidential Ordinance, later ratified as Haryana and Punjab Agricultural Universities Act, 1970, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 29, 1970. A. L. Fletcher, the first Vice-Chancellor of the university, was instrumental in its initial growth.

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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × End date: 2015 × Start date: 2015 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Socio-emotional intelligence and achievement motivation of adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Meena Kumari; Sangwan, Sheela
    Socio-emotional intelligence is the important psychological abilities that relates to success in life and academic motivation of adolescents. The study was undertaken in Bhiwani district of Hayana state. A total of 80 boys and 80 girls between age group of 13 to 14 years were selected randomly from two government schools from rural area and two private schools from urban area. Social Intelligence scale developed by Chadha (2004) and Emotional Intelligence Scale by Hyde et al (2001) and Achievement Motivation scale by Rao (1974) were used to assess socio emotional intelligence and achievement motivation of adolescents. Results indicated that maximum number of respondents was in average to high category of overall socio-emotional intelligence. The results further revealed positive and significant correlation between achievement motivation with patience, confidence and sensitivity aspects of social intelligence of the respondents. Significant positive correlation existed between adolescent’s emotional intelligence aspects i.e. self motivation, value orientation and altruistic behavior and achievement motivation.
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    Personality and aggressive behavior in adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Gahlawat, Kritika; Chandrakala Singh
    Adolescence is a period of transition between playful childhood and responsible adulthood. It is a stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occur during the period from puberty to legal adulthood. This epoch is most closely associated with the teenage years, though its physical, psychological and cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. A child is the product of environment. Two environments home and school share an influential space in individual's life and there exists a unique combination between the two. This study examines the influence of academic achievement, home and school environment on the personality and aggressive behaviour of adolescents. The study was conducted in Hisar city of Haryana state where two colleges and two schools were selected. The sample comprised of 160 adolescents (80 girls and 80 boys) taken equally from each institution. Adolescents were assessed for their personality by Big 5 inventory and aggression by aggression questionnaire. The results revealed that there exist difference in personality among university and school students. Significant dissimilarities were observed in home and school environment across type of institution and gender, such as aspects of home like conformity, social isolation and deprivation of privileges and few aspects of school like acceptance, rejection and control. Personality as well as aggression were significantly associated with academic achievement, socio personal variables, home and school environment of adolescents. School students were better adjusted than university students. Moreover boys were significantly more aggressive than girls.
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    Academic motivation and Social Intelligence among Adolescents: A Relationship Study
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Reena; Dhanda, Bimla
    The study was conducted on academic motivation of adolescents that is an important factor for academic achievement and can be viewed as self determination to succeed . These adolescents were selected from six government schools from three block of district Panipat of state Haryana purposively. A total of 150 boys and 150 girls between age group of 13 to 14 years were selected randomly from each blocks. Results indicated that majority of respondents were from nuclear family and having three or more siblings. with parents educated up to middle level for the reason fathers were engaged in labourer occupation and mother in household work and earning Rs.5,000 to 10,000/month. Majority of the respondents were having average level of academic motivation and social intelligence. Block wise comparison, significant difference was found in their academic motivation. There was positive correlation between aspects of academic motivation and social intelligence among both boys and girls that indicates that with increase in social intelligence, the students were also academically motivated. The association of academic motivation with family type and family size was significant. This indicated that the member of respondents in high category of academic motivation was significantly higher in nuclear family than in joint families.
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    Attitude of adolescents towards Modernization”, submitted for the degree of Master of Science
    (CCSHAU, 2015) Pinki; Sangwan, Santosh
    The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state. The objective of the study was to identify the factors affecting the attitude of adolescents towards modernization. Two senior secondary schools of Hisar city and two senior secondary schools of Aryanagar and Dabra village one each from Hisar block I and Block II were selected as per the demand of study. A sample of 100 rural and 100 urban respondents including males and females of 16-18 year age studying in 11th and 12th standard were taken, thus to make a total sample of 200 adolescents. A significant difference was revealed between mean scores of modernization among adolescents boys and girls in level of modernization. As the mean scores of girls were higher they were more modernize than the boys. The results revealed significant difference between mean scores of modernization among rural and urban adolescents which indicated that rural and urban adolescents differ in their level of modernization. All the aspects of attitude of modernization except marriage were found to be positively and significantly correlated with socio-economic variables. Further results revealed that all the aspects of attitude of modernization except parent-child relationship, were found to be positively and significantly correlated with family environment of adolescent.