ANNEXURE
 

RESPONSES TO A PERSPECTIVE PAPER ON EDUCATION: A STATISTICAL PROFILE

The "Responses to a Perspective Paper on Education" contains the gist of the suggestions on review of education policy received from individuals, organisations etc. in response to the Perspective Paper entitled "Towards an Enlightened and Humane Society" brought out by the NPE Review Committee on September 6, 1990. Statistical Profile of the respondents is presented in the following pages along with graphic exhibition of the data.

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RESPONSES TO A PERSPECTIVE PAPER ON EDUCATION

NUMBER OF COMMENTS - VOLUME I

 
        1.   General Comments                                       115
        
        2.   Goals, Roles and Values                                 18
        
        3.   Right to Education                                       6
        
        4.   Elementary Education and Universalisation               37
        
        5.   Secondary Education and Vocationalisation               32
        
        6.   Higher Education (General and Technical                 30
        
        7.   Equity and Diversity (Navodaya Vidyalayas)              46
        
        8.   Adult and Continuing Education                          11
        
        9.   Content and Curriculum                                  30
        
        10.  Examination Reforms                                     18
        
        11.  Decentralisation of Management                          31
        
        12.  Languages                                               20
        
        13.  Teachers and Students                                   25
        
        14.  Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)                 26
        
                                          

                  Total                                             445
                                          

                                          

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RESPONSES TO A PERSPECTIVE PAPER ON EDUCATION

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS - VOLUME I

        1.   General Comments                                        49
        
        2.   Goals, Roles and Values                                 15
        
        3.   Right to Education                                       5
        
        4.   Elementary Education and Universalisation               19
        
        5.   Secondary Education and Vocationalisation               21
        
        6.   Higher Education (General and Technical                 17
        
        7.   Equity and Diversity (Navodaya Vidyalayas)              29
        
        8.   Adult and Continuing Education                           9
        
        9.   Content and Curriculum                                  22
        
        10.  Examination Reforms                                     13
        
        11.  Decentralisation of Management                          22
        
        12.  Languages                                               18
        
        13.  Teachers and Students                                   21
        
        14.  Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)                 15
        
        
                                      Total                         275
        
                                          

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