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inNepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 5 (2004) . - 28-32 p

Title :	Content analysis of post graduate theses in development communication
Material Type:	printed text
Authors:	Thakur, M.K., Author ; Rabindra N. Trikha, Author
Publication Date:	2004
Article on page:	28-32 p
Languages :	English (eng)
Keywords:	Content  analysis,  development  communication,  post  graduate  thesis
Abstract:	The study was conducted to find out the pattern of post-graduate research studies, the research design, the tools and the techniques used, the geographical distribution and the contents of 26 post-graduate theses. All the theses of Development Communication were taken for the study. The theses were categorized into fourteen areas of research. Majority of them were on educational technology followed by development journalism. Most of the theses had four objectives and had institutions as a locale of the study. Purposive sampling pattern was largely adopted. Majority of them had 101 to 150 respondents, dominated by students and rural women. Descriptive research design was used by the maximum respondents. Many of them used primary data. Maximum researchers used combination of schedules and questionnaires. Majority of them used original scale. Estimation (percentage) was used by majority of the researchers for analysis of data. Almost all theses had informative titles and majority of them had informative abstracts. Many of the theses contained 101-150 pages. Effective table of contents and standard format were used by the thesis writers. Majority of theses had 21-40 illustrations. All the theses had review presentations in chronological order and bibliography in alphabetical order. Many of them had 1-3 appendices and attached instruments used.
Link for e-copy:	http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=75

[article] Content analysis of post graduate theses in development communication [printed text] / Thakur, M.K., Author ; Rabindra N. Trikha, Author . - 2004 . - 28-32 p.
Languages : English (eng)
in Nepal Agriculture Research Journal > Vol. 5 (2004) . - 28-32 p

Keywords:	Content  analysis,  development  communication,  post  graduate  thesis
Abstract:	The study was conducted to find out the pattern of post-graduate research studies, the research design, the tools and the techniques used, the geographical distribution and the contents of 26 post-graduate theses. All the theses of Development Communication were taken for the study. The theses were categorized into fourteen areas of research. Majority of them were on educational technology followed by development journalism. Most of the theses had four objectives and had institutions as a locale of the study. Purposive sampling pattern was largely adopted. Majority of them had 101 to 150 respondents, dominated by students and rural women. Descriptive research design was used by the maximum respondents. Many of them used primary data. Maximum researchers used combination of schedules and questionnaires. Majority of them used original scale. Estimation (percentage) was used by majority of the researchers for analysis of data. Almost all theses had informative titles and majority of them had informative abstracts. Many of the theses contained 101-150 pages. Effective table of contents and standard format were used by the thesis writers. Majority of theses had 21-40 illustrations. All the theses had review presentations in chronological order and bibliography in alphabetical order. Many of them had 1-3 appendices and attached instruments used.
Link for e-copy:	http://elibrary.narc.gov.np/?r=75