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VOL. 2, ISSUE 4 (2017)
A study of role of paramilitary training in women empowerment & personality development
Authors
Dr. Kumud Gore Kherdekar
Abstract
National Cadet Corps, NCC, in India is the largest uniformed youth organization. It is an organization which imparts paramilitary training to nurture the vital virtues like patriotism, discipline, leadership etc in the youth. In 1997, I jointly published a research paper, with a professor of psychology, in which we carried out a comparative study of NCC & Non-NCC girl cadets in respect of 16 personality factors through a psychological test. The results of the research paper induced me to study if NCC training helps in enhancing leadership qualities, development of personality, making women self-sufficient and empower them. Present paper is a study and discussion in this direction. Associate NCC Officers - ANOs are backbone of NCC and they have to undergo a rigorous military training. Hence they are also considered for study. This paper is case study based research paper, through interviews of lady ANOs and ex-girl cadets on leading positions, from varied social and economic and cultural background to find out whether this paramilitary training has helped them to be self-reliant and empowered & to develop personality. Also, standardized NEO FFI is administered to study the five broad factors of personality among these cases. Thus this study investigates whether paramilitary training imparted through NCC helps to bring considerable change in personality of Indian girls and acts as foundation for them to become self-sufficient women of tomorrow and empower them with qualities required to lead their life with self-esteem and confidence.
Pages:39-42
How to cite this article:
Dr. Kumud Gore Kherdekar "A study of role of paramilitary training in women empowerment & personality development". International Journal of Advanced Educational Research, Vol 2, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 39-42
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