Education for Tribals : Participation and Effectiveness

Contents: Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Status of interventions. 3. Schools and teachers. 4. Children\'s participation. 5. Classroom and school management. 6. Community participation. 7. Conclusions and future scenario. Bibliography. Index.

For the first time in India an attempt has been made to present a holistic study of tribal participation in education in the context of various interventions at primary stage linking to tribal culture, development and quality of life. The book overhauls the primary education system operating in the areas of tribal concentrations covering the aspects of access, opportunities problems and participation of tribal children in schooling process, availability and utilization of school infrastructure and learning resources, teachers\' participation in tribal environment teaching learning and school management as well as participation of tribal community in schooling process of their children and school management activities. The research findings and trends have provided the support in development of the future scenario of educational expansions for tribal children of the morrow. This book will be helpful to the students, researchers social workers, environmentalists, experts policy makers and administrators working in the field of tribal development culture and education. (jacket)