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Acknowledgement It is my profound privilege to express my deep sense

of

gratitude

to

Dr.

Nain

Singh

Assistant

Professor, Department of Education, Himachal Pradesh University, creative

Shimla

suggestions

for

his

and

energetic

constant

inspiration,

encouragement

which he has been kind enough to bestow upon me during the course of this investigation. My heartiest thanks are due to Prof. S.C. Bhadwal, Dean Faculty of Education, Department of Education, Dr. A.P. Behera senior Lecturer NCERET (CIET) Delhi and Dr. Rajinder Verma SCERT Solan (H.P.) for their invaluable guidance, encouragement and cooperation through the course of this investigation. My sincere thanks are to the participant teachers of Navodya Vidyalaya's, Kendria Vidyalayas's and other CBSE pattern schools of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab & Jammu and Kashmir, who rendered their whole hearted cooperation in the data collection for the present study. I am greatful to my parents, Sh. R.D. Sharma and Mrs. Achhari Devi, my brother Dr. P.L. Sharma, Er. R.P. Sharma, Inspector D.P. Sharma. I also want to thank our family friend Aruna Sharma for their help and moral support. I whole heatedly appreciate the constant help, inspiration and encouragement

given to me by my

loving wife Mrs. Madhu Sharma, my son Aysh, daughter

Sanskriti and Ishita, which

can not expressed in

words. I express my appreciation to many authors, whose work. I have consulted, utilized and cited in my thesis. Last but not the least I would like to thank Mr. Manu Sood for the meticulous typing and for giving the final shape to the manuscript.

(Ramesh Chand Sharma)

CONTENTS

CHAPTER NO.

TITLE

PAGE NO.

Certificate Acknowledgement Contents

I

THEORETICAL ORIENTATION

1-29

II

REVIEW OF RELATED RESEARCH

30-50

III

METHODS AND PROCEDURE

51-55

IV

ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA

56-89

V

REVIEW, CONCLUSIONS, IMPLICATIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

90-95