Deepak Kumar Behera

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Is it ethically right/correct to use grown up children as “researchers” in childhood research?

Some scholars advocate using little older children as “childhood researchers”. Some other raise ethical and methodological questions on the participation of children in research involving themselves.

07 September 2019 8,591 10 View

Can an adult scholar engage a “child researcher” for gathering field data for writing a child-centered ethnography?

It is believed that children may not lend necessary cooperation to an “adult childhood researcher” for various reasons. One obvious reason is that s/he belongs to a different generation and...

07 September 2019 1,466 4 View

Why is the term “indigenous people” not frequently used by social scientists in India?

it is noticed that social scientists rather frequently use terms such as “scheduled tribes”, “tribes”, “adivasi“ and “vanyajati“ to refer to those populations/communities which are described as...

06 September 2019 2,146 3 View

Why children were less visible in earlier classical ethnographic writings?

Anthropology is regarded as scientific study of ‘man and his work’. it studies the network of social relationship. Then the two important questions which come to our mind: (1) Are children NOT...

05 September 2019 2,918 5 View

Has high-tech online teaching excluded many underprivileged students from the fold of higher education?

There has been a general feeling that hi-tech online education is very important for imparting quality higher education during the pandemic COVID19. However, it’s impact on underprivileged...

01 January 1970 3,161 9 View

Drawing unknowingly a “wrong conclusion” is better than remaining knowingly in a “state of confusion”?

Let my wrong conclusion be challenged by someone so that I learn from my mistake!Let me remain in a state of confusion so that I gain more knowledge to arrive at the right conclusion!Think twice...

01 January 1970 1,086 2 View

How can the young students/scholars under the fold of institutions of higher learning handle the ‘fear of failure’?

Young serious students/scholars under the fold of institutions of higher learning feel themselves overburdened. They remain under constant pressure to achieve many time-bound targets. Successive...

01 January 1970 9,594 23 View

Recording and analysis of field observations by anthropologists while studying other cultures

While conducting fieldwork among indigenous communities belonging to other cultures, anthropologists often wrongly record and analyze their field data. This is the prime reason why our analysis...

01 January 1970 8,677 3 View

Man has gradually become slave of machine. Your comment(s) with justification?

Does our increasing dependence on computer, mobile, washing machin, refrigerator, two-wheelers, four-wheelers, etc.has made us slave of machine?

01 January 1970 9,131 17 View

Why does ‘science’ devalue ‘indigenous knowledge’?

‘Indigenous knowledge’ is being ignored/undervalued by ‘science’. What reason(s) would you like to attribute to this?

01 January 1970 8,544 6 View

Do you think that the digital online teaching has helped some average techno-savvy teachers to suddenly excel and receive better rating?

Many outstanding (non-techno savvy) teachers in physical mode of teaching have now been lowly rated by their students as they fail to deliver effectively on the new digital platform. Whether this...

01 January 1970 4,138 28 View

What do you consider to be the best method of assessment/evaluation of the final semester students for declaring their consolidated final results?

Universities and colleges are following different assessment/evaluation strategies for the final semester students for declining their consolidated results during this COVID19 Lockdown. Some are...

01 January 1970 5,423 23 View

Your views on commercialization of education even by reputed universities.

Many top ranking universities are now offering online diploma and degree courses purely with a profit motive. You will be able to join those courses by paying heavy admission/course fee. Those top...

01 January 1970 3,651 7 View

How do I control my mind?

A cool mind is always a productive mind. However, we have never been taught as how to discipline/control our mind. Never at school, college or workplace. So how do I control my mind in order to be...

01 January 1970 4,797 29 View

Children’s Development: How do children shape and share their own development? How does socio-cultural context influence children’s development?

These are two important questions for initiating a discussion on children‘s development. Your response(s) to the above questions.

01 January 1970 4,621 3 View

Teaching and Research: Teaching workload of a university faculty reduces his/her research outputs. True/False, Reason(s).

Researchers in research institutions are likely to more productive compared to faculty engaged both in research and teaching in universitie.

01 January 1970 5,354 13 View

Self Assessment: Am I satisfied with my ‘progress in research’ in 2019? Yes/No, Reason(s)

Every faculty/researcher is asked by the concerned institution/organization to submit a self-appraisal report of a given year. We are now almost at the end of 2019. So I am satisfied with my...

01 January 1970 279 18 View

Promotion of research culture in a university with limited infrastructure?

Many universities with limited infrastructure have been trying to promote distinct research culture in an attempt to improve their standards in the global education.scenario..However, it is not a...

01 January 1970 2,367 13 View

Your opinion on certificates/degrees earned by students through online courses?

