Welcome to NSOU Open Journal | 2nd Issue (July 2026)

/ Open Journal - 2^nd Issue (July 2026)

Vol.: 9

No.: 2

ISSN: 2581-5415

From the Desk of the Vice-Chancellor

Table of Content

Inclusivity, Access, and Gender Parity in Indian Higher Education: A Comparative Study of Conventional and Open & Distance Learning (ODL).
- Dr. Abrar Ahmad
  Deputy Registrar (Academic Coordination Division), Indira Gandhi National Open University
E-Books Management in Academic Libraries: A Study of Select Higher Education Institutions in North-East India.
- Avijit Rai
  Assistant Librarian, Sikkim University
  and
  Dr. Pawan Kumar Saini
  Assistant Professor, Faculty of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University
Interest of Tertiary Level Students towards Mnemonic Retrieval Strategies in Classroom Instruction.
- Aniket Mondal
  Research Scholar, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan
  and
  Chandan Adhikary
  (Corresponding Author)
  Professor and Head, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan
Negotiating Spiritual and Material Dimensions of Environmentalism in Third World Narratives: Eco Marxist Postcolonial Critique and Spiritual Ecology in Kantara.
- Dr. Debajit Goswami
  Assistant Professor of Public Administration, School of Social Sciences, Netaji Subhas Open University
  and
  Dr. Minakshi Paul
  Assistant Professor of English, Kandra Radhakanta Kundu Mahavidyalaya
Teachers’ Attitudes and Self-Efficacy Towards Inclusive Education: A Study on the Elementary School Teachers of Damdama Cluster of Hajo Block of Kamrup (R) of Assam.
- Hridaya Nanda Borah
  Research Scholar, Department of Education, Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Visvavidyalaya
  and
  Prof. Mukunda Sarma
  Registrar, Krishnaguru Adhyatmik Visvavidyalaya
Indian Knowledge Systems and Yoga-Based Pedagogy in 21st Century Education.
- Kartick Chandra Mandal
  (Corresponding Author)
  Student, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan
  and
  Dr. Gopa Saha Roy
  Associate Professor & TIC, Department of Physical Education, The University of Burdwan
  and
  Dr. Chandan Adhikary
  Professor & HOD, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan
Self-Learning Materials in English Language and Literature in Indian Universities: Some Observations.
- Dr. Ravindra Baburao Tasildar
  Professor and Head, Department of English and Postgraduate Research Centre, Sangamner Nagarpalika Arts, D. J. Malpani Commerce and B. N. Sarda Science College (Autonomous)
Digital Age and Educational Philosophy: Reinterpreting Learning in the Era of Technology.
- Sanjoy Mudi
  Assistant Professor, Department of Education, Dasarathi Hazra Memorial College
Role of Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in Youth Development, Education and Nation Building.
- Dr. Sukriti Guchait
  Swami Vivekananda University
Familial and Economic Empowerment of Tribal Women in Rural West Bengal, India.
- Tanmoyee Bhattacharjee
  Assistant Professor, Department of B.Ed. and M.Ed., Yogoda Satsanga Palapara Mahavidyalaya Research Scholar, PG Department of Education, Fakir Mohan University
  and
  Jyoti Sankar Pradhan
  Professor, PG Department of Education, Fakir Mohan University
Sustainable Education Models for Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Assam: The Role of Higher Education Institutions.
- Dr. Utpal Deka
  Assistant Professor, Discipline of Economics, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
  and
  Mrs. Barnalika Goswami
  Assistant Professor, Discipline of Social Work, Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University

From the Desk of Editor

I am very happy to present this 18thissue of the multidisciplinary online "Open Journal" of the School. The journey started in the year 2018 with the objective to give an opportunity to young researchers for reaching the global readers.

In India, open and distance learning has become a formidable force in increasing access and equity in higher education of the country.The mission and vision of distance education like reaching the unreached actually conveys the message of inclusive education which may cut across the barriers of caste, creed, gender and also the urban-rural or poor-reach divide. Netaji Subhas Open University, founded in the 1997 on the auspicious occasion of the birth centenary of Netaji Subhas Ch. Bose, has come to occupy a prominent position in the arena of higher education with nearly 4.75lakh learners scattered throughout the State of West Bengal, India.It is a matter of pride that as the first State Open University, NSOU has been accredited by NAAC with grade A in its 1^st cycle.

To cater to the need of the learners, the University uses ICT to reach its learners with academic content like course materials, A/V lecturers, etc. The University also hosts “OER Repository” for its academic resources for the aspirants of higher education all over the world. The School of Professional Studies of the University, apart from its regular academic activities, frequently organizes seminars/ conferences on contemporary issues of the different subject domains.It is a matter of pride that NSOU-OPEN JOURNAL is being published by a School of the University since 2018 in multidisciplinary subjects. The University has adopted an institutional OER policy for its various publications. Accordingly, all the academic contentsare released as OER in our OER repository with CC-BY-NC-SA license. In the current issue, we could accommodate only eleven papers which have been reviewed by our eminent experts in their respective domains.

Professor Anirban Ghosh
Editor