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    Access and uses of icts: can virtual learning be an alternative mode of education in India?
    (Sage, 2023-09) Padhi, Balakrushna
    This study analyses household access and persons’ uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in India by using the latest National Sample Survey Organization’s (NSSO) Education survey (2017–2018) datasets. Accordingly, an ICT Index is computed, and a logistic model is applied to examine the pattern and likelihood of digital technology usage and access. The result shows that access to ICTs is lower in rural areas and access increases with the level of education. The study also observes that factors like education, income and regional variations are significant aspects of the disproportionate uses and access of ICTs at the household and individual levels. This study also observed that the low level of access to ICTs will be a huge challenge for the Government to ensure alternate online or virtual modes of education.
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    Addressing educational and professional inequalities through capability approach
    (Mind and Society, 2023) Shukla, Tanu
    The study aims to analyse the educational and professional inequalities using the capability approach. . Using the capability approach with distinct secondary datasets, it attempts to comprehend inequalities in understanding the interplay of various attributes leading towards disparities at various levels. Using specific exemplifications, the study shows gender disparity even with the labour force participation representing varied professional roles, representing social oppression at both the fronts of education and professional fronts. The study manifests the intricacies in societal, economic and political factors for understanding the functionalities and capabilities. With a rigorous review of the literature, the study observes the significance of the theoretical perspective in understanding the interplay of inequalities at the micro level that transforms into social oppression using the capability approach.
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    Education and enterprise
    (The Week, 2021-12-19) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
    GHANSHYAM DAS BIRLA died in London on June 11, 1983, at the age of 89. Sunday magazine’s cover page dated June26-July 2, 1983, announced that ‘The King is Dead’. ‘The king is dead, Long live the king’ is a medieval European phrasal template that proclaimed the demise of a king’s mortal body and the people’s desire for the continuation of the body politic, which was the kingdom or the king’s legacy. Birla’s legacy hinges on at least three elements: his leadership of Indian industry; his role as a national and global emissary across the political spectrum, and his vision to empower the young through educational institutions that he founded.
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    Education of Generation Z: A Systematic Review and Research Directions
    (ICON-BITS 2021, 2022-02) Mahesh, Jayashree
    The purpose of this paper is to gain an understanding of existing research and debate regarding the requirements expectations and attitudes of Education for Generation Z using the technique of Systematic Literature Review. The Review has been done by systematically collecting the existing literature between 2003 and 2020. The literature is categorised according to Geographical Distribution and types of studies undertaken. Literature is also categorised based on the type of study. A disciplined screening process resulted in 41 relevant research papers appropriate for the study. As these papers explain the emerging trends in the discipline since 2003, it can serve as a base for researchers who wish to conduct a meta-analysis about Generation Z. It would also enable establishing a framework for further empirical research. Due to the vast nature of topics related to the education of Generation Z, it is not possible to study the entire discipline in a single study. Hence the study only focuses on relevant and emerging trends about education for Generation Z. The study aims to fill the gap of unavailability of a structured systematic literature review in the domain of education of Generation Z. This serves as an important source of information for academicians, practitioners. The study postulates new avenues for future research. The study contributes to the methodology for conducting Systematic Literature. Reviews in the field of teaching and learning, specifically for the education of Generation Z. It highlights an effective method for mapping out thematically and viewing holistically emerging research trends.
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    Hope and Education: Role of Psychological Capital and Cultural Differences
    (Springer, 2018-05) Choubisa, Rajneesh
    Hope is a relevant variable in education and there is enough empirical evidence about its significant relationships with important education related. In this chapter, we make a brief summary of hope in an educational context by introducing the construct of psychological capital (PsyCap) that we speculate to have an impact on education and that possibly play an important role in promoting students’ personal resources. In order to contextualize, Snyder’s hope conceptualization is discussed in relation to some proposals that are reverberated and rooted in cultural differences. We also present preliminary findings from an international research on hope highlighting major cultural differences. In all, this chapter attempts to extend the effect of positive resources beyond hope.
