A great Social Scientist of international repute and a committed professional social worker Left for Heavenly Abode! The day of 15th January, 2013 is a dark day for the professional social workers in particular and for the social scientist in general. It is on this day that Dr. Gokhale left for heavenly abode. He was born on 21st of September, 1925 and lived about 88 years.
Dr. Sharadchandra Gokhale was basically a trained professional social worker and alumni of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He was an eminent social scientist of international repute. He has worked in the field of social development. His contribution to the field of child welfare, leprosy, ageing and policy are of significant nature. He had also worked as an editor of the news papers, writer and researcher. SUSTAINING SOCIAL WORK EDUCATION AND PRACTICE AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL* (A PROPOSAL AND AN APPEAL)9/15/2016 I express my gratitude to the organizers of the 26th Annual National Conference of the Professional Social Workers for inviting me to participate in the conference at Mangaluru, 2008. I have come here, in spite of my failing health, with a definite purpose of placing before you certain of my thoughts and plans for maintaining highest possible standards of imparting professional social work education and guiding social work practitioners in various fields. I may sound to be parochial in my proposal as I confine in my talk to the pressing issues concerning Karnataka. I am, of course, discussing the issues not unrelated to the theme of the conference , namely, `Challenges for Social Work Education and Practice : the Changing Social Scenario'.
The School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya, Mangalore has been in the forefront of Social Work Education in the state of Karnataka for the last five decades. It is managed by the Institute of Social Service, Mangalore, an establishment with diverse services managed by the Society of the Daughters of the Heart of Mary, an International Catholic Religious Congregation of Women founded in France in 1790. The mission of the Congregation is to serve the marginalized and discriminated groups in society with a focus on women.
In the last three issues of “Social Work Foot Steps”, articles have been published which give information on the beginning of social work education in Karnataka, at Roshani Nilaya Mangalore, at Bangalore and Karnataka Universities during the period of 1962 to 1971. This note attempts to provide additional information to complete the picture.
A woman working as entrepreneur is not a new concept. They have been running enterprises at an individual level or with their spouses, successfully, since ages, though they have never got the credit or appreciation for the same. With time they have learn’t the tricks of the trade and with experience have improved in terms of managerial and leadership skills. Unlike male counterparts, women entrepreneurs have different objectives behind starting an enterprise. It is the sense of achievement and not of earning only profit that motivates them to be entrepreneurs. The objective is different, and so are the problems faced by they and they should have a fair idea of the same so that they can deal with them tactfully.
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The present study reports the level of family environment of undergraduate women teachers in Mysore city. A total of 264 women teachers working as permanent and temporary basis belonging to different age groups were randomly selected for the study. They were administered family environment scale, consisting of 90 items measuring family environment in 10 dimensions. The family environment was measured in following dimensions-cohesion, expressiveness, conflict, independence, achievement orientation, intellectual orientation, active recreational, moral religious emphasis, organization and control. The data were subjected to t test and one-way ANOVA to find out the influence of job nature and age. Results revealed that those who were working on permanent basis had significantly higher cohesion, conflict, organization and control compared to those teachers who were working on a temporary basis. Age-wise comparisons revealed that at least in 5 dimensions-cohesion, conflict, intellectual orientation, organization and control age had a direct influence, as the age increased the mean scores in the above 5 dimensions increased more or less linearly and significantly. Further, improving family environment and they by increasing overall quality of life of women teachers have been discussed. Key words: Women teachers, family environment Dear Kinsmen,
I thank you very sincerely for giving me an opportunity to share my thoughts, feelings and aspirations with you here under the auspices of Kuvempu University that bears the name of a great KANNADA poet and an humanitarian as also a protagonist of Sarvodaya Philosophy. And, again, it was here that I was given a forum to propose an action programme for social science teachers and students to take up developmental activities throughout the university area covering, then, the three districts, namely, Chikkamagalur, Chitradurga and Shivamogga with the kind moral and intellectual support of the first Vice-Chancellor, Dr.Shanthinatha K. Desai. I am happy to acknowledge the kind co-operation extended to me by Dr.S.A.Bari, the then professor of History and at present the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor of this University. I am sure professor Bari, now with all the powers he has with him, would take keen interest in supporting the social work department of his university to grow from strength to strength so as to build itself into an instrument of change and development in this region of Karnataka, and be a model to the rest of the state. Besides I ardently desire that he would assist the department in implementing the decisions taken in the light of the discussions held during this workshop. The word ‘development’ was used for many years to explain or refer to economic development. After M. K Gandhi defined a simple development formula viz. Economic Development - Social Development = No Development (ED-SD=ND) Economic Development + Social Development = Development (ED+SD=D).
