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{"title":"TRANSFORMING GUJARAT’S RURAL LANDSCAPE: NEW POLICY FOR EMPOWERING YOUTH","authors":"Vinay Trivedi, Vipul Patel","doi":"10.37867/te150303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150303","url":null,"abstract":"The rural education landscape in Gujarat, India, has long been burdened by various challenges that hinder the empowerment and development of its youth. In response, a new policy has been introduced to transform the educational system and provide greater opportunities for rural youth. This abstract provides an overview of the policy's key elements and objectives. The policy recognizes the need for inclusive and equitable access to quality education for all rural students. It addresses disparities in infrastructure, resources, and teaching methodologies, aiming to bridge the urban-rural education divide. The primary goal is to empower youth by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, and competencies needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving global landscape. To achieve this, the policy focuses on enhancing the quality of education through investments in teacher training programs, curriculum development, and pedagogical reforms. It promotes the use of technology-enabled learning tools and innovative teaching methods that encourage critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. The policy also emphasizes the importance of vocational education and skill development. It aims to strengthen vocational training programs, establish industry-academia linkages, and encourage entrepreneurship among students. This approach equips youth with practical skills aligned with the evolving job market, fostering employability and economic self-sufficiency. Moreover, the policy advocates for comprehensive student support systems, including career counselling, mentorship programs, and scholarships. Special attention is given to marginalized and disadvantaged groups, aiming to address social and gender disparities within the rural education system. Effective collaboration between government agencies, educational institutions, civil society organizations, and the community is crucial for the policy's success. Robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are proposed to assess progress, identify gaps, and make necessary adjustments for long-term impact. By transforming Gujarat's rural education landscape, this policy seeks to empower youth with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to overcome socio-economic challenges and contribute meaningfully to society. It aspires to create a future generation of capable, self-reliant individuals who actively participate in the growth and development of their communities and the nation as a whole.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135032684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"EXCELLENT ELEMENTS OF PRESENTATION IN BUSINESS ARENA","authors":"D M Chandravadiya","doi":"10.37867/te150314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150314","url":null,"abstract":"Presentation is very necessary part of organisation. One should be very careful to make presentation. Always keeps some points to make effective presentation like data collection, accuracy in speech, chronological order of content, use of Multimedia tools. Through an effective presentation it can be convey an aim and objectives. The presentation ideas should be well adapted to your audience. Relate your presentation message/idea to the interests of the audience. It has been creating overall image of organisation.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135038201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"THE ROAD MAP FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN INDIA: NEP, 2020","authors":"Dr. P Shalini","doi":"10.37867/te150320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150320","url":null,"abstract":"The article reflects the higher education policy derived from the National education policy (NEP 2020) from the developing country’s perspective by conceptually integrating the views of the policy document and from the other authors articles. The study explores the existing NEP and its importance for the developing country like ours. The country having the highest youth population in the world needs education policy to upskill our youth trading the balance among all stakeholders is the biggest challenge and its implementation needs constant effort and monitoring by regulatory bodies of higher education.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135037899","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CO-DEPENDENTS’ AWARENESS ON ADDICTION: SCOPE OF SOCIAL WORK INTERVENTION WITH FAMILY MEMBERS OF SUBSTANCE DEPENDENT IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH","authors":"Ms. Chaphiak Lowang, Dr. Kaushalendra Pratap Singh","doi":"10.37867/te150317","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150317","url":null,"abstract":"Family plays an important role in reduction, abstinence or recovery of the substance dependent from addiction. This role of care giving is affected when the family members themselves need help. Many become co-dependent exhibiting emotional and task overload, self-neglect and unhealthy medical condition in need of treatment. Acknowledging the limited studies related to co-dependency in family caregivers of Substance Dependent a cross-sectional study with 80 family caregivers identified through purposive sampling from Tirap and Longding District of Arunachal Pradesh was conducted. The data were later analysed through statistical methods and presented in frequency and percentage of the descriptive analysis. The study found 100 percent of the family caregivers as co-dependent and the level of co-dependency as very high and in need of intervention. The current study also indicates a significant 74(92.5%) being unaware of how addiction is treated and 60 (75%) of the family caregivers says they felt the need to get help for themselves. The study hence calls for social work intervention and emphasises the inclusion of family members in addiction treatment.