Quality of Elementary Education and Ground Realities in Uttar Dinajpur District

Ensemble ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-228
Author(s):  
Subrata Saha ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Government School ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Government

Education is the most powerful instrument to change the society. The welfare and economic progress of a country depends on the quality of education because education refers to the development of human skill and knowledge of the people or labor force and education is called human capital. Different education policies during the post independent period focused primarily to improve the enrolment in the primary school in India. In order to access all children up to 14 years of age the different National Education Policies gave priority to universialization of elementary education program on different times and many initiatives like Operation Black Board, Mid-day Meal, Sarvashiksha Abhijan (SSA) and Right to Education Act. Uttar Dinajpur district is not an exception. Literacy and education of the district shows dismal picture and according to census report 2011the district has the lowest rank in the state. The district is an economically and educationally back ward district. The present paper is an attempt to study the enrolment trend at the elementary level in the government school and private schools in Uttar Dinajpur during the period 2012-13 to 2016-17 and enquiry into the problems relating to the learning outcomes of the children at the elementary level in government schools of the district. The empirical findings point out many problems such as poor academic performances of the students, wastage of teaching time on mid-day meal related works, irregular attendance of the teachers in the school, teacher-guardian meet, guardians choice regarding admission of their children , lack of parents awareness and use of mobile phone in the class room.

scholarly journals The Recent Trends of Public Expenditure on Education in Karnataka

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
Deepmala Yadav ◽  
Suma Singh
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Retention Rate ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Financial Responsibility ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Government

The very recent and emerging trends of the primary education system in Karnataka show that the enrollments of government schools have come down, Even though the Government expenditure on various schemes to promote Universalisation of Elementary Education (UEE), has been increasing in every consecutive year, these schemes are not fulfilling the Government’s aim to improve enrollment and retention rate. On the other hand, private schools have become synonymous with a quality education that is leading to an increase in the number and the enrollments of private schools and is causing the shutdown of government schools. To deal with the problems of providing quality education and keeping the increasing number of private schools in view, the government has involved private sector by passing the bill of Right to Education Act (2009), which in turn has added one more financial responsibility to shoulder for the government in the form of reimbursement to private schools. Reimbursement is a financial burden on government and, at the same time, is not enough to meet the per-child expenditure of (some) private schools. In this changing scenario, the government pattern of spending on elementary education has also changed. Thus, analyzing the pattern and composition of expenditure is crucial to make any government policy feasible, needbased, and result-oriented.

scholarly journals USC-Basic Education Department’s Collaborative SHS Program (A Hybrid Grades 11 and 12 Model)

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Felino B Javines
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Senior High School ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
National Education ◽  
Education Act ◽  
The Government ◽  
K To 12

When President Benigno Aquino III signed into law Republic Act 10533 or the Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013, this signals an insistent educational reform that will make academic stakeholders conscious of the quality of graduates they produce.  This goes to show that the government is assertive in improving the quality of our educational system to be at par with international standards.  Thus, Education was significantly prioritized and given importance.  One of the most challenging features of K to 12 is the establishment of the Senior High School program.  It is then the purpose of this paper is to present the Grade 11 and 12 model of the University of San Carlos Basic Education Department under the Technical Vocational (Tech-Voc) Track. The project is collaboration between two institutions with distinct orientation. Tech-Voc Track is one of the four identified tracks of the K to 12 Program under Senior High School with Academic Track, Sports Track and Arts and Design completing the list.  This collaborative technical vocational track is also rooted in the country’s education strategy which is anchored on the National Education for All (EFA) 2015 Plan and attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) which aim to provide an overarching policy framework for basic education with a vision that all Filipinos will acquire basic competencies.  Significantly it is also pegged in the objectives of the K to 12 Program specifically the items that state – “ be adequately prepared for the world of work or entrepreneurship or higher education and “be legally employable with potential for better learnings.

scholarly journals Kurikulum Berbasis Kompetensi (Konsep dan Implementasi)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Anarisa Anarisa
Keyword(s):  
Free Trade Area ◽  
Global Development ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Free Labor ◽  
National Education ◽  
Trade Area ◽  
Competency Based ◽  
The Government ◽  
Academic Year

Efforts to improve the quality of education by conducting curriculum development are a necessity, because there are a number of pillars as well as the direction of the implementation of education in schools. In accordance with global demands ahead of the enactment of AFTA (Asean Free Trade Area) and AFLA (Asean Free Labor Area) the demands of the education world are increasingly complex. The world of education is required to be able to produce skilled workers who are able to exist and survive in this global development. because to meet the demands of these developments, improvement and renewal of various components of education especially the educational curriculum becomes an urgent thing to do, because in reality the 1994 curriculum was no longer relevant to deliver students to be able to compete with the global development of society for the government through the Ministry of National Education in academic year 2004/2005 will provide a new curriculum called the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC) with a variety of studies and planning that is expected to be able to produce quality HR and be able to answer the global challenges of society.   

