Review of urban education scenario : case of municipal primary schools in Ahmedabad (Also available on CD)
Dubey, Kirti
Review of urban education scenario : case of municipal primary schools in Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) - 2007 - iii,ix,113,iip.,CD-ROM
Chapter 1 1 Background of the study 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Need of the study 3 1.3 Aim 5 1.4 Objectives 5 1.5 Scope & limitations 5 1.6 Framework of the study 6 Chapter 2 8 Primary education: an overview Section 2.1 2.1.1 Education and development 8 2.1.2 Potential of human capital 9 2.1.3 Economic development & social opportunity 12 2.1.4 Poverty vis a vis education 14 Section 2.2 2.2.1 Education scenario in India 18 2.2.2 Effectiveness of indicators in capturing real picture 19 2.2.3 Policies & their approach 20 2.2.4 Indicators 22 Section 2.3 2.3.1 Definition of literacy 25 2.3.2 Literacy and human rights 26 2.3.3 Constitutional provision 26 2.3.4 The mile stone 29 Section 2.4 Debate over primary and elementary education 29 Section 2.5 2.5.1 Policies, interventions and prospects 31 2.5.2 The recent initiatives 32 2.5.3 Innovative projects and programs 36 2.5.4 Urban deprived children 38 Section 2.6 Biases and confounded strategies 40 Section 2.7 2.7.1 Urban schooling 41 2.7.2 Issues in framing UEE in urban areas 41 2.7.3 Measures to track progress & outcomes 43 Section 2.8 2.8.1 Education financing in developing countries 44 2.8.2 The increasing demand for education 45 2.8.3 Free education 45 Section 2.9 2.9.1 Education in union budget 47 2.9.2 Share of education in national income 48 Section 2.10 2.10.1 Case study I : Lok Jumbish 50 2.10.2 Case study II: Prathams initiative in municipal schools 53 2.10.3 Indicators of educational development 54 Chapter 3 58 Profile of Ahmedabad 3.1 Civic administration 58 3.2 Administrative set up 58 3.3 Demography 59 3.4 Spatial distribution of population 60 Chapter 4 63 Educational resources: Operational and Financial Section 4.1 4.1.1 Educational facilities and institutional set up 63 4.1.2 Primary municipal schools: trends in growth 67 4.1.3 Municipal pre primary schools 68 Section 4.2 4.2.1 Medium wise classification of schools 70 4.2.2 Zone wise distribution of schools 71 4.2.3 Class wise classification of schools 73 4.2.4 Number of student wise classification 73 4.2.5 Number of teacher wise classification 73 Section 4.3 4.3.1 Student teacher ratio 75 4.3.2 Drop out and enrollment details 76 Section 4. 4 Expenditure on schools 77 Chapter 5 82 Assessment of primary schools Section 5.1 Sample selection 82 Section 5.2 5.2.1 Building condition 83 5.2.2 Availability of infrastructure 84 Section 5.3 Distance parameter 85 Section 5.4 5.4.1 Student teacher ratio& teacher absenteeism 87 5.4.2 Perception & preferences: students & teachers 87 5.4.3 Teachers opinion about problems & needs 92 95 Chapter 6 95 Section 6.1 Issues Section 6.2 99 6.2.1 Comparative study 103 6.2.2 Findings 106 Chapter 7 Issues and recommendations 106 Section 7.1 Recommendations 112 Section 7.2 Management of schools Conclusion 113
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Review of urban education scenario : case of municipal primary schools in Ahmedabad (Also available on CD) - 2007 - iii,ix,113,iip.,CD-ROM
Chapter 1 1 Background of the study 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Need of the study 3 1.3 Aim 5 1.4 Objectives 5 1.5 Scope & limitations 5 1.6 Framework of the study 6 Chapter 2 8 Primary education: an overview Section 2.1 2.1.1 Education and development 8 2.1.2 Potential of human capital 9 2.1.3 Economic development & social opportunity 12 2.1.4 Poverty vis a vis education 14 Section 2.2 2.2.1 Education scenario in India 18 2.2.2 Effectiveness of indicators in capturing real picture 19 2.2.3 Policies & their approach 20 2.2.4 Indicators 22 Section 2.3 2.3.1 Definition of literacy 25 2.3.2 Literacy and human rights 26 2.3.3 Constitutional provision 26 2.3.4 The mile stone 29 Section 2.4 Debate over primary and elementary education 29 Section 2.5 2.5.1 Policies, interventions and prospects 31 2.5.2 The recent initiatives 32 2.5.3 Innovative projects and programs 36 2.5.4 Urban deprived children 38 Section 2.6 Biases and confounded strategies 40 Section 2.7 2.7.1 Urban schooling 41 2.7.2 Issues in framing UEE in urban areas 41 2.7.3 Measures to track progress & outcomes 43 Section 2.8 2.8.1 Education financing in developing countries 44 2.8.2 The increasing demand for education 45 2.8.3 Free education 45 Section 2.9 2.9.1 Education in union budget 47 2.9.2 Share of education in national income 48 Section 2.10 2.10.1 Case study I : Lok Jumbish 50 2.10.2 Case study II: Prathams initiative in municipal schools 53 2.10.3 Indicators of educational development 54 Chapter 3 58 Profile of Ahmedabad 3.1 Civic administration 58 3.2 Administrative set up 58 3.3 Demography 59 3.4 Spatial distribution of population 60 Chapter 4 63 Educational resources: Operational and Financial Section 4.1 4.1.1 Educational facilities and institutional set up 63 4.1.2 Primary municipal schools: trends in growth 67 4.1.3 Municipal pre primary schools 68 Section 4.2 4.2.1 Medium wise classification of schools 70 4.2.2 Zone wise distribution of schools 71 4.2.3 Class wise classification of schools 73 4.2.4 Number of student wise classification 73 4.2.5 Number of teacher wise classification 73 Section 4.3 4.3.1 Student teacher ratio 75 4.3.2 Drop out and enrollment details 76 Section 4. 4 Expenditure on schools 77 Chapter 5 82 Assessment of primary schools Section 5.1 Sample selection 82 Section 5.2 5.2.1 Building condition 83 5.2.2 Availability of infrastructure 84 Section 5.3 Distance parameter 85 Section 5.4 5.4.1 Student teacher ratio& teacher absenteeism 87 5.4.2 Perception & preferences: students & teachers 87 5.4.3 Teachers opinion about problems & needs 92 95 Chapter 6 95 Section 6.1 Issues Section 6.2 99 6.2.1 Comparative study 103 6.2.2 Findings 106 Chapter 7 Issues and recommendations 106 Section 7.1 Recommendations 112 Section 7.2 Management of schools Conclusion 113
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