Mahamaya Publishing House
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One of the global issues that has drawn world attention in recent years is women and development. Silently a change is taking place in the empowerment of women, but still it requires more and more development in different areas. In Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru’s view You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women. Women play a crucial role in the development of family, society personality building and nation building. So it is the ...
The present book is output of research work of many years. The effort is unique in many respects. Different from other efforts on the SAARC, this is a projection of post integration scenario of the South Asian Countries. Beginning with the general observation of the South Asia in terms of social, political and economic indicators, it reviews the issues that have been raised by different studies. As the problem of economic integration is some time studied under ...
Study conducted among the teachers of English in Balasore, Cuttack and Puri districts of Orissa state, India.
What I find missing in school education is guidance and counseling children need in their growing age. This could not be left to the Counselor even if we could have him. This is to be done be each teacher in each school for each student. In their B.Ed and M.Ed. studies trainees should be given due orientation of it both in theory and practice. In-service teachers could attend refresher courses. We should principals. This book could serve the purpose. I have the ...
A series of new textbooks on mathematical treatment of microconomics have been published by devoting only a few pages to the economic analysis of mathematical formulation. The basic problem is that of teaching working tools of microeconomics in mathematical terms. The present textbook is intended for students of economics who possess some knowledge of both economics and mathematics. The selection of topics is indicated by economic, rather than mathematical ...
Adult education is a continuous process. In a fast changing world, the skills acquired by the service sector people during their educational programme, get obsolete in a very short time. In the developing world a vast majority of the adults is illiterate and without proper skills. It is very essential therefore, to first of all literate those adults and empower them with some skills to enable them to become productive members of the society. In such a ...
The developed countries of the West have progressed through their Universities in the contemporary world. This is true that technological and industrial development initially took place in para Universities, institutions and places but after the Industrial Revolution the research and developmental work in every discipline has been taken up mostly by the University Professors and Organisations. The developed countries of the West have been successful in investing ...
The philosophy of education has benefited from the thoughts of philosophers right from Plato to Bertrand Russel. The philosophy of education has made use of the thoughts of Rousseau, Pestalozi and recently John Dewey and Mahatma Gandhi. In this book, starting from the traditional approach of philosophical ideas of realism, naturalism Pragmatism etc. to the modern approach of philosophy of education have been discussed. It is hoped that the book will be found to ...
The Economic Liberalisation process has increasingly exposed the Banking Sector to international competition. The role of Banking in the process of financial intermediation has been undergoing a profound transformation, owing to changes tin the global financial system. Consequently, the revolution in information technology has brought about sea changes in the way, banking transaction are carried out. Hence, the impact and implications of emerging issues have been ...
This book is based on my doctoral work which was based on translation and adaptation of revised Denver Developmental Screening Test into Hindi as well as to establish Indian norms for the development for Urban middle class children in the age range of three to thirty six months. Development Screening is a newly emerging concept with particular emphasis on infants and pre-school children. The incidence of diagnosed cased of handicap (mental retardation) rises ...
It is a book of 15 chapters on the psychology of teaching and learning. T he first chapters highlights its importance for teacher trainees and teachers at work in schools. The second chapters describes the nature of teaching as a process of interaction, communication and decision-making. It is the third chapter that deals with teacher effectiveness. The fourth chapter describes the methods to study teaching and learning behavior of teachers and taught in schools. ...
The book entitled “Land Market Housing and Urban Growth Process†signifies a substantial contribution towards the dynamics of urban growth process in a market economy. It intends to provide a comprehensive and rigorous analysis of the land sales and land prices during the last two decades, consequences of urbanization on the distribution of land in the urbanfringe areas and the determinants of residential choice in the various locations of an urban economy. ...
Foreign trade occupies a significant place in the process of economic development of any country. No country can live without trade. However, trade has both favourable and unfavourable effects. Although there are theoretical approaches to explain and to understand trade relationship between countries, such discussions are very crude generalization of international trade relations. Therefore, it is important to understand the trade relationship between two ...
The developed societies of the west and Japan had achieved 100% literacy well before the twentieth century. This is true that women's education in the developed west had also taken a longer period for the achievement of the targets of 100% literacy, but in the developing societies of Africa and Asia, the target of 100% literacy is still eluding. The democratic and humanistic considerations also make it obligatory on the part of the Governments of democratic ...
Banking sector plays a vital role in the economic development of a country. It is also an integral part of the financial system of a modern industrial economy. During the post-nationalization era, this sector had phenomenal growth and thus a study of its efficiency was of paramount importance. The reforms in the banking sector was made in 1991 with the advent of liberalization of the economy. The performance of the nationalized banking industry in India has been ...
This book is a novel attempt to understand the consumer buying behaviour in India as the internet plays a vital role in different aspects of society. The corporate world embraced the use of interest in order to research and users across the country. This book would act as a cue to the corporate captains who wish to use the internet to have competitive edge over the competitors. This book also clarifies many queries regarding Internet user behavior, user purposes, ...
The empirical work on relationship between exports and macroeconomic policy and economic growth for the Less Developed Countries has a well-established lineage with most works purporting to confirm the role of exports as an engine of economic growth. In addition to the concern over the impact of exports on economic performance, there has been concern over the causes and impact of export instability. The debate has centred on whether export instability has a ...
Women in India have played an important part in our social life and in our history. They have played this part in every branch of national activity from high learning to velour on the battlefield. But it is their unobtrusive work in the household, in the village or in the larger community that has moulded this nation. Today, we pass rapidly through various phases of transition. The rapid changes, however, have not uprooted us from our old ...
This book is an attempt to understand the perceptions and behavioural issues regarding the investment decision-making process by employed women in India. Gone are the days when women were known only for their iconic role within the family. Now their presence is felt in almost all the professions in the world. With the changing role of Indian women, there is every possibilities that decision regarding investment with their surplus parameters of ...
The digital environment is an unavoidable necessity of every modern library. Due to the change in the information seeking behavior of the readers, the concepts of library services is also changing. The readers need information on digital devices. The librarian has to prepare for this new challenges. It is very satisfying that the new generation of librarians is ready to meet any threat and challenge form their field. Even then the knowledge of this environment ...
The book 'Women Academics in Higher Education' is interdisciplinary. It tries to explore the aims and objectives of Higher Education, Higher Education Plans and Policies, Planning and Management of Higher Education, Social and potential role of university/college teachers. And the major aspect of the work is concerned with the perception and attitude study and also social and professional role of women academics in an Indian State.