Elementary Education in India

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India's desire to universalize and provide free basic education as envisaged by its constitution has by no means been a small achievement. Yet, it falls short of the desire to achieve the goal of "Education for All" and the goal of universal primary education remains as elusive as ever before. This paper shows that the last decade has seen a more vigorous effort on the part of the government and a number of non-governmental organizations to improve the state of primary education in this country. The paper shows the case of Sri Lanka which, despite being a developing country, has an excellent track record in providing basic education, especially among its tea plantation sector.

From the Paper:

"In Sri Lanka the literary rates are high despite low per capita income. While the primary school survival rates in low income countries like India is 38.0, in Sri Lanka it is 90.8(Manor). Sri Lanka, in spite of a level of poverty equal to that of India and other countries in south Asia has achieved high level of literacy and primary -school attendance. Sri Lanka is a country that provides considerable equity, including basic mass education. Further, with the establishment of universal suffrage, the control over education was placed in hands of local governments and an effort was made to develop education in a decentralised manner."

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• Research Proposal # 120096 : "Primary Education in India and Sri Lanka"
• Article Review # 111239 : "Inclusion in Elementary Education"
• Persuasive Essay # 134551 : "Religious Diversity and Elementary Education"

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