Secondary Education in India: Development Policies, Programmes and Challenges. CREATE Pathways to Access. Research Monograph No. 63

Autor/in	Biswal, K.
Institution	Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE)
Titel	Secondary Education in India: Development Policies, Programmes and Challenges. CREATE Pathways to Access. Research Monograph No. 63
Quelle	(2011), (58 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-9018-8173-2
Schlagwörter	Strategic Planning; Secondary Education; Governance; Educational Change; Foreign Countries; Educational Development; Educational Policy; Change Strategies; Regional Characteristics; Gender Differences; Social Differences; Educational Planning; Barriers; Performance Factors; Politics of Education; Educational Trends; Trend Analysis; Intervention; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Access to Education; Research Reports; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Strategy; Planning; Strategie; Planung; Sekundarbereich; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Bildungsreform; Ausland; Bildungsentwicklung; Politics of education; Lösungsstrategie; Regionaler Faktor; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Unterschied; Bildungsplanung; Leistungsindikator; Trendanalyse; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Access; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Indien
Abstract	The paper aims to provide an overview of secondary education in India with focus on the development trajectory currently pursued in the sub-sector. The paper reviews current status, development policies, approaches and reform programmes. While discussing the tremendous progress made in enhancing secondary schooling opportunities in India during the past six decades, the paper highlights the increasing regional, gender and social disparities in secondary education. It is argued that there is a large deficit in policy planning for secondary education development which not only goes against the principle of inclusive development and the service-led growth strategy but also affects India's capacity to connect effectively to globalisation. The broad development approach pursued by the country needs a clearer framework for change with more focus on decentralisation and governance issues and quality improvement. The paper identifies key challenges relating to implementation of major reform programmes including Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). It concludes that India needs to step up investment in pre-reform activities for creating a sustainable environment for initiating change; improving political will; introducing strategic management models ensuring continuity in change at the school level; and increasing budgetary allocation for making more inclusive quality secondary education a reality. (Contains 10 tables, 9 figures, and 35 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10