There are mushrooming growth of online courses across the globe. This is more visible during the pandemic COVID19. What is your opinion on degrees/certificates earned by students through such...

01 January 1970 6,144 7 View

Do you think that the digital online teaching has helped some average techno-savvy teachers to suddenly excel and receive better rating?

Many outstanding (non-techno savvy) teachers in physical mode of teaching have now been lowly rated by their students as they fail to deliver effectively on the new digital platform. Whether this...

01 January 1970 9,444 10 View

Promotion of research culture in a university with limited infrastructure?

Many universities with limited infrastructure have been trying to promote distinct research culture in an attempt to improve their standards in the global education.scenario..However, it is not a...

01 January 1970 9,397 5 View

Will diminishing adult’s domination and leadership in school make students more creative and innovative?

In our contemporary schools we find teachers’ domination and leadership in majority of students‘ activities. Children do not like frequent intervention of the adults in their activities. So, the...

01 January 1970 4,718 31 View

Why children were less visible in earlier classical ethnographic writings?

Anthropology is regarded as scientific study of ‘man and his work’. it studies the network of social relationship. Then the two important questions which come to our mind: (1) Are children NOT...

01 January 1970 5,252 2 View

Digital Online Learning and Slow Learners: Will digital online learning demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from education?

Digital online learning has almost replaced the traditional teaching-learning process during this pandemic COVID19. Is it going to demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from...

01 January 1970 4,059 43 View

Recording and analysis of field observations by anthropologists while studying other cultures.

While conducting fieldwork among indigenous communities belonging to other cultures, anthropologists often wrongly record and analyze their field data. This is the prime reason why our analysis...

01 January 1970 990 6 View

Recording and analysis of field observations by anthropologists while studying other cultures

While conducting fieldwork among indigenous communities belonging to other cultures, anthropologists often wrongly record and analyze their field data. This is the prime reason why our analysis...

01 January 1970 9,789 4 View

Development and Social Exclusion: Already marginalized people get further marginalized in the name of development?

Development takes place at the cost of underdevelopment. Some people have to make sacrifice on the altar of development. The irony is that people you are forced to make the sacrifice on the altar...

01 January 1970 5,542 4 View

How has the endemic COVID19 impacted the field-working anthropologists?

“Fieldwork” is the hallmark of anthropology. Now the new endemic COVID19 has completely changed our life style. So what kind of new challenge the field-working anthropologists are likely to face...

01 January 1970 3,486 19 View

Share your ideas for developing a balancing strategy between health security and economic growth during the pandemic COVID19.

Majority of the nations across the globe are experimenting with different strategies to do the balancing act between health security and economic growth. All of them are handling this...

01 January 1970 6,004 13 View

Digital Online Learning and Slow Learners: Will digital online learning demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from education?

Digital online learning has almost replaced the traditional teaching-learning process during this pandemic COVID19. Is it going to demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from...

01 January 1970 7,550 64 View

Digital Online Learning and Slow Learners: Will digital online learning demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from education?

Digital online learning has almost replaced the traditional teaching-learning process during this pandemic COVID19. Is it going to demotivate the slow learners leading to their dropping out from...

01 January 1970 6,608 33 View

Anthropology in Public Sphere: Global Peace and Development

What do you mean by anthropology in public sphere? Kindly share your idea(s) about the role of anthropology in global peace and development.

01 January 1970 811 6 View

Should there be a processing fee for publishing an article in peer reviewed/impact factor journals?

Many reputed journals are charging high processing fee from scholars. It becomes difficult for a young scholar to pay the high fee and remain in uncertainty. What is your opinion(s) on this fee?

01 January 1970 2,322 9 View

Share your ideas for developing a balancing strategy between health security and economic growth during the pandemic COVID19.

Majority of the nations across the globe are experimenting with different strategies to do the balancing act between health security and economic growth. All of them are handling this...

01 January 1970 4,685 5 View

How can ‘anthropology as a discipline’ promote global peace and harmony?

How ‘anthropology’ as a discipline would be more visible in public sphere/domain? How can we successfully use basic principles of anthropology in promoting ‘global peace and harmony’?

01 January 1970 1,500 5 View

Should there be a processing fee for publishing an article in peer reviewed/impact factor journal?

Many reputed journals are charging high processing fee from scholars. It becomes difficult for a young scholar to pay the high fee and remain in uncertainty. What is your opinion(s) on this fee?

01 January 1970 5,408 4 View

What percentage of weightage should be given for acquiring soft skills in university level general education?

Many of the academically brilliant students fail to fetch a job from the competitive market as they lack soft skills. Our current educational system doesn’t give adequate emphasis on soft skills....

01 January 1970 5,746 5 View