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Rajalakshmi, M. S.
- Influence of an Intervention Program to Nurture Adaptability Skills on the Emotional Intelligence of Selected Adolescents
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1 Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute of Home Science Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, IN
1 Smt. V. H. D. Central Institute of Home Science Bangalore, Karnataka, IN
2 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Adugodi, Bangalore, IN
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Indian Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol 3, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 23-26Abstract
Adolescence is a challenging time of life, where the individual copes with an unprecedented rate of biological maturation and simultaneously face changes in his/her life in social, sexual, emotional and physical areas. Adolescents encounter new experiences on a daily basis. Such unfamiliar situations often result in new and possibly intense positive and negative emotional reactions. How successfully adolescents are able to cope with these environmental demands and emotions by effectively sizing up and flexibly dealing with problematic situations depends on their emotional intelligence in particular on the adaptability skills. Enhanced levels of adaptability indicate adolescents who can easily find good ways of dealing with everyday difficulties. Therefore the present study was taken up to assess the influence of an intervention program to nurture adaptability skills on the emotional intelligence of selected adolescents. The present study was earned out in IX phases. Atotal of 90 adolescents (both boys and girls)in the age group of l4-16years were identified for the study after they were administered the Bar-On emotional quotient inventory; youth version. These were further divided into experimental and control groups having 45 participants in each group. The experimental groups were exposed to an intervention programme on adaptability skills. The study concluded that, the intervention program had influenced the adaptability dimension of the respondents in the experimental group.Keywords
Intervention Program, Adaptability Skills, Emotional Intelligence, Adolescents.- A Concept Paper on the Importance of Introducing Parents to the Multiple Intelligences Concept to Help Understand their Child's Learning Styles
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1 Department of Early Childhood Education and Administration, SMT.VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Early Childhood Education and Administration, SMT.VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 7, No 8 (2016), Pagination: 837-840Abstract
Given all the debates about how children should be taught, it may come as a surprise to learn that students spend less than 15% of their time in school. While there's no doubt that school is important, a clutch of recent studies reminds us that parents are even more so. A study published by researchers at North Carolina State University, Bngham Young University and the University of California-Irvine, for example, finds that parental involvement checking homework, attending school meetings and events, discussing school activities at home has a more powerful influence on students' academic performance than anything about the school the students attend. Another study, published in the Review of Economics and Statistics, reports that the effort put forth by parents (reading stones aloud, meeting with teachers) has a bigger impact on their children's educational achievement than the effort expended by either teachers or the students themselves. And a third study concludes that schools would have to increase their spending by more than $1,000 per pupil in order to achieve the same results that are gained with parental involvement. So parents matter a point made clear by decades of research showing that a major part of the academic advantage held by children from affluent families comes from the "concerted cultivation of children" as compared to the more laissez-fatre style of parenting common in working-class families. Children who hear talk about counting and numbers at home start school with much more extensive mathematical knowledge, report researchers from the University of Chicago knowledge that predicts future achievement in the subject. Psychologist Susan Levine, who led the study on number words, has also found that the amount of talk young children hear about the spatial properties of the physical world how big or small or round or sharp objects are predicts kids'problem-solving abilities as they prepare to enter kindergarten. Research by Nancy Hill, a professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education, finds that parents play an important role in what Hill calls "academic socialization" setting expectations and making connections between current behaviour and future goals (going to college, getting a good job). Engaging in these sorts of conversations, Hill reports, has a greater impact on educational accomplishment than volunteering at a child's school or going to PTA meetings, or even taking children to libraries and museums. But often time's parents are clueless about how to teach their children. They adopt methods that their parents adopted, or their peers recommend. They encourage rote learning, and resort to question and answer sessions, looking to verbatim repetitions of what is in the note book. A child who is not strong on language skills may find this burden. It is at this juncture that the approach to learning through Multiple Intelligence s framework comes in handy to parents. If parents are sensitised to applying the MI approach in their childrens learning, then learning can be made fun, meaningful and with positive outcomes for both the children and parents.Keywords
Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligence, Parents, Academics.- A Concept Paper on the Need for Designing Need Based Quality Early Learning Centres in India to Foster Effective Learning, Literacy and Formal School Readiness
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1 Department of Early Childhood Education and Administration, SMT. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Early Childhood Education and Administration, SMT. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 7, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 270-272Abstract
