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Sandeep Jagdale ¹, Jagdish Jadhav ¹, Mahesh Chougule ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Walchand College of Arts & Science, Solapur., IN
2 Department of Social Work, North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon., IN

Abstract

Today's educational environment is not so conducive either for students or educators. Most of the institutions are taking the students view point of teaching-learning process and framing the institutional policies which may be called 'students friendly education' but teachers are at risk to protect the integrity of personal and professional values, ethics. Research in post-graduate courses believed mandatory to learn the perspective that research is not an 'activity' or 'event' but a way of understanding issues around and develop systematic interventions to address them. Doing students research is perceived as so complicated. It is the real crux in front of teachers involved in research process of students. This article aims to understand the reflections of two schools of thoughts that teachers have. And try to define what is good for students and profession at post-graduate level. How can social research as auxiliary method of social work be enjoyed with rigour and enthusiasm within odd circumstances. The authors are from social work education so article takes the context of social work research.

Keywords

Research, Perspective, Intervention

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Sandeep Jagdale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Walchand College of Arts & Science, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

The present study aimed at revealing prevalence of mental health issues and interrelated variables of mental health in general population, especially in girls. The sample of the study consisted sixty under-graduate and post-graduate college going girl students, in the age range of eighteen to twenty-three years from Solapur city (Maharashtra). The participants were administered the Mental Health Battery Scale. The results of percentages showed that more than two-fifth proportion of respondents has low mental health. Chisquare values revealed that the bio-socio-demographic variables of the respondent have no significant association with total score of Mental Health Battery. However, the study has made an attempt to explore mental health education components for changing academic milieu for girls to have better mental health. It also embraced life skill education at campus.

Keywords

Girl, Academic Milieu, Mental Health Education, Preventive Mental Health.

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Sandeep Jagdale ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Social Work, Walchand College, Solapur, Maharashtra, IN

Abstract

NGO a very word surrounded by different notions by different people from different walks of life. It is condemned by establishments on the grounds of transparency, accountability and feasibility. But there is also a line of thinking that there is more transparency, accountability and feasibility will come in the work of establishments due to NGOs because they represent the people.

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