Elementary Education in India: Progress, Setbacks, and Challenges
Published By: Oxfam India | Published Date: September, 01 , 2010This paper provides a stocktaking of progress and shortcomings in India’s march towards universalisation of elementary education (UEE), whilst addressing concerns of equity, inclusion, and quality from the central focus which looks into the dimensions of locational disadvantage, social exclusion, gender disparity, and special
needs for children of other neglected groups. It focuses on gaps in enrolment, infrastructural provisioning, equity concerns in terms of being inclusive in the context of schools functioning, teachers (social group, training, motivation, transaction and so on), management, and governance issues.
Author(s): A. K. Shiva Kumar, Preet Rustagi | Posted on: Jan 13, 2016 | Views()