Simulation Models for Teacher Training: Perspectives and Prospects

It has always been a mind dwelling exercise for the trainers to meet the training needs of the future role players of any organization. May it be corporate offices, Government offices and charitable organizations; training is needed at various stages of job from executives to administrators, from teachers to principals, from line officer to JE and from nurses to Doctors etc.  For this purpose, various innovative methods and procedures have been used from time to time. Simulation is also one of such kind of technique which is gaining its momentum worldwide these days. Though simulation has its history way back to the period of World War II when two mathematicians Jon Von Neumann and Stanislaw Ulam used it to solve the puzzling problem of behavior of neutrons, its importance in the field of Teacher training has been recognized more only after NCFTE,2005 and 2009. This paper hence deals with the use of simulation models in Teacher Education for Teacher training and also throws light on its future prospects. Keywords :   Simulation , Teacher Education, Teacher Training, Teacher Educator

Women Education: Need for Sustainable Development

Women are the backbone of any civilized society Be it a role of friend daughter sister wife mother or a role of a working women women have facilitated this male dominant society in every aspect Women constitute approximately 50 of the World s population But she does not have equal share at nutrition work place property ownership and especially education Though the law ensures equality in men and women in all aspects yet still there are many women who remain uneducated due to orthodoxicity security concerns traditions and cultures etc of many societies worldwide Sustainable Development is that kind of development which aims at meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Hence if it is needed we need to concentrate on women education which still remains an unattainable goal in India since independence In the words of Shahi Tharoor Times of India 2013 Even today after 65 years of Independence the literacy rate of women is just at 65 5 compared to the more healthy 82 1 for men So if we want India to develop and to sustain that development women education need a serious concern This paper is an attempt to throw lights on various aspects related to women education and its need for sustainable development so that the future remains brigh

Knowledge and Attitudes toward Persons with Schizophrenia among Hispanic University Students Enrolled in Mental Health and Non-mental Health Disciplines

The present study was designed to examine university students’ knowledge regarding schizophrenia and factors that can influence university students’ attitudes toward persons with schizophrenia. An attribution questionnaire ([AQ-27], Corrigan, Markowitz, Watson, Rowan, & Kubiak, 2003), the Error Choice Test ([ECT], Michaels & Corrigan, 2013), and the Social Desirability Scale ([SDS-13], Reynolds, 1982) were utilized to collect data from undergraduate students attending The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), the largest U.S. Hispanic serving university located on the Texas-Mexico border. Descriptive and inferential statistics were utilized to analyze the survey data. Results indicated a non-significant relationship between students’ knowledge regarding schizophrenia and their self-reported stigma toward persons with schizophrenia. The discussion includes implications of the present study and recommendations for research to enhance knowledge about schizophrenia and mitigate stigma among university students toward persons with schizophrenia

Identities of art education in contemporary India: Reality, Rhizome and Assemblage

In this paper, I present an understanding of art and visual culture education in India in a framework that employs Deleuze and Guattari’s theories. I place this research study in context of contemporary trends in education policy and political climates in India. I suggest that research on understanding art education practices in emerging geographies be conducted with a view to gain a cohesive social understanding, rather that isolated views on curriculum and pedagogy, with pre-determined understandings of what art education is, and what it does. The paper is structured in the following manner: After setting a context for this paper, I provide an overview of the study itself. I then describe the development of my own study exploring the identity of Indian art education and art educators using a hybrid lens of Vedanta philosophy and Deleuze and Guattari’s theories of rhizome and assemblage. Explaining these concepts, I illustrate an application of this theoretical lens towards reading art education practices both of my research participants, as well as of developments of art education in ontemporary India. This paper thus offers a strategy to conduct research in art education employing a rhizomatic approach to structuring research, and analyzing data using the concept of assemblage. I make these suggestions in order to make multiple experiences and voices within the research relevant and respected, especially when read in international and global contexts

What’s in a Name?

Guest Comment by Dr. Manisha Lakhanpal Sharma, Professor & Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ITS Dental College, Hospital and Research Centre, Greater Noid

Social Harmony for Being Social

Human beings are the most beautiful competent and Intelligent creatures of the God Our Epics do firm this belief that God has made men more like him so that they could reach to anything created by him in this world even him too with some efforts These characteristics of human beings have enabled them to constantly improve themselves and their surroundings This improvement has helped them to reach to the greater heights of development with each passing day But alas to this is their endless urge of self development that has posed threat to the combined development which is mainly the key to social harmony Our society is diversified into people with many castes colors races and genders etc In addition to this personal and professional goals do differ from person to person Societal goals further take a back seat for many in many cases But this diversification needs to be unified to give path to the long term development In this paper author has tried to touch the various issues concerning social harmony and thereby finding out ways to improve social harmony among human being

Prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism in North-Indian pregnant women

Background: It is now well established that not only overt but subclinical thyroid dysfunction can also have adverse effects on fetal and maternal outcomes. In recent years several studies show a much larger prevalence of SCH and marked variation between different ethnic groups. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of subclinical hypothyroidism during first trimester in a teaching hospital in North India.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted in all the consecutive first trimester pregnant women attending Santosh Medical College, Hospital, Ghaziabad from June 2014 to April 2015 after institutional ethics approval and consent from the study subjects. Morning samples of serum were tested for TSH. If serum TSH value was more than 2.5mIU/L then Free T4 and TPO Antibody level were estimated.Results: Serum TSH level was normal in 66.2 % women, 32.5 % women had subclinical hypothyroidism and 1.3 % women had overt hypothyroidism using a first trimester normal reference range of 0.1 to 2.5 mU/l suggested by American Thyroid Association or by the American Endocrine Society.Using 5 mIU/L as upper limit of TSH suggested by some Indian studies serum TSH level was normal in 90.6 % women, 8.1 % women had subclinical hypothyroidism and 1.3 % women had overt hypothyroidism.Conclusion: The prevalence of SCH is very high in our study population. We feel that the use of thyroid function reference values based on studies using different populations and different backgrounds can introduce bias in the evaluation of a local population