ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This research project has been a very enlightening and enthusiastic experience for me in an area that is of great

personal interest. I would like to acknowledge and express my thanks to all who have supported and cooperated with me during this scholarly endeavor. At the onset I would like to thank our dear principal, Dr. G. R. Jani for providing me this opportunity to work on this project. I have benefited greatly from the never-ending patience, guidance, and encouragement from the lecturers of my college; K.M.E.S College of education each of them gave me the support and latitude that made it possible to link various aspects in my research areas. I would like to thank my guide Mrs.Momin Shabeena madam for her unending encouragement and support of my scholarly pursuits. Last but not the least; I have received a lot of support from my family, friends, and colleagues throughout this process. This journey would not have been possible without the support and sacrifices that were made by those individuals on my behalf. During this process i have gained a deeper appreciation of the preciousness of the gift of love, the joy of discovery, and the thirst of knowledge that my parents instilled in me.

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