The book studies the scenario of elementary education in India and other countries of the world spread across the continents. It starts off by discussing the national policies of education in India, its movement of Education for All, the Right to Education Act, and aspects like pre-school education, girls’ education, curriculum and evaluation. It then views the situation in 35 other countries throwing light on elementary education provided in them. It throws light on the plight of developing countries in particular, and some problems shared by them like inadequate budgets, lack of schools and teaching staff, high illiteracy and equity and gender issues in education.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR C. Naseema
Dr. C. Naseema, M.Sc. (Physics), M.Ed., Ph.D. (Education), DDE, PGDHE, PGDCA is a Reader in Education of University of Calicut, Kerala. She is the Principal Investigator of U.G.C. aided major project on human Rights Education. Dr. Naseema has played a creative role in the development of a variety of curriculum materials. She has published two books, Methodology of Physical Sciences and Human Rights Education – Conceptual and Pedagogical Aspects and contributed to the books on Environmental Education – A Pedagogical Analysis, Year Book on Teacher Education and Globalisation and Challenges for Education. She has over 15 papers published in national and international journals.
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