Towards responsible citizenshipcivics education in Anand Niketan,sewagram

"Tai*, we have an urgent request", children of class V gathered around me and wanted to talk to me as soon as I entered the class. The restlessness was quite obvious from all the faces."yes, tell me, what's the matter?" I asked

Study on Self-Medication and Self Diet-Management by Women of Indore City, India

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Knowledge and practice on menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls of selected slums in Kathmandu valley

Introductions: Hygiene related practices during menstruation are of considerable importance. This study assesses the existing level of knowledge on menstrual hygiene, and its compliance, among adolescent girls of selected slum areas in Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: Descriptive cross sectional study design was applied and slums in Kathmandu district were selected conveniently as research site. Primary data were collected through interview by using structured questionnaire. The association between knowledge and practices were identified through chi square test. Results: There were 282 respondents for study. Less than half 121 (42.9%) had adequate knowledge related to menstruation and its hygiene. Two-third 185(65.6%) of the participants used sanitary pads, 183 (98.9%), washed hands after pad change, 271 (96.1%) cleaned perineal area during menstruation, 227(80.5%) were aware about the myth and 61.9% followed social norms and restriction related with menstruation. Age of the participant, their education level and the income sources were found statistically significant with their level of knowledge on menstruation. Conclusions: More than half of adolescent girls of slums in Kathmandu district had inadequate knowledge regarding menstruation and two-third practiced menstrual hygiene. Keywords: adolescent, slum, menarche, menstruation hygien

Regaining In-Group Continuity in Times of Anxiety about the Group's Future : A Study on the Role of Collective Nostalgia Across 27 Countries

Collective nostalgia for the good old days of the country thrives across the world. However, little is known about the social psychological dynamics of this collective emotion across cultures. We predicted that collective nostalgia is triggered by collective angst as it helps people to restore a sense of in-group continuity via stronger in-group belonging and out-group rejection (in the form of opposition to immigrants). Based on a sample (N = 5,956) of individuals across 27 countries, the general pattern of results revealed that collective angst predicts collective nostalgia, which subsequently relates to stronger feelings of in-group continuity via in-group belonging (but not via out-group rejection). Collective nostalgia generally predicted opposition to immigrants, but this was subsequently not related to in-group continuity. © 2018 Hogrefe Publishing.Peer reviewe

Revisiting the Measurement of Anomie

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Cultural Values Moderate the Impact of Relative Deprivation

Relative deprivation (RD) is the judgment that one or one’s ingroup is worse off compared with some relevant standard coupled with feelings of dissatisfaction, anger, and resentment. RD predicts a wide range of outcomes, but it is unclear whether this relationship is moderated by national cultural differences. Therefore, in the first study, we used national assessments of individual-collectivism and power distance to code 303 effect sizes from 31 different countries with 200,578 participants. RD predicted outcomes ranging from life satisfaction to collective action more strongly within individualistic nations. A second survey of 6,112 undergraduate university students from 28 different countries confirmed the predictive value of RD. Again, the relationship between individual RD and different outcomes was stronger for students who lived in more individualistic countries. Group-based RD also predicted political trust more strongly for students who lived in countries marked by lower power distance. RD effects, although consistent predictors, are culturally bounded. In particular, RD is more likely to motivate reactions within individualistic countries that emphasize individual agency and achievement as a source of self-worth

Towards responsible citizenshipcivics education in Anand Niketan,sewagram

"Tai*, we have an urgent request", children of class V gathered around me and wanted to talk to me as soon as I entered the class. The restlessness was quite obvious from all the faces."yes, tell me, what's the matter?" I asked

A powerful means of integrated holistic learning

It was for the first time that we had planned to plant onions as a single crop on separate beds for individual students of classes VI and VII. The seedlings were ready but the beds were to be prepared. Our gardening teacher was guiding students in preparatory work. Though a head teacher, I too was as new to this as were my students. I was curious to know and join the group. When I reached the garden I saw children totally enjoying the work. They had loosened the soil and the beds were flooded with water and were pounding soil and water with their feet to make it muddy and they were enjoying the whole process thoroughly. They were not bothered about their clothes getting soiled in the whole process. Finally, the prepared onion seedlings were transplanted. The school had got a good yield of onion crop last year. These organically grown onions were used in school kitchen and some sold to the teachers

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH PEDAGOGY AND TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION AND MOVEMENT SCIENCES (IJEMS) CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A PANACEA FOR TEACHERS

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