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135037918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"UNVEILING THE UNTOLD STORIES: DOCUMENTARY FILMS TACKLING LABOUR ISSUES IN INDIA","authors":"Dr. Priyanka Roy, Ms. Labani Sarkar","doi":"10.37867/te150316","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150316","url":null,"abstract":"Since time immemorial, film is a strong and powerful medium through which emotions and feelings can be conveyed. A documentary film is something very important as it portrays the reality and there is nothing fictional and one such reality of the Indian society is the labour plight. Complications that the labourers in India face is nothing new but there is hardly any medium that sheds light on their problems and most of the population is not concerned about them. Labour plight in India is like a chronic disease that is never ending. In such a situation, researchers have done an analysis on documentaries concerning labour issues from pre COVID and COVID period. The issue of child labour in the society is also analysed. The documentary has four parts. The introduction explains what a documentary is and its origin. Details about the past labour issues along with figures are included in the review of the literature. The analysis portion describes the documentaries that were taken for analysis and the detailed analysis of each film taken is included. The analysis is conducted on 5 pre COVID era documentaries, 2 of which includes the issue of child labour and 3 post COVID era documentaries. The conclusion is the last and final part. The goal of the conclusion is to promote the concerns of the labourers and to encourage the use of ethics and ensure values and safety while filming the true lives of the proletariat that easily gets affected by the elite class.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135038613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"IMPACT OF POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-INDUCED OSMOTIC STRESS ON MAIZE GERMINATION, GROWTH, AND PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE","authors":"Bappy Sen, Tanushree Basumatary, Danswrang Daimary, Bisu Bidra Boro, Diphujit Basumatary, Hemen Sarma","doi":"10.37867/te150318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150318","url":null,"abstract":"Drought stress is a significant environmental concern affecting crop growth, development, and yield. A laboratory experiment was conducted to examine the germination characteristics of four maize genotypes under varying levels of osmotic stress (0%, 2.5%, 5%, 7.5%, 10%) using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 as an osmoticum. The experiment followed a factorial design within a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) framework with three replications. Varying concentrations of PEG influenced the germination and early growth of plants. An interesting finding was that as the concentration of PEG increased, there was a noticeable decrease in plant growth, indicating a negative correlation between the two. The findings indicated that subjecting maize plants to water stress treatments significantly affected various growth parameters (with a statistical significance level of P<0.05). Furthermore, with the increase in PEG concentration, there was a gradual decline in both respiration and transpiration rates, resulting in a decrease in protein concentration. There is a significant decrease in relative water content (RWC) in both shoot and root by 28.65% and 11.13%, respectively, compared with the control. When maize seedlings were subjected to water deficit by treating them with 2.5 to 10% PEG, there was a significant decrease (by 60.05%) in the level of chlorophyll 'b' while the decrease (by 33.25%) in chlorophyll 'a' content was comparatively less pronounced.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135038624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"WOMEN HAS BEEN AN IMPORTANT SEGMENT OF THE WORKFORCE","authors":"Jayashri Roy","doi":"10.37867/te150345","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150345","url":null,"abstract":"The Indian labor market displays several striking features: very low rates of female labor force participation; considerable variance in rates of female labor force participation across Indian states; and a large share of both women and men working in the informal sector. Various types of people work at various types of jobs. A substantial portion of India's workforce historically has been made up of women. The work participation rate of women of India is showing a downward trend in the last few decades. It also signifies that women’s entry or exit of labour market is influenced by non-economic factors also. The study finds that there is neither quantitative nor qualitative improvement in women’s employment over time on account of structural changes in the economy. There is no major occupational diversification in women’s employment despite structural shift of the economy from primary to tertiary sector. Agriculture is still the leading sector in women’s employment. Overcrowding of workforce in agriculture largely as wage labourers, lower earnings, poor literacy levels, large-scale informal employment and most self-employment in the form of unpaid work are indications of women’s disadvantaged position in the labour market. Women are primarily seen as ‘caregivers’ for the family, even when they contribute to the family’s financial needs. This paper tries to find out that the position of women in workplace and in the family.