Reforms in Teacher Management: A Case Study from Karnataka
A teacher is one of the most critical actors of the education system. In order to enhance the overall education indicators and quality of teaching, it is important that teachers are motivated and committed. A number of researchers have argued that effective teacher management practices are closely linked with teacher motivation (Ramachandran, 2005). UNICEF’s manual […]
Shiksha Aur Bhookh (शिक्षा और भूख)
“देखन में छोटन लगे, घाव करे गंभीर”, बिहारी जी की ये एक पंक्ति आज से एक साल पहले से मेरे जेहन में घर सी कर गयी है| यह कहानी कही न कही इन्ही पंक्तियों को सत्य करती दिखाई देती है|हाथ में सब्जी की टोकरी लिए हुए, बाज़ार में खड़ी एक बच्ची का सब्जी बेचना भले […]
Education and Equity: Challenges of post primary education in India – CBPS Discussion Paper for CBPS Annual Seminar, March 14, 2018
Post-primary education in India: The context and need ‘Quality Education’ has been recognised as one of the foundational conditions for achieving sustainable development. Goal 4 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) state that quality education consists of ensuring equitable opportunities to access and complete education at all levels, including opportunities to access good quality technical, […]
Getting a Second Chance
Transition from upper primary to secondary schooling is an important topic of discussion and incentives and infrastructure/inputs are planned and being worked on. Statistics suggest that although most children in India go to primary school, a large number of students drop out before completing Class X. This means that a considerable proportion of India’s youth […]
Secondary Education: Thinking Creatively
Indian secondary education system focuses generally on rote learning, which encourages students to learn the subject matter in a fixed envelope and reproduce from the same, on being questioned during evaluation – tests/examinations, even the test patterns are predefined for the curriculum. The envelope of learning in this environment blinkers the process of learning by […]
Rethinking learning assessments: insights from a study on the status of education in tribal districts in Maharashtra
In recent years, national and international assessments have received a lot of attention, largely due to concerns over the quality of education systems and their outcomes. Tests such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) have been publicised in the hope of pushing countries […]
The ‘Whats’ and ‘Whys’ of Teacher Motivation
In India, teachers have often been blamed for poor performance of government elementary schools. However, for a government school teacher in the 1990s, or even early 2000s, teaching the class and completing the curriculum were not the only challenges. Often, teachers struggled to get physical classrooms or even a single classroom for a particular class. […]
The Cost effectiveness of Radio Programs in Primary Schools of Karnataka
Centre for Budget and Policy Studies recently undertook a study called Cost effectiveness of the Radio Programs in the state of Karnataka. This blog has been written from experiences the author had while conducting the impact evaluations of the Radio programs in 20 schools of Karnataka. Radio Programs (Interactive Radio Instructions) have been the chosen […]