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Industry-University
Interface with Reference to Commerce Education
-- A
S Shiralashetti and S S Hugar
Commerce
education is becoming popular due to the liberalization, privatization
and globalization policy accepted in India and its usefulness
in daily lives of the people. The growth and development of
industrial and service sectors depend upon the quality of
commerce education. In other words, there has been a direct
relationship between commerce education and entrepreneurship
development. The expectations of the consumers have changed
due to their increased purchasing power. The industries have
to match their supply to the ever-changing demand patterns
of consumers. This is possible only when the industries gets
high quality human resources. Therefore, it is the responsibility
of the commerce education system to produce and deliver high
quality outputs to meet the requirements of the industries.
The industry_university interface is a well-recognized concept
in the changed global environment. It acts as pills for all
the evils of commerce education and industries. The involvement
of the executives of the industries in important decisions
of the commerce education and the involvement of the academicians
of commerce education in important decisions of the industries,
can help to match the changing demand patterns of consumers
of both industries and commerce education. The present study,
based on the secondary data collected from websites, books,
journals and newspapers, covers the need for interface, the
modes of interface and the strengths and weaknesses of industry-commerce
education interface.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Accounting
Education and Training
in Botswana
-- Lillian
Wally-Dima
Accounting
education, training and practice in Botswana, just like in
many developing countries, is modelled on that of developed
countries. This practice has delayed these countries from
developing effective accounting systems suitable for their
needs. Relevant accounting education and training programs
could lead to the production of accounting personnel well-equipped
to deal with accounting problems and this could help accelerate
the rate of economic growth. This paper, through a survey
of accounting practitioners, accounting educators and accounting
students in Botswana, investigates the problems that hinder
the enhancement of accounting education, training and practice
in Botswana. The findings suggest that the lack of qualified
accounting educators, over-reliance on accounting expertise
from outside the country, the lack of local accounting material
and over-dependence on accounting material from developed
countries, are some of the major factors that hinder the development
of an effective accounting system. It is suggested that adopting
regional accounting programs and educational material is the
right way forward because countries in the same region share
similar accounting environment. This could lead to efficient
use of limited resources for a better standard of living.
These findings have important implications for academics,
the government and other groups interested in improving accounting
education and training and accounting practice in Botswana.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
A
Study on Employees'
Perception Regarding Compensation and Benefits Practices in
Education Sector
-- Neeraja Sharma
and Aman Sharma
For
a smooth functioning of any organization, a pool of resources
composed of manpower, machinery, money, etc., is required
in a synchronized fashion. A proper coordination of the available
resources leads to the attainment of the pre-defined goals
and objectives of the organization. All these can be achieved
by a class of highly skilled and motivated employees working
in the organization. Different motivational factors help in
increasing the morale of the employees and in turn, controlling
the retention rate in the organization. This study aims at
highlighting the monetary and non-monetary benefits adopted
by various companies, with a main focus on the compensation
and other benefits for the employees, apart from their fixed
salary. The sector taken under study is the education sector,
wherein different management institutes have been taken into
consideration as a sample for the survey. This research paper
represents the perception of the employees of the education
sector regarding the effect of compensation and other related
benefits on their performance. It indicates the level of satisfaction
and dissatisfaction of the employees on the parameters specified
above. This study can prove beneficial to the education sector
wherein corrective measures may be taken by employers in the
mentioned sector to motivate the employees in order to get
their best performance for achieving the overall organizational
goals and standards.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
University
Teachers' Perception Towards Work-Family Conflict
-- Ishwara
P and K B Dhananjaya
In
this paper, an attempt has been made to study university teachers'
perception towards work-family conflict. Unique characteristics
of the teaching profession occupy a special position in this
conflict. The fact that teachers' work extends beyond the
worksite and requires them to expend much effort at home,
raises questions regarding teachers' responses to work-family
conflict. The outcome of the recent study on work-family conflict
reveals that paying attention to family and other aspects
of life outside work, diminishes commitment to work. In this
direction, an attempt has been made to study the perception
and experience of the teachers working in various Postgraduate
(PG) departments of the six conventional universities in the
Karnataka State. The population consists of permanent teachers
such as 603 Lecturers, 463 Readers and 441 Professors appointed
by the universities from time to time (upto March 31, 2006).
Ten percent of the population has been selected as a sample
(152 teachers) on stratified basis for a detailed survey.
For the purpose of measure and assessment of the work-family
conflict of the respondents, the four-item measure developed
by Frone et al. (1992) was used. The study shows that an overwhelming
majority (88.81%) of the university teachers experienced work-family
(W-F or F-W) conflict. It also proved that individual and
family factors tend to influence this conflict of the university
teachers.
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The
6Ps of Effective Teaching
-- K
Gayathri Reddy and M Bhaskara Rao
Globalization
and the sustenance of economic prosperity have brought forth
the need for quality higher education on the top of the priority
list across the world. Unless effective teaching and learning
are focused and prioritized, organizations and nations would
suffer competitive disadvantage. Talent is a scarce resource
now. It is not generated automatically. Talent has to be planned,
identified, nurtured and deployed effectively for value creation
in the societies and communities. The first step in this direction
is achieving quality in higher education. This means effectiveness
in teaching and consequently effectiveness in learning. This
paper conceptualizes a unique 6Ps model for teaching and learning
effectiveness. The 6Ps play a role in every learning system.
The right combination of elements of 6Ps would result in the
desired outcomes of higher education—the creation of
human resources with appropriate knowledge, skills and values.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
Methodology
for Improving Teachers'
Efficiency Using Feedback from Students
-- Ritu
R Agarwal
A
constant feedback is desirable on what the teachers do, what
they say, and what works or does not work in the classroom.
Measures should be adopted to turn the practice of collecting
feedback as a best practice which promotes student's growth
and even the teacher's own development. With computers, competition
and consumerism forming the backdrop, what is needed is a
way to use this feedback to create a healthy environment in
the institution for the learners as well as the teachers.
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2008 IUP . All Rights Reserved.
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