WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND CHILD RIGHTS (PRACTICAL)

Paper Code: 
HHD 326
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to :

  1. Understand working of various welfare organizations.
  2. Understand  programs for women and children

 

 

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course Outcomes

 

Learning and Teaching Strategies

Assignment Strategies

  
 

Student will–

COHD 106: Develop critical thinking in the field of gender-roles and stereotypes through data collection and understanding the coping mechanisms of a child in difficult circumstances.

COHD 107: Formulate the strategies and develop the plan to work with women and children

COHD 108 Appraise the organizations, institutions and services for disadvantaged children.

 

Approaches in Teaching:  Interactive Lectures, Mock Activity, Power Point Presentation, Discussion with lectures.

 

Learning activities for the Students:

Self learning assignments, field practicals.

Quiz. PPT, Group projects, assignments, CA test , Semester End Examination.

  

 

CONTENTS

  • Understand the issues of women and children in India through secondary data sources of information.
  • Evaluation of child and woman welfare programs (one each).
  • Visit to various women and children welfare organizations- Report writing
  • Plan and prepare program/ project for over all development, recreation, education of women/ children in community.
  • Prepare the case study and suggest the procedure to deal with that situation with suitable legal provisions
  • Prepare an interview Schedule and conduct interview of any women entrepreneur
  • Planning and execution of awareness program on any women related issue.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Chopra. G.(2015) Child Rights in India: Challenges and Social Action. Springer India.
  • KapurderiyaMeghraj, 2012; Women Welfare and Empowerment, Ancient Publishing House New Delhi.
  • Bajpai, A. (2006). Child Rights in India: Law, Policy and Practice. Oxford University Press.
  • Kishwar, M. (1999). Off the Beaten Track: Rethinking Gender Justice for Indian Women. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
  • Satyarthi, K. and Zutshi, B. (Ed) (2006). Globalization, Development and Child Rights. New Delhi: Shipra Publication. 
  • Saikia, N. (2008). Indian women: A socio-legal perspective. New Delhi: Serials Publication. 
  • Chaudhary, D. Paul: Child Welfare Development, Delhi, Atma Ram & Sons.

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

·            A Compendium of FAQs on Child Protection. Developed by Resource Group on Child Rights     in Rajasthan (2013). An Initiative of Save the Children & UNICEF.

·                Pyles, M.S. (1947):Institutions for Child Care & Treatment, New       York: Child Welfare League of America.

·                India (1964): Council for Child-Welfare: A National Policy for Children, New Delhi,.

·                Srinivasan,K.Saxena,P.C.and Tara Kanitkar Demographic and socio-economic aspects of the child in India. Himalaya Publishing House,1979.

 

e-RESOURCES:

·                Annual Reports of MWCD, India available at https://wcd.nic.in/annual-report

·                Status of children in India, Some findings from NFHS- 3 available at https://www.azadindia.org/social-issues/status-of-children.html

·         Status of Children in Urban india available at http://www.niua.org/cfsc/sites/default/files/Status_of_children_in_urban_India-Baseline_study_2016.pdf

 

JOURNALS

JOURNAL ON RIGHTS OF THE CHILD https://www.nluo.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Journal-on-the-Rights-of-the-Child.pdf

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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