Encyclopaedia of Secondary School Education

Secondary education has its importance in the national development as it provides large skilled manpower for the economy and prepares for higher, technical and professional education . It is the stage where a proper understanding of work ethos and values of a humane and composite culture is provided to future citizens of the country. The country is passing through major economic developments with liberalisation and globalisation of the economy. The universities are also expanding their territorial boundaries through distance education. In all these areas, quality assurance has become a major focus. There is great demand for expansion of higher secondary education on account increasing expansion of primary and secondary education and rising social expectations. Consequently, emphasis has been on the removal of disparities and to equalise educational opportunities attending to the specific needs to those who have been denied equality so far. The curriculum of secondary schools has to kept very wide in view of the fact that the students come from various socio-economic backgrounds and as such their interests and aptitudes differ. Mainly secondary schools offer humanities, sciences, commerce and vocational subjects as the electives. Also there is a core curriculum which is compulsory for all the students especially upto 10 class which includes, social studies, languages, general science and crafts. The present encyclopaedia is an authentic in-depth analysis of contemporary situations, progress and challenges in the field of secondary education.