3.3 Environmental Education- meaning and objectives.

Environmental pollution-types, causes,

consequences and measures.
3.4. Sustainable Development – Concept, importance and strategies. Echo- friendly life style.
3.5 Multi-culture Education- meaning, importance and strategies.
3.6 HIV&AIDS: Myths & mis-conceptions related HIV transmission & prevention. Role of different agencies involving in HIV/AIDS awareness education. National Aids Control Organization (NACO), Karnataka State Aids
Prevention Society (KSAPS), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurological Science (NIMHANS).

Unit 4 Life skills & Adolescence Education 10 Hours

4.1. Meaning and importance of life skills Education.
4.2. Basic life skills recommended by Unesco- critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making,
problem solving, self – awareness, stress management, management of emotion, interpersonal relations, effective communication and empathy.
4.3 Strategies of teaching life skills.
4.4. Educational implications of life skills.
4.5 Adolescence Education – meaning, objectives & school activities.
Topics for Seminar:
1. Universalization of Secondary Education in the light of RTE-2009 provisions & NCF - 2005 strategies.
2. Literacy programmes and Non- Formal Education in India- status and programmes.
3. Role of school and community in promoting environmental concern & values among students.
4. Programmes and strategies to create awareness & responsible behaviour on HIV/AIDS -transmissions & prevention.
5. Critical analysis of the human rights policies and programmes in India.
6. Life skills education for personality development.
7. Meaning and importance of Multi-culture & Peace Education-Issues, challenges and strategies.
8. Disaster Management in India – status, hazards, policies-procedure and implementation stratagies.
9. Sustainable Development through Echo – Friendly life style.
10. Practice of Child Labour – statues , causes , consequences of measures .

Reference Books.
1. Anjan Saikia etl., Population Education. APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi. 2011.
2. Appa Rao Alla., Learning Disabilities. Neelkamal Publications, Hyderabad. 2014
3. Basu Durga Das., Introduction to the Constitution of India. Lexis Nexis, Hyderabad. 2008
4. Bhaskara Rao Digumarti., Education For All, Issues and Problems. APH Publishing Corporation, New Delhi