Vol. 49 No. 3 (2023): JOURNAL OF INDIAN EDUCATION
Articles

Role of School Management Committees in Promoting Elementary Education in Tribal Concentrated Areas in Meghalaya State : A Perspective Analysis

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  • Ankur Tyagi,
  • Ayushui Singh,
  • Virendra Pratap Singh
Ankur Tyagi
Associate Professor and Head, School of Education Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth, Haryana.
Ayushui Singh
Research Associate, Pratham Education Foundation, ASER Centre, New Delhi.
Virendra Pratap Singh
Professor, Department of Elementary Education, NCERT, New Delhi.

Published 2023-11-30

Keywords

  • School Management Committees,
  • elementary education,
  • tribal concentrated areas,
  • Meghalaya,
  • activities for school development plans

How to Cite

Tyagi, A., Singh, A., & Singh, V. P. (2023). Role of School Management Committees in Promoting Elementary Education in Tribal Concentrated Areas in Meghalaya State : A Perspective Analysis. JOURNAL OF INDIAN EDUCATION, 49(3), p.85-102. http://ejournals.ncert.gov.in/index.php/jie/article/view/4348

Abstract

The crux of this paper is to analyse the role of School Management Committees (SMCs) in promoting elementary education in tribal concentrated areas based on a field study in Meghalaya state. This study is based on the schedules used for data collection and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) held with the community members about the source of funds, management of funds, activities for school development plans, receipt of complaints and nature thereof, women participation, and specific actions taken on the school enrolment. The findings in this paper reflect a positive and motivating trend about the community’s role in promoting elementary school education. However, to attain the constitutional provisions, public policies and programmes on the effective role of the community, especially in empowering the SMCs, more stringent measures should be taken uniformly, in a letter and in spirit. 

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