Effectiveness of Academic Support structures for Elementary Education in Two Southern states of India

Author(s) Name: S.Nayana Tara, N.S.Sanath Kumar & S.Ramaswmay

Journal Name : European Journal of Management

Volume : Vol. 9, No. 3, Sept. 2009

Year of Publication : 2009

Abstract :A major emphasis was given to Universalization of Elementary Education in the National Policy on Education of 1986 (Government of India,1986). To achieve the goals laid down in the policy, an ambitious programme of District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) was launched in 1993. Retaining the basic goals of DPEP which were limited in scope was sought to be made more broad based and a major programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), was launched in 2001 (Government of India, 2000). The scope of SSA was enlarged to include upper primary grades. The broad features of SSA include:  * providing access to all children in the age group 6-14 years through formal primary schools or through other equivalent alternative delivery means by 2003;  * completion of five years of primary education by all children by 2007;  * completion of eight years of elementary education by all children by 2010;  * elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on education for life * bridging all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education level by 2010