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University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru

University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore, a premier institution of agricultural education and research in the country, began as a small agricultural research farm in 1899 on 30 acres of land donated by Her Excellency Maharani Kempa Nanjammanni Vani Vilasa Sannidhiyavaru, the Regent of Mysore and appointed Dr. Lehmann, German Scientist to initiate research on soil crop response with a Laboratory in the Directorate of Agriculture. Later under the initiative of the Dewan of Mysore Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah, the Mysore Agriculture Residential School was established in 1913 at Hebbal which offered Licentiate in Agriculture and later offered a diploma programme in agriculture during 1920. The School was upgraded to Agriculture Collegein 1946 which offered four year degree programs in Agriculture. The Government of Mysore headed by Sri. S. Nijalingappa, the then Chief Minister, established the University of Agricultural Sciences on the pattern of Land Grant College system of USA and the University of Agricultural Sciences Act No. 22 was passed in Legislative Assembly in 1963. Dr. Zakir Hussain, the Vice President of India inaugurated the University on 21st August 1964.

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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × Author: KASE, KALAVATI L. × End date: 1986 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    INFLUENCE OF HOME ENVIRONMENT AND PARENTAL CHARACTERISTICS ON PARENTING STYLES OF ACCEPTED AND REJECTED PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN
    (UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES GKVK BANGALORE, 10-08-01) KASE, KALAVATI L.; GAONKAR, V.
    The present Investigation was designed to know the influence of home environment and parental characteristics on parenting styles of accepted and rejected preschool children. The study v/as 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 temperametn than parents of rejected children. Better home environment significantly promoted the inductive parenting style of rural accepted children. Anxiety of father and temperament of mother significantly influenced fathers parenting style by tending towards power assertive among rural rejected children. Anxiety of father signlfcantty influenced mothers parenting styles, tending towards power assertive among urban rejecetd children. Temperament of father significantly influenced fathers parenting styles by tending towards power assertive style among urban rejecetd children. Combined effect of sociodemographic factors, home environment and parental characteristics brought a significant variation of 73 per cent in fathers parenting styles among rural accepted children. While, it was 79 per cent 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.