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Status of school education in Meghalaya state, India And scope for improving its effectivenessMarina Bethany T. Marwein, PhD Head, Department of Management & Commerce Studies, Introduction The North Eastern Region of India, comprising eight states has a high literacy level and is rich in ethnic cultural heritage with linguistic diversity(Manorama Yearbook,2010). Despite this, the region lacks infrastructure and facilities in educational institutions across sectors and there is a need to improve the quality of education imparted. The present system of education in Meghalaya and other North Eastern States of India started in the early years of the nineteenth century, due largely to the efforts of the Christian missionaries who came as traders. In the beginning there was little controversy among the western countries about the system of education in India. However, after independence, education pattern and system became uniform in the country. The Indian Government’s decision to make education a basic right for each child has been widely welcomed by people in the North-East. Findings Most of the schools had a varied number of students and teachers, depending on whether they had the primary, secondary, and higher secondary school divisions .Generally, the sections in the schools were fairly large, children. 27 % of the schools had 500 or more children. Four schools all of them Catholic had 1000 or more secondary school students. Conclusions The research has concluded that the Governing Board needs to be acquainted /better aware of the problems facing the majority of schools in Meghalaya state, mostly in terms of managing human resources, provision of basic facilities and amenities, and strengthening the financial base of the institutions. There seems to be much scope for significant impact if the Governing Board focuses on strategic planning, proper implementation of policies, cordial relationships with the general public and well-wishers of the schools, the parents and teachers, and a more open dialogue beyond their regular board meetings. References |
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