Now, the concept of social development is different from economic development arouse out of many discussions on community development at regional, national and international levels. The schools of social work have also defined social development as trained social work professionals got hands on experiences from time to time in working with different developmental projects starting from community development programme of 1952. Social work itself was traditionally relief and rehabilitation oriented and focussed on the especially vulnerable sections of the society. 1. Introduction about your job/career, define your career?
Presently, I am heading HR function along with Administration, Legal, Social, Environmental and buyer compliances of Gokaldas Exports Ltd., one of the largest exporters of Ready to wear Apparel to USA and Europe. Gokaldas Ltd., is one of the portfolio companies of Black Stone Group. I am a part of the Senior Management team of GE. I have been trying to infuse professionalism in HR, though a tough task, migration from promoter driven company to a professionally driven company is a tough task. I have been focussing on developing HR systems and driving them. The thrust areas appropriately in the areas of Talent Acquisition and Management, Employee compensation and benefit administration, Performance Management System, Learning and Development, implementing 5 S and so on. I have started my career with NGOs and taught in the Department of Studies in Social Work for a year and then worked with a couple of Software companies before moving to Apparel Domain. Started my stint in Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd., in the Knits Division and later moved on to Corporate HR functions for the Group in Bangalore. Heading HR Functions of Gokaldas Exports Ltd., is a very challenging task, factories spread across more than 33 locations and an employee strength of 40K plus. Sub : Request to refer the book “Social Work and Social Welfare” to your institute and social work fraternity
Niratanka is pleased to announce that a commendable book written by Prof. Shankar Pathak, titled “Social Work and Social Welfare” has been published by Niruta Publications, a branch of Niratanka. A colleague and a good friend
Dr. K.V.Sridharan, whom I used to call Shree, was a conversationalist, non-conventionalist and a person with great untapped potential. Born to a school teacher of Mangalore origin he had his early education in Kodungalloor, Kerala, where they lived since their forefathers migrated along with several Konkani Brahmins during the invasion by Tippu Sultan of Mysore. For his Intermediate studies he moved to Palghat. Thereafter he came over to Madres and joined the Presidency College for B A Hons in Economics. After graduation he joined the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Bombay, for Professional Social Work Training and completed the training in June 1953, with specialization in Labour Welfare and Personnel Management. Abstract: The paper presents definition of slum in the national context and the problems faced by slum occupants in terms of health and hygiene, the living conditions and the social issues. Special mention is made about the scenario in Bangalore and the efforts by some activist’s and organizations towards betterment of the slum inhabitants and the areas.
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The Human life cycle moves through various stages from the immaturity of childhood to the maturity of adulthood and then the senility of old age. Every Stage is characterized by certain concomitant changes in the physical, emotional as well as the social realms (Pai, 2000) Of these stages the last one, that is old age had failed to attract the attention of the society until recently. This was apparent even from the vocabulary of social welfare, for, though included the terms like destitute, dependents and vulnerable groups, connoting children, women and to certain extent the youth, it had not considered the aged. Even the British Medical Association confirms the considerable indifference shown toward ‘Geriatric Medicine denouncing it as a second-rate speciality, looking after third-rate patients in fourth-rate facilities’ (BMA, 1986 P.4) I came across a blog that listed Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World.