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    Emotional Intelligence and Gender Difference in Education: A Critical Analysis
    (An International Journal of Educational and Social Development, 2012-04) Shukla, Tanu
    Emotional Intelligence can be synonymously used as social intelligence. Another vital point which can be considered is that gender of an individual has significant effect on personality and behavioural characteristics. The paper, in this light, attempts to examine the effect of gender differences that interact in complex ways to determine the performance of an individual in any sphere of activity. It also defines the concept of emotional intelligence, describes its models, and also mentions that how emotional quotient is different from intelligence quotient. The present paper, based on the earlier researches, investigates the nature and extent of relationships that exist among emotional intelligence and gender differences. Lastly, it discusses about the varied probable reasons behind the difference of emotional intelligence among students and also throws light in relation to educational implications
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    Effect of Religion and Education on Fertility in the EAG States in India
    (Socrates Journal, 2020) Shukla, Tanu
    The study seeks to explore the relationship between the level of education of women and its influence on the fertility in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. In addition, the interplay of education and fertility is further affected by religion, which acts as the determinants of fertility. The birth intervals, age at first birth, desire for another child are major determinants of fertility which are taken into consideration for the study. It is pertinent to understand how the level of education and religion of an individual affects the fertility and to what extent. The broader objective of the study is to determine the association between education, religion, and fertility and to further examine the proximate factors that influence the fertility of a woman. The study utilizes the Demographic and Health Surveys, that includes basic information about the household and women in the childbearing ages. This study focuses on the survey of women in reproductive age which would provide active information about fertility. The population defined in the study are the north Indian states that are categorized as EAG (Empowered Action Group) states. Multivariate regression analysis was used to examine the variation in the relationship between fertility and individual and state-level characteristics.
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    Where Teachers Learn
    (Economic Political Weekly, 2015-11) Nair, Harikrishnan Gopinadhan
    Rajesh Misra and Supriya Singh (“Continuum of Ignorance in Indian Universities,” EPW, 28 November 2015) rightly highlight a number of deficiencies in Indian universities. But they have focused only on a possible framework of solutions for degeneration of the quality of faculty members interpreted by this author as degeneration of teaching quality; anomalies in teaching methodologies; and obsessive orientation towards exams. The possible framework of solutions is threefold: by incorporating learning outcomes while planning for courses, by working out graduate student attributes for degree programmes, and the institutionalisation of teaching–learning centres (TLCs). This note is thus divided into three parts: first, the “what and why” of learning outcomes; second, the relationship between learning outcomes and graduate student attributes; and third, the rationale and role of TLCs.
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    The Preeminence of Soft Skills: Need for Sustainable Employability
    (IJSSIR, 2021-06) Chouhan, Gajendra Singh
    The progresses of industrialization, rapid technological developments and adaptation of sophisticated technology by industries have resulted in a mismatch between requirements of industry and the products of engineering institutions. As such the technical education has to face many challenges and the quality revolution, therefore, assumes tremendous importance in the highly competitive world. In this increasingly globalized world and the internationalized nature of the workplaces, the young engineering students of India are found short of many skills and their chief deficiencies are identified in the areas of soft skills. Over the past few years there has been a growing awareness for the need of soft skills development among the academia and the corporate. Indeed, many institutes have also introduced a component of soft skills in the curricula. But these initiatives are a proverbial drop in the ocean as the most haven't had the desired impact. One now needs to review the situation and develop strategies to overcome these problems without undermining the importance of technical skills. Thus, this paper attempts to research and identify skill sets and their right mix needed for sustainable employability of engineering graduates as the technical institutional also have to play a key role in promoting national well being and socio-economic prosperity of the country.
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    Intercultural Education in Engineering Curriculum: A Review of Communication Courses for Undergraduate Students in India
    (Scientific Research Solution Pvt Ltd., 2018) Nirban, Virendra Singh
    Intercultural communication in the Indian Information Technology (IT) industry is an everyday reality. Today, many companies are multinational; and those which are not, are still multicultural owing to huge cultural diversity within the nation. However, despite a harmonious coexistence of multiple cultures, the possibility of conflicts resulting from cultural diversity is palpable. Such conflicts, or likes and dislikes, arising out of cultural stereotypes often impede accurate evaluation of a person's communicative intentions and behaviour. This becomes a potential hazard at the professional as well as the personal front. Given that businesses are no more restricted to geographical boundaries, nor are companies hiring manpower from one location, the need to study and cultivate intercultural communication competence (ICC) becomes fundamental to business success. As part of a research work on ICC in the Indian Information Technology industry, this study analyses communication related courses currently being offered to undergraduate (Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology) students of the top ten engineering institutions of India, as identified in the 2017 Rankings by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, to see if current academic curriculum is adequately educating students for effective intercultural communication at the workplace. Findings suggest that the importance and need of intercultural education has mildly been realized, but its inclusion in current course curriculum is negligible. Limitations of the study and suggestions on how to introduce ICC in class are discussed.