In recent decades the interface between the school, community and the state has gained sallence as it has direct beaing on the quality of education impaired to children. This is extremely important at the primary school level when foundations are being laid for building up the personality fo the child along with giving him an opportunity to understand his social environment. Community participation in education at this stage has to be assiduously promoted, particularly among the unlettered rural population. This book is a collection of papers bearing on some of these issues. Each of these papers reports the findings of a research project undertaken by the researchers at the Sulabh Institute of Development Studies. Since most of these reports are unpublished, these self contained papers would give the readers, some idea of the problems involved along with the constraints as well as possible remedial measure.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sachchidananda (ed.)
Prof. Sachchidananda, D. Lit., is one of the seniormost Anthropologists in India. He received his education from Patna University, and School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He has taught at Patna University and New York University. He has held several important posts like Director, Bihar Tribal Welfare Research Institute, Ranchi; Director, A.N. Sinha Institute of Social Studies, Patna; and Vice-Chancellor, Ranchi University, Ranchi. Prof. Sachchidananda has contributed a large number of papers and book reviews to research journals in India and abroad, and published a number of books in Sociology and Anthropology. Important amontst which are : Culture Change in Tribal Bihar (1964), The Tribal Village in Bihar (1968), Social Dimension of Agricultural Development (1972), Tribal Voter in Bihar (1979), Elite and Development (1980), Industrialisation and Social Disorganisation (1985), Tradition and Development (1988), Shifting Cultivation in India (1989). A past President of the Anthropology Section of Indian Science Congress, Prof. Sachchindananda is the recipient of the R.P. Chandela Medal for distinguished work in Anthropology in 1982. He is associated with a number of social science research institutions in the country in an advisory capacity.
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