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Action research is the philosophy and methodology of research generally applied in social science. As people are the central concern in social sciences and it becomes the duty of the social scientist to involve oneself with contemporary problems of people for improving their situation. Action research is a type of social science research that that aimsat creating a desirable change in the situation as a result of planned action intervention. It is carried out to identify areas of concern, develop and test alternatives, and experiment with new approaches.By conducting action research, researchers are able to make changes in order to improve the settings in which they conducted research, rather than just gathering data and formulating theories, as in conventional research. Considering the significance of action research in social science, it becomes important to have a comprehensive knowledge of it. Thus, the present paper has been prepared with the objective to review and explain the concept of action research in social sciences.

Training is a planned communication process to bring desirable change in the attitude, skill and knowledge of an individual or group. Extensive resources are being utilised for providing training to the individuals in various fields to improve their on-job performance and to make them selfreliant. So, it is essential to monitor and evaluate the success rate of training programme time to time. Monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment are management tools to help track progress and demonstrate the impact of training on its trainees. The main objective of this study was to understand the concept of evaluation and impact assessment. This paper is descriptive in nature. It is concluded that most of training programmes fail to reach their set goals due to lack of proper evaluation, monitoring and impact assessment. But results obtained through evaluation and impact assessment can be used to redesign the programme or training on the basis of the limitations of the programme revealed through these techniques to reach the ultimate goal of the programme.

Unemployment is the prime challenge India is facing in the process of its development and inclusive growth. Therefore, there is a need for promoting self-employment for the unemployed youth, especially for those living below the poverty line, and enhance their skills through proper entrepreneurship training. The government of India has undertaken lots of initiatives to promote self-employment in the country through entrepreneurial development programmes (EDPs). RSETI is one of the initiatives of Ministry of Rural Development. The present investigation was therefore, planned to seek the feedback from the beneficiaries of RSETI EDPs in Ludhiana district of Punjab state. A total of one hundred and fifty beneficiaries of RSETI, Ludhiana, who were engaged in income generation activities constituted the sample for the study. Data was collected through a well structured and pretested interview schedule. Beneficiaries perceived economic and social benefits from RSETI EDP’s. The major constraints perceived by the beneficiaries were” in appropriate location of the institute, lack of infrastructural facilities and lack of practical trainings facilities” in the institute. Appropriate infrastructural facilities, marketing support and organization of field visits were major suggestions given by the beneficiaries for better functioning of RSETI.

The B.Sc. Home Science programme offers RAWE and In-plant training programme for B.Sc. last year students. The main objectives of RAWE programme are to provide an opportunity to B.Sc. Home Science (Hons.) students to develop the right perspective of rural life and develop positive attitude towards community. B.Sc. Home Science programme offers job oriented courses and In-plant training with the view that the internship in the related industry or institution is essential to provide practical training exposure to the students and also for the industries to be acquainted with the potentialities of B.Sc. Home Science graduates for mutual benefits. The present study was planned to find out the learning experiences, constraints and suggestions given by the B.Sc. Home Science graduates regarding RAWE and In-plant training programme. Study was conducted in College of Home Science, Punjab Agricultural University Ludhiana with 185 Home Science graduates and post graduates. Questionnaire technique was used for data collection. Findings of the study indicated that the major problem being faced by the students during In-plant training was short duration and during RAWE less amount of stipend and interaction with villagers regarding new technology. The suggestions put forth by the students were for increasing the duration of In-plant training, regular supervision and follow up by the teacher in-charge.

inputs of training and capacity building are required to sustain SHGs. Therefore, in the present study investigator tried to investigate about the type of training being provided and effectiveness of training among SHG members. The present study based on survey research design covered all the districts of Punjab to give comprehensive picture of the training and capacity building of women SHGs in the state. The findings revealed that nearly fifty per cent of the SHGs were not provided with any type of training and majority of the respondents showed dissatisfaction as far as training for capacity building and skill formation was concerned. It is therefore, suggested that for the sustainability of SHGs in Punjab SHPIs should focus more on training and capacity building of these members.