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- Provides conceptual, theoretical and methodological insights into the quality of secondary education in India at national, state and institution level
- Addresses key issues relating to the socio-economic linkages of secondary education
- Offers important suggestions for improving the schooling system, student learning outcomes and the effectiveness of teaching practices
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theoretical and Conceptual Framework
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Research Methodology and Study Methods
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Secondary Education in India: Growth, Disparities, and Linkages
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Determinants of Quality of Education: Empirical Results and Discussion
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Summary and Suggestions
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About this book
This book provides useful insights into quality issues in secondary education in India and addresses the important questions of why there is need to improve the quality of education; how one can measure the quality of education; and the ways to improve quality. The analysis in this book is conceptually designed at three levels: national level performance and linkages; state level progress, disparities and linkages; and determinants of quality education at school level for measuring students learning outcomes and efficient teaching practices.
The authors have used both quantitative and qualitative methods to probe into the various issues related to the quality of secondary education at micro and macro levels. This book provides a methodological framework to scholars attempting to measure and evaluate the quality of secondary education under various settings. It provides interesting insights into the identification of factors determining quality outcomes. The chapters discussissues related to quality concepts, research methodologies, comparative analysis, key challenges, socio-economic linkages of secondary education, quality of education from students' and teachers' perspectives, quality measurement and policy suggestions. This is a valuable resource for researchers and students in the area of economics of education, education planning and administration, development studies and economics. This book is also useful for educational administrators and policy makers.
Keywords
- disparities in secondary education in India
- factors affecting learning behaviour
- factors affecting student outcomes
- Indian school education system
- teaching practices in private schools
- student retention at secondary level
- concerns with government schools
- quality issues in secondary education in India
Authors and Affiliations
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National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi, India
Charu Jain
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School of Social Sciences, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, India
Narayan Prasad
About the authors
Narayan Prasad, PhD, is Director, Research Unit and Professor of Economics at the School of Social Sciences, IGNOU. He has been associated with this institution since 1992. Prior to joining IGNOU, he has worked in several reputed organisations like Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Commission, Association of Indian Universities (AIU) etc. He was awarded post-doctoral fellowship by the University Grants Commission and visited France under the Indo-French Cultural Exchange Programme. He has completed three research projects and written three books, published by SAGE and Springer. Recently, he has completed another major research project entitled “Assessment of Human Well-being in India” financially sponsored by ICSSR. He has contributed 25 research papers and three review articles to reputed national and international journals. His areas of researchinterest are: human well-being, human development, spiritual economics and the philosophical foundation of economics. Email: nps20@rediffmail.com
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quality of Secondary Education in India
Book Subtitle: Concepts, Indicators, and Measurement
Authors: Charu Jain, Narayan Prasad
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4929-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-4928-6Published: 10 October 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5269-0Published: 12 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-4929-3Published: 27 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXXVII, 225
Number of Illustrations: 47 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Educational Policy and Politics, Education Policy, Social Policy