Learning is an innate and natural process of exploration that children engage in from birth. 2-5 year olds are the most capable learners who require a quality early childhood educational setting. Recent research in the field of neuroscience, particularly on the brain, has provided convincing evidence of the 'critical periods' located within these early years for the forming of synaptic connections in the brain and for the full development of the brain's potential. Research has also indicated that if these early years are not supported by or embedded in a stimulating and enriching physical and psychosocial environment, the chances of the child's brain developing to its full potential are considerably, and often irreversibly, reduced. This stage in life is also important as a foundation for the inculcation of social values and personal habits, which are known to last a lifetime. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) drive its importance from this rationale. Against this rationale, it can be said that the need of the hour today in India is an enriched cost effective learner centric model of early learning environment to motivate children and prepare them for formal school readiness and also motivate parents to keep their children at early learning centres. In India, early childhood educational setting falls in a dual track mode, where the ICDS is a public sponsored initiative which caters to the disadvantaged group and private initiatives targeted for the higher socio-economic families. India does not have a regulatory body to evaluate the early learning centres, to develop curriculum and to assess children. This scenario has led to many other problems such as, children not being school ready, dropping out of school, variation in the cognitive and academic development between the same age group. In the present day set-up, children attend preschool or a kindergarten before schooling and it has become an integral part of the education system. As there are no regulatory body in assessing the early learning centres, the early learning centres are being started in garages and other inappropriate settings, with limited spaces for children. This concept paper highlights the need for designing need based quality early learning centres which are welcoming, vibrant and flexible, responsive to children and their changing needs, interests and abilities. This would in turn foster holistic development of the child and ensure formal school readiness.Keywords
Early Childhood Education, Learning Centres, Holistic Development, Formal School Readiness.- Role of Pre-School Curriculum in the Preparation for Formal School Readiness in India
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1 Department of Human Development, SMT.VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Human Development, SMT.VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
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Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing, Vol 2, No 4 (2011), Pagination: 855-858Abstract
The first five years of life are critical to a child's lifelong development. Young children's earliest experiences and environments set the stage for future development and success in school and life. Early experiences actually influence brain development, establishing the neural connections that provide the foundation for language, reasoning, problem solving, social skills, behaviour and emotional health. Catering to these need are many different types of preschools -- from parochial (run by churches) to private institutions -- all with their own curriculums and schedule of activities. Each of these preschools addresses various areas of a child's development, such as motor skills, social and emotional development, oral language, phonological skills and math concepts. However, there is a lack of evidence of the effects of these curricula on children's formal school 'readiness'. The lack of such information is worrying, as children's early performance in both academic and social domains has been associated with later academic and social outcomes as they make the transition from preschool to formal instruction in kindergarten and first grade (Downer & Pianta 2006; Miles & Stipek 2006). While there's a lot of opportunity for children to create and let their imaginations run far, this education is still a structured experience. In addition some schools fall short of providing this much needed ideal culture for children at this age. Thus it is vitally important to sustain gains and benefits provided by Early Childhood Care and Education and to ensure that they are not wasted, diminished or eliminated by subsequent inappropriate action or inaction. Continuity and linkages must be maintained, so that success in reducing failures and drop outs will be achieved. Against this background a closer look must be taken at the readiness of children for schooling. Therefore the authors are presenting this concept paper.Keywords
Pre-School, Readiness, Curriculum, Early Childhood Education.- Assessment of Selected Early Learning Centres for Space and Furnishing
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1 Department of Human Development- Research Center, Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
2 NIVEDI,Yelahanka, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Human Development- Research Center, Smt. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
2 NIVEDI,Yelahanka, Bangalore, IN
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International Journal of Education and Management Studies, Vol 6, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 33-39Abstract
The space and furnishings in an early learning centre should stimulate all aspects of children's development in a variety of ways, The way in which the environment is set up will influence how children respond to their environment and the kinds of activites they will engage in, and will thus influence their development. Space and Furnishings are one of the most vital consideration as it determines the comfort level of children as well as encourages their productivity and creativity in learning and growing. A meaningful environment has spaces with assigned purposes. In early learning centres space plays many different roles- it is to play, eat and sleep. It is also a place for children to belong and learn. A review of literature indicates that in the past ten years, there has been growing research and study into how the physical design of child care settings affects child development. Pre-school children are expected to sit about 30% of their time during school and teenagers, ages 13-18 years old, are expected to sit about 78% of their time. Sitting occupies a large percentage of waking hours at an age when the human body is still in growth (Dillon, 1976). Thus it becomes important to consider physical design of the early learning center, to ensure cognitive, social, and emotional development (e.g., size, density, privacy, well-defined activity settings, modified open-plan space, a variety of technical design features)In addition to meeting the needs of children, caregivers/teachers require space to implement programs and facilitate interactions with children. Although each child's development is unique to that child, age groups are often used to categorize developmental needs. To meet these needs, the use of activity space for each age group will be inherently different. In the present study 8 domains of space and Furnishings namely Indoor space, Furniture for routine care, play and learning, Furniture for relaxation and comfort, Room arrangement for play, Child-related Display, space for gross motor play, Gross motor equipment and space for privacy,were investigated in 10 different types of early leaning centers in Bangalore city.Keywords
Space, Furnishing, Play, Early Childhood.- Scale Development Process to Assess Adolescent's Ability to Identify, Understand and Resolve Conflicts
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1 Department of Human Development, SMT. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
2 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, IN
1 Department of Human Development, SMT. VHD Central Institute of Home Science, Bangalore, IN
2 Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore, IN