Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, M.P., India

Journal of Educational Chronicle, Department of Education

Editor

Institute of Professional Studies (Dept. of Education), Gwalior, India

About

Journal of Educational Chronicle
an international journal of education
(ISSN 2229-6220 PRINT)BI-ANNUAL

Editorial Advisory Board

Prof. Llyod H. Barrow
Director Graduate Studies Department of Learning Teaching & Curriculum, University of Missouri, USA

Prof. (Dr.) S. B. Bhattacharya
Ex. Head & Dean, Faculty of Education, BHU, Kamachha, Varanasi, India

Prof. (Dr.) Umesh C. Vashishtha
Former Head and Dean, Faculty of Education,
University of Lucknow, Lucknow, India

Prof. (Dr.) Sabitaprabha Pattnaik
Principal, Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh Pal
Dean, Academics, Laxmibai National University of Physical Education, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Prof. Kathleen Gallagher
Canada Research Chair, Ontario, Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toranto, Canada

Dr. S.K. Gupta
Head, Dept. of Education
Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dr. Rajendra Singh
Director, Physical Education, Jiwaji University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Dr. Deborah L. Hanuscin
Associate Professor of Science Education & Physics, MU Science Education Center, University of Missouri, USA

Dr. A.D. Tiwari
Reader, Department of Measurement and Evaluation, NCERT, New Delhi, India

Dr. Yusuf Sayed
Reader in International Education, University of Sussex, UK

Dr. Yezdan Boz
Faculty of Education, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Nihat Boz
Faculty of Education, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey
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Patron:

Mr. Deepak Bajpai
Secretary
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr. Arun Kumar Tyagi
Director
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India

Editor:
Dr. Rama Tyagi
Principal
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail: educationalchronicle@gmail.com

Associate Editors:

Dr. Brij Kishore Prasad
HOD & Associate Professor
Dept. of Physical Education
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail: kishore_brij@yahoo.com

Mr. N. Rohen Meetei
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Education
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail: rohan.meetei12@gmail.com

Mr. Satish Chandra
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Education
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail: satishh26@gmail.com

Mrs. Sudha Mishra
Asst. Professor
Dept. of Education
Institute of Professional Studies, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India
E-mail: sudhamishra2@gmail.com

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Overview
Journal of Educational Chronicle (JEC) is a bi-annually published International Journal dedicated to research and investigations in Educational fields. It is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary Educational online and print publication, scheduled to appear half yearly and serve as a means for innovative information exchange in the International educational and research forum.

The Journal publishes full length research papers and research articles that are well grounded in the Educational and Physical Education allowing access to abstracts and full-text. The journal is devoted to the promotion of Educational and Physical Education research and  related disciplines (Educational Administration, Pedagogy of teaching methods, Action Researches, Educational Philosophy and Social Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Psychology and its implications, Guidance and Counselling, Elementary and Secondary Education, Educational Environmental Sciences, Research Methodologies, Special Education etc.).

It seeks to foster multi-disciplinary research and collaboration among educationists, academicians, philosophers, psychologies, administrators and institutional sector as well as provide an international forum for the communication and evaluation of data, methods and opinions in educational researches and related disciplines. Although primarily devoted to original research papers, the journal particularly welcomes reviews on current topics of special interest and relevance. All manuscripts will be subjected to rapid peer review. Those of high quality (not previously published and not already under consideration for publication) will be published without delay. The areas covered by this journal are:
•Foundation of Education
•Education Psychology
•School Education and Teacher Function
•Education Technology
•Education Philosophy
•Environmental Education
•Elementary and Secondary Education
•Pedagogy of Teaching
•Special Education
•Curriculum
•Guidance and Counselling
•Educational Administration
•Distance Education
•Extension education
•Value education
•Women Education
•Peace Education
•Measurement and Evaluation
•Research Methodology

Guidelines for Authors: Read it carefully before Preparing the Manuscript

First Author1, a*, Second Author2, b and Others3, c

1Full address of first author, including country
2Full address of second author, including country
3List all distinct addresses in the same way
a*email, bemail, cemail

Abstract
The abstract should not exceed 300 words and summarize the content of the paper including the background of the paper, objective(s), tool(s), findings, conclusion and recommendations.

Key words: List 3-5 keywords to assist indexing the article.

