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Ranjana Gupta , Shivendu K. Srivastava , A. K. Mahendra , Ira Pundir , Dinesh Kumar

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Joint Forest Management or Participatory Forest Management (PFM) got its formal shape in the year 1990. A need has arisen to evaluate the impact of this new management tool. A study was taken up in Kodsi and Talaichittor villages of Dehra Dun District to assess the impact of PFM on the socio-economic development of rural people and to identify the prime ingredients of PFM programme responsible for bringing about the desired changes. It was observed that the household income has considerably increased due to alternative job opportunities, agricultural production has increased, there is reduction in distance travelled and time spent for fuel wood and fodder collection, village women are now financially empowered, and institution building has paved the way for sustainability of the whole process.

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Ranjana Gupta ¹

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1 Smt. Indira Devi College of Education, Sangipur, Yamunanagar, Haryana, IN

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Mankind is facing a serious threat due to epidemic AIDS (Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome) which is sweeping across the continents forebodes a grim future for the world. It is affecting millions across the globe particularly Central and East Africa. AIDS is the condition in which in built defense system of body breaks down completely. Most of individuals especially adolescents are not aware of symptoms of this disease. Sex education must be made compulsory in all schools and colleges with a view and target the 15-24 age groups. The main findings of different researches on AIDS show that the main cause of AIDS, especially in India, is sexual contact. Sexual transmission accounts for over 75% of infections. The adolescents are more prone to it. Therefore, it is essential that besides traditional education they should be given education about AIDS too.  Present study assesses the AIDS awareness among Senior Secondary School Students. With a view of realizing the objectives, to begin with survey method was considered appropriate. The population of the study was the senior secondary school students of Kurukshetra District. From this 50 senior secondary male and 50 senior secondary female students were selected. A self made questionnaire was prepared and used by the investigator. Main findings of the study showed that male students were more aware about the AIDS in comparison to the female students.

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Ranjana Gupta

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It is time’s demand that science education should be provided to all kind of students of the country and no student should be deprived from the benefits of it. New methods and techniques in education are having an increasing effect on the traditional approach to teaching and learning. Among the new approaches and innovations that have gained great acceptance in recent years is Programmed Learning. The purpose of programmed learning is to manage human learning under controlled conditions. According to research studies and related literature, it has been found that with the help of the programmed learning, learning and understanding of science increased significantly. The main objectives of the study were to saw the Impact of Programmed Learning on Science Achievement of 8^th class students and to study the difference in Science Achievement of students taught through Programmed Learning and traditional Method. For this purpose a self constructed Achievement test for pre and post test is prepared and administered to 50 students from a Private School. The findings revealed that instructional material based on programmed learning has positive impact on students learning and there is significant difference in Science Achievement of students taught through Programmed Learning and traditional Method.

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