Alternative Schooling In India

This book makes a comprehensive review of the new input into alternative schooling in the light of emerging demands of non schooled children of quality education as outcome rather than of opportunity. The book reveals historical back ground of alternative schooling in India concept and relationship of development and non formal education, comparison of formal, non formal and informal education. It unfolds the goals, strategies and approach to ‘Education for All’ including current scheme for alternative schooling, i.e., Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. It also high lights different models of alternative schooling such as NCERT model, M.P. model, earn while you learn model, Panghat Yojna and discusses projects like DPEP, Shisksha Karmi, Lok Jumbish. It also reveals about decentralization of educational management through community participation and evaluation techniques and implication for policy and programmes of alternative schooling in India. The book is useful for educational planners, decision makers, teacher educators and scholars working in the field of alternative schooling.