Empowerment of Neo-Literates

Contents: Preface. I. Literacy promotion programme: 1. Continuing education for empowerment neo-literates/P. Adinarayana Reddy and E. Mahadeva Reddy. 2. Human resource development through continuing education programme/Y. Bhaskaracharyulu, K. Ananda Rao, and Y. Nirmala. 3. Empowerment of women through continuing education programme/Uma Mohan, D. Uma Devi and G. Vidyasagar Reddy. 4. Adult education - an instrument of poverty alleviation/K. Sudha Rani, R.B. Sathyavthi and T. Ananda. 5. Evolving strategies for the human resource development among the neo-literates/J. Padma Kumari and N.V. Swamy Naidu. 6. Human resource development in continuing education/Saravanan and R. Venktaram. 7. Human resource development through literacy movement/S. Lakshmi Prasad and T. Sharon Raju. 8. Evolving strategies for human resource development among neo-literates through physical education - status and future directions/R.V.L.N. Ratnakara Rao and V. Krishna Murthy. 9. The role of adult and continuing education in the human resource development: the changing scenario/M. Prabhakara Rao. 10. Empowerment through promotion of health literacy - critical considerations/Santosh Kumar Mishra. 11. Role of adult education departments in human resource development in 21st century/V. Jagadeeswari and Y. Nirmala. 12. Empowering the neo-literates: need of the hour/Y. Bhaskaracharyulu and M. Appala Raju. 13. Human resource development: issues and concerns of neo-literates/M.V.S.S. Prakasa Rao, P.Ch Lakshminarayana and H. Subharamanyam. II. Education for all: 14. Development of resources for neo-literates/J. Anuradha. 15. Female neo-literate in tribal community in Jharkhand: Challenges and solutions/Kameshwar Prasad Singh and Ashok Oraon. 16. Development of entrepreneurship among neo-literates/T. Kumaraswamy, E. Bhuvaneswara Chowdary and G.V. Sagar Reddy. 17. Human resource development - through lifelong learning/G.V.R.R. Prasad. 18. Equal education opportunities - capacity and life skills building for Schedule caste and Schedule Tribe students in the higher education system/Rajesh. III. Vocational training programmes: 19. Vocational training and skill enhancement and higher education system/Rajesh. 20. Training and development - harnessing the skills/B.L. Raina. 21. Development of vocational and technical education - experiences from selected countries/S.C. Jhansi. 22. In-service programmes for the qualitative improvement of education - a review/T. Nirmala Jyothi. IV. Awareness programmes: 23. An in-depth study of child labour in Shillong City/E. Jyrwa. 24. Aids awareness and media: a study of puppetry and documentary film/K. John Babu. 25. Welfare schemes for the Scheduled Caste: importance of awareness programs/P. Easwara Rao. V. Sustainable education: 26. Development of soft skills by the teacher educators/T.J. Mouni Suvarna Raju, S. Nageswara Rao and T. Sharon Raju. 27. Social capital and developmental processes/K. Visweswara Rao and K. Ananda Rao. 28. Why it is difficult to impart sustainable competencies in science learners?/S.V. Lakshmana Rao. 29. Importance of soft skills in the present scenario of higher education/Rajani Priya. VI. Value based education: 30. Promotion of values towards human resource development through value/D. Silambu Selvi and A. Jahitha Begum. 31.Value based education/B. Praveena Devi. 32. Education in Universal human values innovation in value based education/Bhalba Vibhute. Index.

"The prosperity and pace of the development of a country lies in its human resources Human Resource Development is a process of developing and shaping the required competencies among selected groups with a view to invest their services in the economy. Recognizing the role of human resources in economic development, the country has taken a number of measures at various levels to promote human resources through specific and general initiatives.

The merit of this volume lies in a contemporary relevance of the subject and a vast variety of topics covered. Distinguished academicians and scholars from all over India have contributed their wisdom in a logically arranged sequence and explained the theoretical and practical aspects for the use of future operations in the Ault and continuing education in continuing education programmes.

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