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Measurement of Attitudes of Rural Women Towards Self-Help Groups

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Title Measurement of Attitudes of Rural Women Towards Self-Help Groups
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Creator M.S. MEENA, DILIP JAIN and H.R. MEENA
 
Subject Attitude, Self-help group, Food processing, Preservation, Training, Policy intervention, Rural women
 
Description Research Paper
Self-help groups (SHGs) have emerged as an effective mechanism of empowerment
and development of women as well as being an efficient mode of promoting group action and
technology dissemination. Initiatives were undertaken at the Central Institute of Post-Harvest
Engineering and Technology (CIPHET), Ludhiana to facilitate the formation of women’s SHGs
and to develop their capabilities through training programmes for harnessing the benefits of value
addition and processing technologies for employment and income generation. The study attempts
to assess the attitude changes in women about SHGs as a result of training. The evaluation of
SHGs was conducted at attitude construct. A Likert-type scale consisting of 26 items was
developed, for which Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of reliability was observed as 0.85. The survey
instrument contained five sections; namely, socio-economic upliftment; education and training;
marketing and entrepreneurship qualities; technology adoption and participatory research; and
banking/credit aspects. The training group consisting of 30 participants of SHGs responded to
five-section survey instrument. Significant t-test results for mean values of attitude of women
before and after the training showed a significant change in attitude of women in all the five areas
as a result of training. Positive orientation towards a task paves the way for success. The study
exemplifies the impact of training in instilling positive orientation. For addressing the issues of
rural poverty, enrichment of the system with social capital through empowerment and formation
of women SHGs; provision of financial and credit support; creation of market-driven and
decentralized extension system; use of media-mix for technology transfer and informal education
at rural level; conduction of need-based training and strong political will need to be emphasized.
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Date 2017-01-13T11:33:18Z
2017-01-13T11:33:18Z
2008-09-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier 43. Meena, M. S., Jain, Dilip & Meena, H. R. (2008) Measurement of Attitudes of Rural Women towards Self-Help Groups. The Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension,14 (3): 217-229.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/1405
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension