Training For Rural Women: Fidelity Analysis

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In the present era of technological development, there exists a wider knowledge gap specially in relation to rural women which needs to be filled up through systematic efforts. Communication through training has been adjudged as an effective instrument for this purpose. To ensure correct application of appropriate technology the rural women need to be constantly trained to acquire new need-based skills for use in their own situations. The better the communication to rural women, the earlier will be the development. But communication is not always linear; quite often interruption in the communication process does occur due to various factors related with each of its elements, lessening the fidelity of the process. In the present study an attempt has been made to first identify the training needs of rural women of Haryana in home science, animalscience and agriculture and then test the communication fidelity of one of the needed training by majority of the rural women and lastly assess the impact of crucial factors of communication process on communication fidelity of training for farmwomen. The book should be useful for policy makers, planners, extension personnel and all those who are engaged in development work for rural women.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sudershan Mehta

Dr. Sudershan Matha (b. 1957) is a Professor in the Department of Extension Education, College of Home Science, CCS HAU, Hisar. A seasoned academic, she nearly three decades experience of working with rural families through various extension activities. Since 1991, she has been actively engaged in teaching UG, PG and PhD students. Presently she is the member of various professional societies. Her major research interests are in the field of communication, print media, gender studies, empower of rural women through micro enterprises on which she has guided 10 M.Sc and 3 PhD students. Dr. Metha has published 2 books, over twenty teaching manuals for UG and PG students and 60 research papers. Besides she has worked on various research projects funded by State Govt. ICAR, and British Council. She has also attended several national, international seminars and conferences etc.

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Title
Training For Rural Women: Fidelity Analysis
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8121004055
Length
331p., Tables; Figs.
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