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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 II

        
             1.   General Comments                             107
        
             2.   Goals, Roles and Values                       37
        
             3.   Right to Education                             5
        
             4.   Elementary Education and Universalisation     91
        
             5.   Secondary Education and Vocationalisation     54
        
             6.   Higher Education (General and Technical       41
        
             7.   Equity and Diversity (Navodaya Vidyalayas)    51
        
             8.   Adult and Continuing Education                29
        
             9.   Content and Curriculum                        39
        
             10.  Examination Reforms                           36
        
             11.  Decentralisation of Management                40
        
             12.  Languages                                     41
        
             13.  Teachers and Students                         45
        
             14.  Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)       28
        
                  Total                                        644
        
        
                                          

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RESPONSES TO A PERSPECTIVE PAPER ON EDUCATION NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS - VOLUME II

        
             1.  General Comments                              52
        
             2.  Goals, Roles and Values                       24
        
             3.  Right to Education                             5
        
             4.  Elementary Education and Universalisation     42
        
             5.  Secondary Education and Vocationalisation     30
        
             6.  Higher Education (General and Technical       26
        
             7.  Equity and Diversity (Navodaya Vidyalayas)    34
        
             8.  Adult and Continuing Education                21
        
             9.  Content and Curriculum                        25
        
             10. Examination Reform                            29
        
             11. Decentralisation of Management                29
        
             12. Languages                                     36
        
             13. Teachers and Students                         30
        
             14. Resources (Centrally Sponsored Schemes)       17
        
             Total                                            400
        
        
                                          

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