School Education in Meghalaya : Catholic Contribution

Contents: Foreword. Acknowledgements. 1. The problem. 2. Theoretical background. 3. Review of related literature. 4. The design of the study. 5. Analysis and interpretation of the data. 6. Findings and recommendations. Appendices. Bibliography. Index.

“School Education in Meghalaya is an indepth study of the functioning and status of the Catholic Schools in Meghalaya. It gives much information regarding the historical beginning of the educational efforts by the missionaries. The book systematically examines and analyses critically the various pertinent aspects of the school life functioning under the aegis of the Catholic Church and schools managed by various religious societies. Some areas like planning and administration, co-curricular activities, teachers training are very well discussed here. It reflects the ideas emerging from heads of schools, teachers, parents, education officials, community leaders and church officials making it a synthesis of convergent and divergent ideas. The book is aiming at the objective presentation of facts and so the book makes number of wonderful revelations regarding various lacunae that may be plaguing whole system. Effort is made to pin point in a very practical way the contribution of the Catholic Church to secondary and higher secondary education in Meghalaya. Besides the link between the government and the church is also dealt with in this work. It is a brilliant exposure of the Catholic school system.

The reading of the book will help one to pause and to reexamine the course of educational policies that may be followed in these schools.” (jacket)