1. Introduction
This instruction gives you guidelines for preparing papers for Journal of Educational Chronicle. Please use this document as a template and remain strictly to the following guidelines and format to assure rapid production of high quality papers. The typography, layout and style are exactly the same as those used in this instruction. Papers which do not comply with this guideline (especially in layout geometry and typesetting) will be sent back to authors. Note that no final correction will be made. When we have received the manuscript, we assume that the corresponding authors grant us the copyright to use the manuscript.

2. Preparation
The basic elements of a paper are title, author name(s) and affiliation(s), abstract (with 3-5 keywords), main body of paper, conclusions, and references. All fonts must be in Times New Roman. All elements must be fitted into 16-20 pages of A4 paper. Do not use boldface typing or capital letters except for title & section headings. Do not, also, print page number in the paper as well as other information in the header and footer or foot notes areas except for those already provided.

2.1 Page size and format
The size of the manuscript must be A4 and it should be typed with double spacing and the following margins.

 Top margin 2.5 cm
 Bottom margin 2.5 cm
 Left margin 2.5 cm
 Right margin 2.5 cm

2.2. Title and author(s) information
All items in the title block should be centered. The title should be set in 14-point uppercase & boldface font. The first letter of each word should be capitalized (do not capitalize articles, coordinate conjunctions or prepositions unless the title begins with such a word).
The author’s name(s) and the list of affiliations should be set in 11 point font. For each author, a numbered superscript should be used to indicate institution affiliation. The corresponding author should be indicated by the asterisk “*” symbol. Emails of all authors should be provided accordingly. Title with author(s) name and affiliation information should be given in separate sheet.

3. Abstract and Keywords
The abstract should not exceed 300 words and summarize the content of the paper including the background of the paper, objective(s), tool(s), findings, conclusion and recommendations followed by a list of 3-5 keywords. All fonts are to be set in 12 point font size.

4. Main Text Body
The main text of the paper (except the abstract) must be typed fully justified with double space with Times New Roman 12 point font. Do not place any additional blank lines between paragraphs.

4.1 Heading
4.1.1 First-order headings
The first-order headings, usually called section, should be boldface, initially capitalized with 12 point font.

4.1.2 Second-order and third order headings
The second-order headings (sub-sections) and the third-order headings (sub sub-section) should be boldface, initially capitalized with 12 point font.  Note that all section, sub-section, and sub-sub- section headings must be left justified. Headings and subheadings appear throughout the text should not exceed 3 levels.

5. Figures, Tables and Equations

5.1 Figures and Tables
All figures and tables should be placed after their first mention in the text as possible. Place figure captions below the figures and flush to the left margin within a column. Also, place descriptive table titles above the tables and flush left. If figure has two parts, include labels “(a)” and “(b)” as part of the artwork. Colour figures are also welcome. Please verify that the figures and tables mentioned in the text actually exist and are used. Please do not abbreviate the word “Table” and only the necessary grids should be traced.
When citing figures in the text, they should be referred as, “Fig. 1” or “Figs. 1 – 3.”  Use “Figure” or “Figures” when it starts the sentence and also do not abbreviate “Table”. There should be one line of space above the figure and one line of space below the caption before the text continues as to avoid confusion with the text. This is also applied to the table.

5.2 Equations
Equations should be typed using sophisticated tools such as MS Equation Editor, Math Type, or Aurora (with little knowledge of LaTeX).
The equations must be horizontally centered and numbered consecutively. Equation numbers should be Arabic numerals enclosed in parentheses on the right-hand margin of the equation to which they belong. They should be cited in the text as, for example, “Eq. (1)” or “Eqs. (1) – (3)”.
If unnumbered equations are needed, just use “Equation” or “equation” depending on its positions in sentences. Be sure that the symbols in equations are defined before the equation appears or immediately followings.
The following equation is to solve the quadratic equation where  is the roots of the equation,  ,  , and  are constant.
                            (1)

There should be one line of space above the equation and one line of space below it before the text continues.

5.3 Units
If the physical quantities are to be included, use of relevant SI units is recommended when the manuscript is prepared. If other units are customary in the field, they may be added in parentheses.

6. References
Authors must follow the American Psychology Association (APA) reference style strictly. Otherwise papers will be sent back to authors.

7. Only Submission as MS Word
Manuscripts are to be submitted directly to website: http://www.ipsgwalior.org/research/guideline.php or through e-mail and two hard copies to editor JEC. The required file format is MS Words.

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