1. Change “You must be the change you want to see in the world.” “As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world – that is the myth of the atomic age – as in being able to remake ourselves.” 2. Control. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.” He was also Director, Field Work for four years and Founder -Director of Child Guidance Center- a Field Action Project
Excerpts from the interview with Prof Pathak Hemalatha: How important are Field Action Projects (FAPs) to become a criterion for quality assessment of education in social work Prof, Pathak: It is quite a difficult question. Without field work there cannot be social work education. If you search the meaning for 'Social' in any Dictionary, you may find various words, especially you will get the word 'Society'. In its widest sense 'anything that you do in society can be considered as social, However, there is a restricted meaning which is used when we refer to social work. Coming to FAPs, it may become necessary if there are no good agencies in an adequate number to place and train students. Good agencies may also not be available to students for field work placement for a variety of reasons. FAPs become necessary then. Shankar Pathak is a retired Professor of Social Work, Delhi University. He studied at Karnatak and Lucknow universities with Economics as a major subject, and also political science, sociology and social anthropology. He obtained the post-graduate diploma in social work at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and M.A at the Indiana University U.S.A. He has widely read in social sciences and social work and uses this knowledge in all his writings. He has authored eight books (Seven plus 1 revised edition for NBT) and contributed articles to the Encyclopedia of Social Work in India (1966 and 1987) and to several anthologies on social work. He is a founder member of I.AT.S.W, its first President of the Delhi Branch and Editor of its quarterly journal – Social Work Forum (1969-71). He was U.N.ECAFE (now ESCAP) Senior Lecturer at the Philippines School of Social Work. Manila and the International Association of Schools of Social Work Consultant on Family Planning, at the Faculty of Social Administration, Thammasat University, Bangkok during 1973-74.
Noting that NGOs get “mind-boggling” funds and it has become a “major problem,” the Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will consider asking the Law Commission of India to bring an effective law to regulate the flow of money to a total 29.99 lakh NGOs functioning in the country.
“This is a major problem. They are getting money from all over the world. Mind-boggling...” Chief Justice of India T.S. Thakur observed. The Bench, also comprising Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, asked senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi to assist the court in finding a way to deal with the issue and, if necessary, refer to the Law Commission. “We can refer to the Law Commission to bring a law to control the NGOs... at least for the future, we want to know whether we can do some exercise to regulate these organisations,” the CJI observed, posting the case for urgent hearing on Monday next. Advocate M.L. Sharma, the petitioner in the case, submitted that 80 per cent of the NGOs get foreign funds. He claimed that “retired government employees and politicians run these NGOs drawing on their influence.” To this, the CJI reacted: “What is an NGO? Anyone can register a society and it becomes an NGO... There is no legal brain work done at the Central level to control them. Unless some mechanism is put in place centrally, nothing can be done.” The CBI records filed in the Supreme Court in the case show that only 2,90,787 NGOs file annual financial statements of a total of 29,99,623 registered ones under the Societies Registration Act. In some States, the CBI said the laws do not even provide for the NGOs to be transparent about their financial dealings. In the Union Territories, of a total of 82,250 NGOs registered and functioning, only 50 file their returns. Highest number of NGOs New Delhi has the highest number of registered NGOs among the Union Territories at 76,566. But none of these organisations submit returns, the CBI chart showed. In Kerala, which has 3,69,137 NGOs, there is no legal provision to submit returns. The same is the case for Punjab with 84,752 and Rajasthan with 1.3 lakh NGOs. Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest number of NGOs at 5.48 lakh among 26 States, has only about 1.19 lakh filing returns. Tamil Nadu has about 1.55 lakh NGOs registered, however, only 20,277 file returns. Andhra Pradesh has 2.92 lakh NGOs, but only 186 file financial statements annually. West Bengal has 2.34 lakh registered NGOs, of which only 17,089 active NGOs file annual returns. Courtesy The Hindu Thursday, September 15, 2016 Abstract
NGOs are ‘Voluntary Organisations’ involved in community initiatives, which is featured with self propelled initiatives that steers to resolve community needs, and non-profit motives. The NGO mobilize resources with a goal to find an end to a particular need of the community and this is how it differs from Business organisations. Thus the principles of Business Organisations and NGOs differ not only in their size, composition, objectivities etc but also in the motive –Profit and Non- Profit, respectively, which makes the ultimate difference in the operative principles. The better understanding and internalization of the various aspects like Marketing, Human resource Management, Finance etc, of Business Management is the key to an efficient working of a Business Organisation. And hence serves as an evidence for the necessity of research and understanding of NGOs for the efficient functioning of the same. Abstract
