Analytical Study of Home Science Trainings among Farm Women in Rajasthan

The study assessed the importance, adequacy and needs of home science trainings. A structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from 240 trainees. The respondents had good perception of the trainers and the training programme organization and administration. They felt that the working with solar cooker was most important and home decoration was considered least important item of training in decreasing order of their importance. The respondents reported that in items under ‘Home Science’, training exposure in home decoration was reported the most adequate and working with solar cooker was found to be least adequate in decreasing order of their adequacy. Regarding items under ‘Home Science’, the training was most needed in working with solar cooker and home decoration was least needed item of training as perceived by farm women. It was recommended that there is a need for proper training needs analysis before training activities are carried out and there is a need for re-training of the centre's staff in areas of adult training to make the centre's training more effective.