Prakash Jena Bücher

Focusing on the attitudes towards corporal punishment, this study examines the perspectives of secondary school teachers and students in the Misungwi district of Tanzania. By sampling 100 teachers and 100 students from two schools, the researcher employed self-constructed scales for data collection and analyzed the results using a t-test. The findings reveal a shared unfavorable attitude towards corporal punishment among both groups, highlighting a significant consensus on the issue within the educational environment.

Non-Formal Education (NFE) in Bhutan was initiated by the National Women Association (NWAB) in 1990. From 1992 to l993, NFE programme was co-ordinate by the Dzongkha Development Commission (DDC). Considering the appropriateness of its place in the Education Division, the responsibility of implementing the programme became the sole responsibility of the Education Division from 1994. The NFE programme was attached with the Inspectorate of Schools till March 1996. With the ever growing need and demand to expand and strengthen the NFE programme in the Kingdom, a separate Section under the Education Division NFED was established in March 1996. In the year 2002 the adult literacy rate was estimated at 54% with women's literacy as low as 20%.The adult illiterate population above 18 years is estimated to be between 150,000 to 180,000.

The Lakshadweep islands are a group of 36 coral islands in the Indian Ocean. These small islands are unique for their aquatic bio-diversity and vast blue lagoons. This book presents the results of studies done by the authors during the period 1990 to 2009 that address the beach morphology, hydrodynamics, energy resources and management options with special reference to the issue of both natural and anthropogenic coastal erosion. The relatively low island elevation makes the islands more susceptible to high-wave attack and coastal flooding during adverse weather conditions. The islands are also prone to risks from episodic events like cyclones and deep depressions. This highlights the need for a comprehensive study of the wave, climate and coastal processes at work during different seasons to delineate the factors responsible for shoreline changes and also to identify the locations that need protection and the management options. This book will serve as a guide to researchers, scholars and students who are interested in the coastal processes of coral islands.