Limits of ICT in education

Over a four-year period, we at the Azim Premji Foundation produced the largest single library of digital learning resources (DLR) in India for children. Contained in 125 CDs, these were exciting lessons for children from classes I to VIII. Made in 18 languages—including tribal ones— they were designed to be completely integrated in school curriculum.

Azim Premji varsity to hire 4,500 in next 5 years

thehindubusinessline.com

Swetha Kannan, Anjali Prayag, Bangalore, Dec. 20

Azim Premji University, which will be operational from the academic year 2011, plans to hire 4,500 people in the next five years. The hunt is on for deans, professors and administrators.

HCL Info rolls out new range of laptops and computers for kids

indiatoday.in,24-Nov-2010

In order to tap the children's computing market, technology and computer hardware company HCL Infosystems, on Tuesday launched the children's educational computer series. The pricing of these computers start at Rs 1,099.

Television still survives -- thanks to sports

The Top Attraction on TV? No Script, but Plenty of Action

By Bill Carter/NYT

If it wasn't clear before, this season has underscored the point,
italicized it and shouted it from the rooftops: NFL football is by far
the most popular form of programming on Ameri

There is No Scope for Perfect Research

Research is an endeavor to discover knowledge by the scientific study of a subject or a fact. It involves treatment of materials, concepts and symbols for generalizing to extend, correct or verify the knowledge (Encyclopedia). By attempting to apply the vigorous systematic observation and analysis used in physical, chemical and biological sciences to the areas of social and behavioural sciences, the latter have grown and have advanced humanity's

Relevance of ‘review of literature’

An overview
The motto of research is making new consciousness and awareness.
Research is only possible through detail and accurate understanding of
previous studies and research in any

Relevance of ‘review of literature’

An overview
The motto of research is making new consciousness and awareness.
Research is only possible through detail and accurate understanding of
previous studies and research in any research. The importance of
review of literature in research is not easy to measure especially
research in social science.

Research methodology for social science

Research: an introduction
The word "research" is the combination of two words're' and 'search'.
Meaning of the word 'research' is 'to search again'. The purpose of
the search is to find out very new facts or

Television era is over, senses Procter & Gamble

Procter & Gamble moves from soap operas to tweets

By Dan Sewell, AP Business Writer/San Francisco Chronicle

Goodbye, "Guiding Light." Hello, YouTube.

Procter & Gamble Co., whose sponsorship and production of daytime TV
dramas helped coin the term "soap operas," has pulled the plug after
77 years. Instead, the maker of Tide detergent, Ivory soap and Olay
skincare is following its customers online with a big push on YouTube,
Twitter and Facebook.

Research Methodology in Social Science

Research methodology is indeed a science that really studies how the research process is done in a scientific manner. The research methodology is very much a systematic way of solving a given research problem on hand by the logical means of using a number of steps.

JAM Magazine Suspends Print; Focus on Online

This was brought to my notice by PV Harikrishnan, Senior Editor with OneIndia.
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JAM Magazine Suspends Print To Focus On Online, Events & Research
By Nikhil Pahwa/Medianama

Fifteen years after it was launched, JAM Magazine, has decided to
suspend its print publication, and focus its energies on the online
space, events and youth research, according

'Traditional media after 10 years? Pray hard'

This is what BS Anilkumar (formerly with New Indian Express) thought of it:

The only thing we have to wait for are :
(1) When unlimited internet connetvity is going to be available @ Rs 100
(2) When computers are going to be available as cheap as Rs 2,000 per piece

When it happens, it will certainly act as

Various Methods of Social Science Research

Overview: - Social research is a peculiar program conducting by social science scientists. The term 'method' is very much associated with the social science research works. Numerous writings and teaching manuals are prepared on account of this social science research

Various Methods of Research

For any successful research to be undertaken by any researcher they have to follow a set of guidelines and also apply certain methods depending on the type of research work that is to be undertaken. This is primarily

Survey Method in Research

There are various methods that are practiced in research and one among them is the Survey method which is more commonly used in the Social research. The survey research is a method of measurement where the respondents are being asked a set of questions.

Survey Method in Social Science Research

Overview: - In Social Science Research program Survey is considered as the non experimental category. But it is featured with highly descriptive nature. Survey is considered as the conclusion of data collected from various questionnaires developed from numerous interviews. Generally the survey method comprises of questions which need to be answered as either true or false

Methods of Sampling

The researcher during the course of his research work has to very well use several methods so as to ensure the success of the research process.

What is sampling?

 Sampling is one such process that is commonly used in the research process where by the researcher selects units from a given population with a view to

Hypothesis and Problem Statement in Research

Research often involves the finding out of some unknown things and unraveling of new things about a particular phenomenon. As a result the researcher before the start of the research process has to very well define the problem and the hypothesis before taking up any research activity.

Relevance of Review of Literature in Research

Overview

 Research is not only considered as the collection and the revision and review of the data in hand. It is also very significant that the researcher needs to do a sort of study whereby he can bring about a connection between the data's that is presently collected and

Social Science Research Methodology

Overview: - Science subjects are broadly classified in to physical science and social science. Social science consists of matters related to social institutions, social groups, human behavior and human life. They comprises of subjects like behavior science, anthropology,  demography, commerce, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, sociology, social work,

Methods of Sampling

Methods of Sampling
Overview
The researcher during the course of his research work has to very
well use several methods so as to ensure the success of the research
process.
What is sampling?

REVIEW OF LITERATURE WITH RESPECT TO RESEARCH

              REVIEW OF LITERATURE WITH   RESPECT TO RESEARCH

Overview: -The intention of research is to make people aware about new discoveries and related knowledge. Since the research work is very much related to papers worked out before, it is ideal for the current researchers to go through it perfectly. Thus the review of literature is a connecting media with respect to works already done and the works which are to be

Hypothesis and Problem Statement in Research

Hypothesis and Problem Statement in Research
Overview
Research often involves the finding out of some unknown things and
unraveling of new things about a particular phenomenon. As a result
the researcher before the start of the research process has to very
well define the problem and the hypothesis before taking up any
research activity. Thus the stating the Hypothesis of a research is
indeed a detail that is been

METHODS OF SAMPLING IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

            METHODS OF SAMPLING IN SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH

Overview: - Researchers cannot examine and analyze each and every sections prevailing in a group. They cannot take into consideration regarding the nature and behavior of every individual in a group or each and every section in an organization.

HYPOTHESIS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT IN RESEARCH

          HYPOTHESIS AND PROBLEM STATEMENT IN RESEARCH

Overview: - Research hypothesis is the statement prepared by the researcher regarding the outcome of the research experience. Problem statement with Hypothesis is an integral part of research papers. With out this statement the actual design of the research paper cannot be attained. The main goals of the concerned research programs can be

How cardboard boxes kick media's butt: A poem

Two reactions on 'How cardboard boxes cause hardship to print media' :

1. This once again proves that newspapers are simply pulp and their
contents are just pulp fiction!------Kurian Pampadi

2. Give us one last good news, please. We are marooned. (By K Balachandran)

'Every bad news is a good news'
All along we did think,