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- Book Reviews Published in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research during 2002-2007:A Quantitative Study
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1 College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695522, IN
1 College of Agriculture, Vellayani, Thiruvananthapuram 695522, IN
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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 48, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 101-107Abstract
Sixty seven book reviews published in Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research during 2002-2007 are quantitatively analysed in this study. The scrutiny of data revealed that 70% of the books reviewed were original works. Nearly 50% of the works were single authored. Documents reviewed comprised monographs (94%), yearbook, reviews and special issue of journal. About 60% of the books were published from New Delhi. 19 publishers were responsible for publishing 67 books. Response Books, a division of Sage publications alone had published 29 books coming to the top position. Price range of 44% Indian books were within Rs.251-500. Thirty one scientists belonging to 14 institutions were responsible for the review works. Pagination of books ranges from 100 to mote than 1000 pages. Books containing 201-300 pages accounted for 39%. Broad classification showed that books on applied sciences accounted for about 50%Keywords
Book Review, Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research.
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- Satarkar (S P), Kulkarni (J N); Waghmode (S S). Book reviews published in the Hindu: a study. ILA Bulletin. Vol. 39; 2003; p34-39.
- Koley (Susanta); Sen (B K). A quantitative analysis of book reviews published in Current Science: 2002-2005. Current Science. Vol. 91(12); 2006; p1616-1620.
- Admission Seeking Variables of Agricultural Science Students in the College of Horticulture, Thrissur:A Profile Analysis
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1 College of Horticulture, Thrissur, Kerala, IN
1 College of Horticulture, Thrissur, Kerala, IN
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Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 46, No 2 (2009), Pagination: 195-202Abstract
The present paper is based on the results of a study conducted to investigate the socio-economic background of the undergraduate students in agricultural science who sought admission in the College of Horticulture, Thrissur, Kerala, for the academic year 2004-05. The method of data collection is a survey study through questionnaire. The motivational sources to the success of getting admission to this course are also studied. It is attempted to find out variations if any, in the urban, semi-urban and rural student’s approach to seek admission. The results show that more than 80% of the sample consist of female students; 59% of the students hail from rural areas; Hindus occupy 63% of the sample; parents ranked first as the motivational sources.Keywords
Career Choice, Admission Seeking Variables, Agricultural Science, Motivational Source.References
- Kanniyan (S); Ramaswamy (C); Shanmugam (T R). Accountability in Agricultural Education. Productivity. Vol. 42(2); 2001, p307-17.
- Achuthan Nair (M); Mohan Kumar (B). Agricultural Education in Kerala Agricultural University: A perspective. University News. Vol. 42(35); 2004; p21-23.
- Murthy (S S). Entrance Examinations: Genesis, problems and a possible solution. University News. Vol. 43(12); 2005; p1-3.
- A Bibliometric Analysis of the Journal of Tropical Agriculture
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1 College of Agriculture, Vellayani 695 522, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN
1 College of Agriculture, Vellayani 695 522, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, IN