scholarly journals The Existence Of Loyalty In Indonesia Ministery Education Regulation On Electronic Text Book. (Study Of Vocational High School’s Electronic Text Book In Bandung)*)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulganef Sutan Sati ◽  
Usin Susanto
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Electronic Text ◽  
Vocational Teachers ◽  
Vocational High School ◽  
Text Book ◽  
National Education ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The Indonesian government believes that textbooks play a strategic role in improving the quality of primary and secondary education (Regulation of the Minister of National Education of the Republic of Indonesia No.11 of 2005). Nevertheless, Abdulkarim (2010) revealed that the quality of school textbooks, either in junior or vocational / high school is very low. The contradiction between Regulation of the Minister of National Education Regulation goal and Abdulkarim (2010), and some previous research, such as Heskett et al. (1997), and Dimitriades (2006) motivates this study to analyze the effect of satisfaction to commitment and loyalty of vocational teachers in Bandung. The results showed that there was no correlation between satisfaction and the commitment and between the commitment and loyalty, but there is a significant direct correlation between satisfaction and loyalty. This shows that users of textbooks as the government policy consumers has loyalty in the sense will do its use continuously, but the loyalty is not based on a commitment, but only based on satisfaction.This is suggests that vocational high school teachers are satisfied with the textbook but don’t want to rely on Regulation of National Education Minister, since commitment is defined by Dwyer et al. (1987), Morgan and Hunt (1994), and Pritchard et al. (1999) as a stable seeking and defensive attitude towards not to change a choice. They are easy to change attitudes through using of Electronic Text Boook (ETB) as teaching materials. The Authors also revealed some limitations and recommendations

scholarly journals Una evaluación crítica de una experiencia de Educación Ambiental para la Sustentabilidad en el nivel educativo básico en Nuevo León, México

2014 ◽  
pp. 184-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mtra. Astrid Patricia De León Rodríguez ◽  
Dr. José María Infante Bonfiglio
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Environmental Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Education For Sustainability ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
Education Policies ◽  
Nuevo Leon ◽  
Nuevo León ◽  
Educación Primaria

Este trabajo es el resultado de una investigación sobre los mecanismos que pueden ayudar a comprender el uso y la incorporación de los conceptos y las acciones correspondientes a la introducción de la sustentabilidad y educación ambiental dentro de la educación formal en el nivel básico en Nuevo León. El estudio de caso abarca tres instituciones educativas de nivel básico: el Instituto Nezaldi, la Escuela primaria Vicente Guerrero y el Colegio San Patricio. Se toman en cuenta dos corrientes de la sustentabilidad, la naturalsita y la conservacionista, que determinan el enfoque de la Educación Ambiental para la Sustentabilidad en nuestro estado, tanto en teoría como en práctica. También una descripción de políticas públicas educativas, programas y  planes relacionados a la sustentabilidad que existen en la actualidad para la educación primaria en Nuevo León, así como las acciones que se ligan para construir una sociedad sustentable a través de la educación. AbstractThis research is a summary of the implementation of concepts and activities that are related to sustainability and environmental education inside the formal education of Nuevo León. It is a case study, that include three institutions of elementary education level; Instituto Nezaldi, Escuela Vicente Guerrero and Colegio San Patricio. There are also consider two main sustainability theories, naturalist and conservationist that determine the main focus of the Environmental Education for Sustainability in Nuevo León according to theoretical and practice aspects. It is also consider a description of public policies, education policies, sustainable programs that nowadays are available for elementary level students in Nuevo León, as well as all kind of actions that are involved for a sustainable society through education.Recibido: 25 de agosto de 2013Aceptado: 14 de mayo de 2014 

Quality and Inequality of Elementary Education in the State of West Bengal of India

2020 ◽  
pp. 124-152
Author(s):  
Shashi Bhusan Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
School Level ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tobit Regression Analysis

The chapter has two main objectives: i) To analyze the quality of elementary education in West Bengal in terms of the learning achievement in mathematics, reading and writing and the inequality among students across different groups. ii) To analyze the factors influencing the performance of the students in mathematics and language. Using secondary data from the Government of West Bengal's Utkarsha Abhiyan for 123980 students of class 4 across 12,912 schools it was observed that on average girls significantly outperform boys in all three subjects. Moreover, the inequality in learning outcomes is lesser for the girls than that of boys. Schools with basic infrastructural facilities have performed better. The Tobit Regression analysis indicates that various school-level and environmental factors have a significant impact on performances. Interestingly, funds per student and the gender of the teacher in primary education turned out to be insignificant. The chapter focuses on the fact that merely increasing funds does not ensure improvement in learning outcomes.

