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did not understand the meaning and application of information, education, and
communication (IEC).
2. 70% of the respondents well understood the need and application of two
main aspects: ‘Education for waste disposal is essential,’ and ‘classroom teaching is a better mode to understand the issues of household waste disposal and
sanitation.’
3. The confidence level in their respective technical or job knowledge was high
average, especially with respect to the awareness and need of sanitation.
4. The training needs and expectancies were found just adequate. It revealed
that the present system was covering all the major aspects of training and
development, whether supported by the government or by way of training in
schools.
5. It was also ascertained that the confidence level of the respondents was reasonably high. As covered before, almost all had a rating of high average or above
average.
6. A gap has been found in the desired understanding and understanding level
possessed, and it needed to be bridged. The major gap was between practices
being followed vis-a-vis the in-depth theoretical knowledge possessed by the
respondents, especially in the rural areas. Hence, there is a dire need to bridge
these gaps to provide the fundamentals of whole concept of sanitation and its
application with full benefits.
7. During the interviews, government officials also emphasized on the creation
of environment of trust among people, giving autonomy, developing leadership
qualities, especially youth and women, and giving more credit to self-discipline
than education/intellectual level.
7.4 Limitation of Study
1. Illiterate or with primary education level could not interpret the questionnaire as it was lengthy (with 30 statements) and little tricky, especially Part III,
relating to IEC. Hence, it was to be translated into regional language and helped
many in filling the response sheets.
2. Major sample limited to India and 250 respondents from various segments. It
might not have given foolproof solution for other areas as a thumb rule.
Suggested model: bridging the gap in existing 3 R (reduce, reuse, and recycle of
waste at source) system in Indore (Fig. 4).
J. Chauhan et al.
did not understand the meaning and application of information, education, and
communication (IEC).
2. 70% of the respondents well understood the need and application of two
main aspects: ‘Education for waste disposal is essential,’ and ‘classroom teaching is a better mode to understand the issues of household waste disposal and
sanitation.’
3. The confidence level in their respective technical or job knowledge was high
average, especially with respect to the awareness and need of sanitation.
4. The training needs and expectancies were found just adequate. It revealed
that the present system was covering all the major aspects of training and
development, whether supported by the government or by way of training in
schools.
5. It was also ascertained that the confidence level of the respondents was reasonably high. As covered before, almost all had a rating of high average or above
average.
6. A gap has been found in the desired understanding and understanding level
possessed, and it needed to be bridged. The major gap was between practices
being followed vis-a-vis the in-depth theoretical knowledge possessed by the
respondents, especially in the rural areas. Hence, there is a dire need to bridge
these gaps to provide the fundamentals of whole concept of sanitation and its
application with full benefits.
7. During the interviews, government officials also emphasized on the creation
of environment of trust among people, giving autonomy, developing leadership
qualities, especially youth and women, and giving more credit to self-discipline
than education/intellectual level.
7.4 Limitation of Study
1. Illiterate or with primary education level could not interpret the questionnaire as it was lengthy (with 30 statements) and little tricky, especially Part III,
relating to IEC. Hence, it was to be translated into regional language and helped
many in filling the response sheets.
2. Major sample limited to India and 250 respondents from various segments. It
might not have given foolproof solution for other areas as a thumb rule.
Suggested model: bridging the gap in existing 3 R (reduce, reuse, and recycle of
waste at source) system in Indore (Fig. 4).