Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Archana Nair

TO WHAT EXTENT NPE 1986 REFLECTED THE REALITIES OF INDIAN EDUCATION.

The NPE1986 has suggested comprehensive reforms in edn starting from the birth of the child. The National sysytem of Eucation Lays stress on elemination of disparities in the educational system and on improvement in the quality of public founded school so that parents may not send there children to high fee charging institution. There are propoosals to promote womens equality, education of SC/ST, other educationaly disadvatages section, minorities and the physially and mentally handicapped .The policy lays stress on examination reform.

The features of the policy are :-
1. Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) - The NPE has given a great deal of importance to ECCE, the role of whih is crucial as a feeder an support programme for primary education.

2. Elementary Education, Non-formal Education and Operation Blackbeard - Provision for free and compulsary education for all children under the age of 14. It has also been planned to improve facilities like the school building, classrooms teachers, etc.

3. Secondary Education and Navodaya Vidyalayas – The NPE has made remarkable work on the development of General and vocational streams. The programme of setting up Navodaya Vidyalaya is another major suggestion of NPE.

4. Vocational Education

5 Higher Education – The NPE visualizes that Higher Education should become dynamic and impart necessary dynamism to it.

6. Value Education - Education should foster universal and eternal values, oriented towards the unity and integration of all people.

7. Examination Reform – Examination should be employed to bring about qualitative improvement in Education

8. Education of women

9. Education of SC/ST/OBC

10. Education of the Handicapped
11. Adult Education

12. Open Universities and Distance Education

13. Teachers and the Training

14. Management of the Education – To bring about literacy among the weaker section of the society it becomes necessary to introduce certain changes in the management of Education.


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