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2011-2012 1. Invited by Manovikash kendra to deliver lecture on 'General guidelines for report writing in special education' on 4th December at 12 to 2PM.,2011. 2. Invited by Department of Education, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata to deliver lectures of two hours duration for Ph.D. course work, 2011 on the subject titled " Statistical analysis through SPSS in Educational Research' at the university on 1st Dec.and 2nd Dec., 2011. 3. Invited by MIND INDIA to organize workshop on 'Rabindrik Psychotherapy' in Guwahati dated 4.11.2011. 4. Invited by CBWE to deliver lecture on 'Cost of change and Readiness for change', and 'Level of change management and Psychological preparedness' at India Oil Bhawan, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd on 8th of August,2011 at 1 pm. 5. Invited by Prasad Psycho Corporation to conduct workshop on 'Questionnaire development'in Mysore from 2-3rd February,2011. 6. Invited by the Jyotirmoy School of Business, ...

PDS means distribution of essential commodities to a large number of people through a network of FPS on a recurring basis. The commodities are as follows :- · Wheat · Rice · Sugar · Kerosene PDS evolved as a major instrument of the Government’s economic policy for ensuring availability of foodgrains to the public at affordable prices as well as for enhancing the food security for the poor. It is an important constituent of the strategy for poverty eradication and is intended to serve as a safety net for the poor whose number is more than 330 million and are nutritionally at risk. PDS with a network of about 4.99 lakh Fair Price Shops (FPS) is perhaps the largest distribution network of its type in the world. PDS is operated under the joint responsibility of the Central and the State Governments. The Central Government has taken the responsibility for procurement, storage, transportation and bulk...

Today is one of the memorable days in my life. First time I teach multivariate statistics to the students of operation research. It appears to me that psychology people can contribute their concepts, tools and techniques in this area. There is a high demand for psychologists in OR specially optimization of cost, product design, planning, market segmentation etc. First time I have realized that I can teach students of OR. Now I can feel the fertility of the ground. I am thankful to Operation Research Society of India for giving me privilege to interact with engineers of OR. From tomorrow there will be International conference on OR issue in Calcutta Business School. And for your best wishes, I am invited to deliver another lecture there and will chair some sessions of the conference.

Dr. D. Dutta Roy, Ph.D. Psychology Research Unit Indian Statistical Institute 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata – 700 108 E-mail: ddroy@isical.ac.in http://www.isical. ac.in/~ddroy/invt.html MANOVIKASH KENDRA, 4.12.2011, 10 AM to 12 Noon TYPES OF SPECIAL EDUCATION RESEARCH Scientific research: It aims at development of theory on special education. It is used by the scientific communities. Reporting of results follow standard guidelines provided by specific scientific groups concerned with disabilities or special education. Action research: It is action oriented. It has no intention to develop theory. Generally, it is project oriented. Reporting of results follow the guidelines provided by the fund providers. Both report distribution of cause-effect variables using either qualitative or quantitative manners or in both. WHY RESEARCH REPORTING ? Special educational research is a continuing process. It is the process of repeated search. Research findings may be affected by different errors due to ...

Following workshop will be held in the First InSPA National Conference, Jodhpur. Date: 27th November, 2011 Session 25 Prof. T.E. Shanmugam Hall Workshop 2.00pm Chair: Prof. V.P. Sivakumar, NITTTR, Chennai 2.05 pm Debdulal Dutta Roy Assessing Reading and Writing Motivation of Primary School Students Title: Assessing Reading and Writing motivation of primary school students Reading and writing motivation is the key concept in school psychology. School counselors often encounter with concentration difficulty, aggression, school phobia, negligence to study, interpersonal conflict with school teachers or tutors and peer group. Finally this leads to high absenteeism, indiscipline in school and dropout. It has been noted that when school students are counseled with intrinsic reading and writing motivation, they perform better in the school. Students who scored better in the school examination are more intrinsically motivated. This is observed when scores of reading and writing motivation...

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PCOS often causes depression. What is PCOS ? Polycystic ovary syndrome (say “pah-lee-SIS-tik OH-vuh-ree SIN-drohm”) is a problem in which a woman’s hormones are out of balance. It can cause problems with your periods and make it difficult to get pregnant. PCOS may also cause unwanted changes in the way you look. If it is not treated, over time it can lead to serious health problems, such as diabetes and heart disease. Polycystic ovary syndrome (or PCOS) is common, affecting as many as 1 in 15 women. Often the symptoms begin in the teen years. Treatment can help control the symptoms and prevent long-term problems. What are the symptoms? Symptoms tend to be mild at first. You may have only a few symptoms or a lot of them. The most common symptoms are: Acne. Weight gain and trouble losing weight. Extra hair on the face and body. Often women get thicker and darker facial hair and more hair on the chest, belly, and back. ...