RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: A STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA PERSONNEL

Authors

  • Y.S. Siddegowda Department of Studies in Social Work, University of Mysore, India
  • T.B.B.S.V. Ramanaiah Department of Studies in Social Work, University of Mysore, India
  • D. Srinivasa Department of Studies in Social Work, University of Mysore, India
  • M. Sujatha Department of Studies in Social Work, Tumkur University, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17501/icoss.2017.4110

Keywords:

Child Right, Child Protection, Media Personnel, Child Policies and Programmes

Abstract

The role of media personnel in spreading the knowledge about Child Rights cannot be under estimated in view of their very close contacts with people at all levels. A study is made on media personnel to know their level of knowledge and related issues of Child Rights Protection. Five hundred print media persons working in eight districts of Mysuru Revenue Division have been chosen for the study and they were administered a pre-tested questionnaire. The results indicate that the media personnel have knowledge in certain areas and are deficient in other areas. The role of media personnel, as change agents, has been explained.

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Published

2018-01-31

How to Cite

Siddegowda, Y., Ramanaiah, T., Srinivasa, D., & Sujatha, M. (2018). RIGHTS OF THE CHILD: A STUDY OF PERCEPTIONS OF MEDIA PERSONNEL. Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Sciences, 4(1), 98–110. https://doi.org/10.17501/icoss.2017.4110

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): Proceeding of the 4th International Conference on Social Sciences

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