Correlational Study of Attitudes, Perceptions and Digital Efficacy of Teacher Educators towards Open Educational Resources

Author: Ashima Deshmukh & Dr Hemlata Chari

Open Educational Resources (OER) have been sought by learners all over the world in the field of education. It has its own intrinsic value due to it being part of open movement and its contribution to the development of education globally. The vast repertoire of resources remains untapped by the teacher education community in University of Mumbai. The present paper intends to study the correlation of the variables that are related to the use of OER and its related aspects. The cognitive, behavioral and affective aspects of the attitudes towards use (AT),perceptions in terms of perceived usefulness of (PU), perceives ease of use of (PEU)and actual use (AU) of open educational resources (OER) have been studied in the present study. The study is a mixed method study and the phase 1 is the qualitative phase which inspires the phase 2, the quantitative phase. The design of the study is thus a sequential exploratory design.

Theoretical Perspectives on Understanding Secondary School Students' Psychosocial and Educational Outcomes

Author:Ms. Gomathi J. Shah & Dr. Sybil Thomas

As a society, we both fear adolescents and fear for them. We fear their rashness, their rudeness, and their rawness; and we fear for their safety, their future, and their very lives. Research gives us no reason to fear adolescents—in fact, it shows our negative images of teens to be largely stereotypical and unfair—but it gives us many reasons to fear for them. To stimulate interest in research on secondary school students' psychosocial and educational outcomes and to serve as a guide for future investigations, the present article presents a review of different theoretical psychologically oriented perspectives - that can inform research on adolescents' educational outcomes, including perspectives on the nature and influences on relationships, coping abilities, and well-being in adolescents.

A Study of the Total Quality Management in Colleges of Education in Greater Mumbai.

Author:Seema S. Lokhande & Dr. Hemlata Chari

As a society, we both fear adolescents and fear for them. We fear their rashness, their rudeness, and their rawness; and we fear for their safety, their future, and their very lives. Research gives us no reason to fear adolescents—in fact, it shows our negative images of teens to be largely stereotypical and unfair—but it gives us many reasons to fear for them. To stimulate interest in research on secondary school students' psychosocial and educational outcomes and to serve as a guide for future investigations, the present article presents a review of different theoretical psychologically oriented perspectives - that can inform research on adolescents' educational outcomes, including perspectives on the nature and influences on relationships, coping abilities, and well-being in adolescents.

Effectiveness of Life Skill Training of 'Training Programme' on Adjustment of Teacher Trainees at B.Ed. Level – Pilot Study

Author:Amit Hemant Mishal

According to Merriam- Webster's Learner's Dictionary, adjustment is a small change that improves something or makes it work better; the act or process of changing or adjusting. How many of us adjust, or are ready to adjust? Though the word sounds so simple, but practically it is very difficult to adjust. Adjustment is an ability which is essential for everyone on this planet.Personal, social, marital adjustments are very well known which one has to regularly do. Students be it entering in kindergarten class or be an matured adult enrolling for any degree programme or professional programme , be it any adult taking up any job, everyone has to adjust every now and then, for successful life.