The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Scheme today is the world’s largest Programme aimed at enhancing the health, nutrition and learning opportunities of infants, young children (0-6 years) and their mothers. This paper explores the socio-economic status, problems and challenges of Anganwadi Workers (AWWs) in ICDS Programes and to assess knowledge of AWWs & problems traced by them while working in the study area of Madhugiri taluk of Tumkur district in the state of Karnataka. The knowledge increases with experience as an AWW, but has no relation with their educational qualification. Problems felt by them were mainly due to inadequate honorarium and excess work load. So, timely increments in honorarium should be considered.Anganwadi workers have been subjected to triple suppression: that of caste, gender and class and more often are the victims of violence. To aggravate this situation most of the crimes like physical abuse, financial fraud discrimination at work and home goes to unreported. In announcing the 2008-2009 Budget, Indian Finance Minister P Chidambaram stated that salaries would be increased for Anganwadi workers to Rs 1500 per month and helpers to Rs 750 per month. In March 2008 there is debate about whether packaged foods, such as biscuits, should become part of the food served. Detractors, including Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, disagreed saying it will become the only food consumed by the children. Options for increasing partnership with the private sector are continuing. Within one month Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch smart card called UWIN (Unorganised Workers’ Identification Number) card. We had sought time from the Prime Minister for launching it for over 40 crore workers in the country. Abstract
Corporate Social Responsibility as a field was evolved in US in the early 70’s. From 90’s and to 2000, CSR went through a systematic conceptual change. Many companies in US came forward to use CSR as a tool to protect the planet for future generations and started realizing they can also give back to the community which will create a better image of the company in the public.Corporate Social Responsibility is an emerging field in India. Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 directed the Indian Companies to allocate funds for initiatives and projects for the betterment of the community. The Companies Act, 2013 has listed a number of areas that can be taken up by the companies for CSR. Many companies have started major and minor initiatives by tying up with various non-governmental organizations and welfare groups to address issues like poverty, child malnutrition and women empowerment. This conceptual paper discusses the evolution of CSR and development in India. It further emphasizes the need for streamlining Social Work strategies in CSR activities for ensuring sustainable development.Social workers can add value to the CSR action and create long and sustainable impact and advance societal goals. Keywords: Social Work, CSR in India, Sustainable Social Change Abstract
The last few decades have marked a glorious period of demographic transition in Karnataka, especially marked by considerable decline in both fertility and mortality rates. According to the 2011 Census, the state has a population of 6, 11, 30, and 704 with a decadal population growth rate of 15.67 per cent as against 17.64 per cent for the country. It was 17.51 per cent as against 21.54 per cent for the country in 2001. As compared to the other states, Karnataka state has already achieved the replacement level fertility by 2006 itself (TFR 2.0 & Replacement level fertility was 2.1). As per the 2011 censuses, Karnataka has a better position in terms of sex ratio i.e., number of females per 1,000 males (965) as compared to the national average (933). During the last century, the sex ratio was adverse to the women and continued to be so. In 1891, there were 991 females per 1,000 males. But a century later, the sex ratio had substantially declined over the period to 960. The progress of health care and its utilization has fully supported to achieve the life expectancy at birth of women that is higher than the men and the male-female gap is widening in favour of females. Age at marriage is an important indicator to understand the levels and trends of population growth and it plays a key role in limiting the family size. It is also considered as one of the best indicators for studying the status of women in the developing countries (Vagliani, 1980). The fertility transition has been further faster in the south resulting in widening the gap in fertility between northern and southern districts and between rural and urban areas. The percentage of contraceptive use among currently married women in the state has increased from 58 per cent in NFHS – II to 64 per cent in NFHS – III. It is also much higher (64 per cent) than the national average (56 per cent). |
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