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

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

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

(Pre)determined Occupations: The Post-Colonial Hybridizing of Identity and Art Forms in Third World Spaces

In this article, we present the effects of globalization on art forms in Peru and on teacher identity in India while exploring hybridization as an ongoing global paradigm in both contexts (Bhabha, 1994; Said, 1979). Peruvian art forms are continuously shifting as global cultures meld and become more technologically connected, which ultimately brings about questions of authenticity. The identities of Indian art educators are evolving, and shifting indicating an assemblage or structure containing many parts working together to perform a particular function. In realizing its function, the structure can be named or its form made visible (Deleuze & Guattari, 1987). This article examines some of these functions through post-colonial lenses to explore the notion of authenticity. In a process of self-reflexivity, both authors ponder how we occupy and are pre-occupied by our identities, roles as art educators and researchers, and how this affects power dynamics in our work. Both researchers’ accounts are important as a means to study the changes of cultures, identity, and art forms (inter)nationally, and to enable equitable processes of cultural exchange and learning in art education