ANNEXURE I
 

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 III

 
             1. General Comments                               82
        
             2.  Goals, Roles and Values                       22
        
             3.  Right to Education                            13
        
             4.  Elementary Education and Universalisation     55
        
             5.  Secondary Education and Vocationalisation     42
        
             6.  Higher Education (General and Technical       33
        
             7.  Equity and Diversity (Navodava Vidyalayas)    57
        
             8.  Adult and Continuing Education                21
        
             9.  Content and Curriculum                        57
        
             10.  Examination Reforms                          30
        
             11.  Decentralisation of Management               38
        
             12.  Languages                                    41
        
             13.  Teachers and Students                        49
        
             14.  Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)      39
        
        
                            Total                             579
        
                                          

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RESPONSES TO A PERSPECTIVE PAPER ON EDUCATION

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS - VOLUME III

 
        
             1. General Comments                               53
        
             2.  Goals, Roles and Values                       21
        
             3.  Right to Education                            11
        
             4.  Elementary Education and Universalisation     30
        
             5.  Secondary Education and Vocationalisation     36
        
             6.  Higher Education (General and Technical       23
        
             7.  Equity and Diversity (Navodaya Vidyalayas)    48
        
             8.  Adult and Continuing Education                20
        
             9.  Content and Curriculum                        36
        
             10.  Examination Reform                           27
        
             11.  Decentralisation of Management               36
        
             12.  Languages                                    41
        
             13.  Teachers and Students                        40
        
             14.  Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)      34
        
        
                                 Total                        465
        
                                          

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