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"51 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135126195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"COVID-19 AND SOCIAL CHANGE- A BRIEF STUDY OF SIKKIM","authors":"Dr. Gracy Maria Subba","doi":"10.37867/te150352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150352","url":null,"abstract":"The novel coronavirus pandemic which originated in Wuhan province of China have altered the way of life all around the world. The Covid- 19, which was declared pandemic by WHO in March 2020, have had tremendous impact on every section of society especially in developing country like India. The measures undertaken by the Government to curb the rise of pandemic have altered the way of life. With uncertainty in every aspect of life, there has been an increase in mental health problems, economic loss, unemployment, labour issues, inequality, starvation, suicide, xenophobia, change in the social and cultural norms etc. The norm of social distancing due to constant fear of getting infected by the contagious disease has led to social isolation thereby altering human relations. Sikkim, though having witnessed zero cases till the month of May 2020, could not stay free from the disease for longer period of time. Sikkim, too recorded its first case on 23 May 2020 when a 25 year old student returning from Delhi tested positive for the disease. Thus, with the inflow of students and natives to their home from various parts of the country, there was surge in the Covid cases which created social changes. This article, thus, aims at investigating into the social change brought about by the Covid- 19 pandemic in the state of Sikkim.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"77 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135126644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A STUDY OF SOCIAL FREEDOM OF WOMEN WITH RESPECT TO SOME VARIABLES સ્ત્રીઓની સામાજિક સ્વંતંત્રતાનો કેટલાક ચલોના સંદર્ભમાં અભ્યાસો","authors":"Dr. C.G. Bhrambhatt","doi":"10.37867/te150341","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150341","url":null,"abstract":"પ્રસ્તુત સંશોધન પેપરમાં સંશોધક દ્વારા સ્ત્રીઓની સામાજિક સ્વંતંત્રતા અંગે અભ્યાસ હાથ ધરવામાં આવેલ છે. સંશોધક દ્વારા સામાજિક સ્વંતંત્રતા માપન માટેની એલ.આઇ.ભૂષણ રચિત કસોટીની મદદથી 400 સ્ત્રીઓ પાસેથી માહિતી એકત્રીકરણ કરવામાં આવેલ છે. નિદર્શની પસંદગી સ્તરીકૃત યાદ્છિક નિદર્શન પદ્ધતિથી કરવામાં આવી હતી. સંશોધક દ્વારા ક્રાંતિક ગુણોત્તરની મદદથી શૂન્ય ઉત્કલ્પનાની ચકાસણી કરવામાં આવેલ છે. સંશોધનના મહત્વના તારણોમાં સ્ત્રીઓની સામાજિક સ્વંતંત્રતા પર તેમના રહેઠાણના વિસ્તાર, વૈવાહિક દરજ્જો, કુટુંબના પ્રકાર અને કાર્યના દરજ્જાની સાર્થક અસર જોવા મળેલ છે. સ્ત્રીઓની શૈક્ષણિક લાયકાતની તેમની સામાજિક સ્વંતંત્રતા પર કોઇ સાર્થક અસર જોવા મળતી નથી.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135127144","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણ અને આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓ – દશા અને દિશા (અમદાવાદ શહેરના સંદર્ભમાં)","authors":"Dr. Sangeeta Patel","doi":"10.37867/te150337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37867/te150337","url":null,"abstract":"આદિવાસીઓ ભારતીય સંસ્કૃતિની અમૂલ્ય વિરાસત છે. જેઓ કુદરત સાથે ખૂબ જ નજીકથી જોડાયેલા છે. 2011ના સેન્સસ મુજબ ભારતમાં આદિવાસીઓની વસતિ છે. ગુજરાતમાં આદિવાસીઓની વસતિ ૮૯.૧૭ લાખ ૧૪.૮% છે. જે કુલ વસતિના ૧૦.૪૨ કરોડ જે ૮.૬% છે. દરેક આદિવાસી જૂથની પોતાની આગવી ઓળખ અને સંસ્કૃતિ છે. આઝાદી બાદ બંધારણીય જોગવાઇઓ, સરકારની આદિવાસી કલ્યાણ જોજનાઓ, સ્વૈચ્છિક સંસ્થાઓની પ્રવૃત્તિઓ વગેરેને કારણે આદિવાસીઓમાં શિક્ષણનું પ્રમાણ છેલ્લા બે દાયકામાં વધ્યુ છે. પરંતુ ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણમાં આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓનો એનરોલમેન્ટ રેશયો માત્ર 5.6% (AISHE- 2019-2020). પ્રાથમિક- માધ્યમિક અને ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણ સ્થાનિક સરકારી શાળાઓતથા આશ્રમશાળાઓમાં આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓને મળી રહે છે. પરંતુ ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણ, પ્રોફેશનલ કોર્ષ વગેરે માટે આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓ મોટેભાગે અમદાવાદ, વડોદરા, સુરતા, રાજકોટ વગેરે જેવા મોટા શહેરોમાં પ્રવેશ મેળવે છે. નગરો અને મહાનગરોની પોતાની આગવી સંસ્કૃતિ છે. આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓ ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણ સંદર્ભે શહેરોમાં આવે છે ત્યારે શૈક્ષણિક, સામાજિક, સાંસ્કૃતિક, ભાષાકીય અનુકૂલનના પ્રશ્નો ઊભા થાય છે. પ્રસ્તુત અભ્યાસનો મુખ્ય હેતુ આદિવાસી ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણમાં આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓના અનુકૂલનના પાર્ષનો જાણવાનો છે તથા ઉછશિક્ષણ સરકારી આદિવાસી યોજનાઓની અસર તપાસવાનો છે. બિનસંભાવનાત્મક નિદર્શન દ્વારા અમદાવાદ શહેરમાં ઉચ્ચશિક્ષણ મેળવતા 80 આદિવાસી વિદ્યાર્થીઓની પસંદગી કરી છે. અભ્યાસની મુખ્ય પદ્ધતિ સર્વેક્ષણ અને ફોકસ ગૃપ ડિસ્કશન છે. મુલાકાત અનુસૂચિ દ્વારા માહિતી એકત્રીકરણ કર્યું છે.","PeriodicalId":23114,"journal":{"name":"Towards Excellence","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135127293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}