Phenomenology as a research technique can be used for professional growth by teachers

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Mon, 30-Aug-2010

Teaching is related to imparting learning experiences and their analysis to generate knowledge and also review the process of the imparted experience to grow professionally. In fact, in psychology and pedagogy, phenomenology is used to refer to subje... Full Story

Krishna: Meaning and Potrayals

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Sun, 29-Aug-2010

Krishna in classical Sanskrit, literally means "the dark one", "black", or "dark-blue" and Lord  Krishna is often depicted in idols as black, while in paintings he is shown with a blue skin. Vaishnava groups of Hindus recognize Krishna as an av... Full Story

Stress hands-on activities and concept attainment model for math teaching, points out CBSE

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Sun, 29-Aug-2010

Teaching of mathematics is under flak since it is reduced to telling rules of doing sums and formulae for doing textbook exercises. According to Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), mathematics is the study of quantity, structure, space, rela... Full Story

Janmashtami is on second September

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Sun, 29-Aug-2010

Janmashtami celebrates the birth of God of Hindus, Bhagwan Shri Krishna, on the eighth day (Ashtami) in the month of Sravana that comes in August-September according to the Christian Calendar. This year Janmashtami falls on on 2nd September. Some fa... Full Story

Opposition leader's top aide sent to Jail in Iran

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Sun, 29-Aug-2010

Tehran: According to the reports on Iran's websites, Behzadiannejad, aide to the country's opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, has been convicted and handed down five year jail sentence. Qorban Behzadiannejad, who was the campaign manag... Full Story

Globalization and multilateral economic regimes require changed vision of gender equity, says expert

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Tue, 24-Aug-2010

According to Srilatha Batliwala, a well known Indian gender expert, it was in mid-1980s that "women's empowerment" got spread more as a political and transformatory idea for struggles that challenged not only patriarchy, but the mediating struct... Full Story

Linking Rural Education and Social Development: The Emergent Need

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Mon, 23-Aug-2010

The rural education for social development covers activities wherein teachers, families and community leaders, and community-based organizations collaborate effectively in which education is seen as multi-dimensional activity. According to APEID-UNE... Full Story

Female child continues to have a secondary status in rural families, says educator

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Mon, 23-Aug-2010

According to R. Karajagi, though there are several reasons attributed to retarded growth of women's education in India but the conventionally biased emotive map of rural families is the crucial reason which shakes up the confidence of the girl c... Full Story

Gender Gap Situation in Indian Education

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Mon, 23-Aug-2010

According to R. Mittal, out of total female population in India, only 30% complete school education and 7% manage to get into college education and 3% for post graduation courses.Similarly, an analysis of the enrollment statistics provided by R. Kara... Full Story

Gender gap in elementary education is due to a mix of cultural and economic constraints, say reports

By : Dr. Lalit Klshore | Mon, 23-Aug-2010

Of late, though educators have started stressing the role of rural education for social transformation and equity in education but the forms of primary education methods and contents continue to be male-biased and urban-imitated.According to an AIMED... Full Story