Quality of Elementary Education in India’s Rural Areas: Results from Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2014

Social Change ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 544-559
Author(s):  
Sangram Charan Panigrahi
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Education ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Elementary Level ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Two Factors

The quality of elementary education plays a critical role in an individual’s growth. Thus it has the capacity to develop a nation’s human resources. This study has examined the capabilities of young students who enrolled at the elementary level in schools located in India’s rural areas and their proficiency in different subjects, specifically their own regional language, mathematics and their knowledge of English. In order to measure the performances of students enrolled in Classes 1–VIII, the study used the principal component analysis (PCA) on original, 12 correlated variables. A standardised regression score of two factors, generated from PCA, was used to measure the status of education at the elementary level for different states. By considering the total score of two factors, using the PCA, it was found that most of the states in the southern parts of the country, that is, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, and the North-East region, that is, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh, exhibited better academic performances as compared to other states.

English in Pakistani public education

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liaquat Ali Channa
Keyword(s):  
Public Education ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
English Language ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Public Language ◽  
National Education ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Grade One

Abstract The article reviews the past, present, and future position of English in the Pakistani language-in-education policy for the Pakistani government schools. The article first traces how the English language came to Pakistan, and underlines the social domains in which English is commonly used at the present time. The article highlights the fact that English has enjoyed the highest social position in Pakistan since the country’s establishment in 1947. Taking this fact into account, the article traces historically the status of the English language in the language-in-education policy for the government schools since 1947 to the present time. I argue that students from the elite and non-elite English medium schools end up being more literate in English and having better access to social mobility than the students from the Pakistani government schools because of the low quality education and the poor instruction of English as a subject taught through traditional teaching methods of imitation and memorization. In order to reduce the gap, although the recent National Education Policy (NEP 2009) of Pakistan has recommended not only teaching English as a compulsory subject in grade one onward but also using it as a medium of instruction in grade four onward for the content subjects such as science and mathematics in the Pakistani government schools, the current predicament of Pakistani public education raises questions and controversies about the successful implementation of the policy. The main suggestion of the paper is the fact that since teachers are the major agents of change in realizing such curriculum reforms at their classroom level (Fullan & Stiegelbauer, 1991), their perspectives, perceptions and attitudes must be sought as well as included in such policy making processes. Because the voices of Pakistani government teachers are overlooked in such top-down language policies, this paper implies that the their experiences, attitudes, and perspectives about the present and future role of English in public language-in-education policies need to be explored to better understand the potential future implications for Pakistani teachers and their education. Such steps not only make policies inclusive but also gauge how far such English initiatives are facilitative in raising the quality of education and developing English language literacy in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Strategi Dalam Meningkatkan Mutu Pendidikan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukma ◽  
Rusdinal ◽  
Hade Afriansyah
Keyword(s):  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Education Standards ◽  
National Education ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
Quality Of Learning ◽  
The Government ◽  
National Education Standards

There have been many efforts made by the government in improving the quality of education such as issuing Republic of Indonesia Regulation No. 19 of 2005 concerning national education standards. Educational institutions hold scientific activities that can improve the ability or potential of educators so that professional educators can be created who can later improve the quality of learning in schools. This article discusses the factors that can improve the quality of education, elements and strategies in improving the quality of education.

scholarly journals KAJIAN AKADEMIK TENTANG PEMOTONGAN GAJI PEGAWAI NEGERI SIPIL TUGAS BELAJAR DALAM SISTEM KEUANGAN NEGARA

Yuridika ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Indrawati . ◽  
Rr. Herini Siti Aisyah
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Final Report ◽  
State Budget ◽  
National Education ◽  
Financial Accountability ◽  
Professional Educators ◽  
The Government ◽  
Basic Salary

There are many various efforts have been taken by the Government to improve the quality of education in Indonesia, one of them with empowerment and improving the quality of teachers and lecturers as professional educators must have the academic qualifications, competence, education certificates, and have the ability to achieve national education goals. However, as consequences Government cut the student salaries component included basic salary and allowances, and only receive the benefits of the family. The existing lawsconcerning the financial management of state budget allocations, especially civil servants salaries that are taking education in the Ministry of National Education in Indonesia that are incompatible with the principles of good governance. While the principle of state financial accountability contained in Article 23 art (1) of UUD 1945 that is “responsible for the greatest prosperity of the people”. The dimensions of financial accountability, not judged merely from the final report submitted, but from the beginning of the design process, discussion, and ratification, and implementationKeyword : education, payroll deduction, regulation, good governance, accountability.

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