ANNEXURE I
 

respnses 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 iv

        
        
             1. General comments                               75
        
             2.  Goals, roles and values                       30
        
             3.  Right to education                            7
        
             4.  Elementary education and universalisation     57
        
             5.  Secondary education and vocationalisation     52
        
             6.  Higher education (general and technical       20
        
             7.  Equity and diversity (navodaya vidyalayas)    41
        
             8.  Adult and continuing education                20
        
             9.  Content and curriculum                        45
        
             10.  Examination reforms                          31
        
             11.  Decentralisation of management               42
        
             12.  Languages                                    39
        
             13.  Teachers and students                        28
        
             14.  Resources (centrally sponsored schemes)      34
        
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                                           total               521
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responses to a perspective paper on education number of respondents - volume iv

        
        
             1. General comments                               38
        
        
             2.  Goals, roles and values                       20
        
             3.  Right to education                            6
        
             4.  Elementary education and universalisation     32
        
             5.  Secondary education and vocationalisation     37
        
             6.  Higher education (general and technical       13
        
             7.  Equity and diversity (navodaya vidyalayas)    32
        
             8.  Adult and continuing education                17
        
             9.  Content and curriculum                        29
        
             10.  Examination reforms                          25
        
             11.  Decentralisation of management               28
        
             12.  Languages                                    34
        
             13.  Teachers and students                        24
        
             14.  Resources (centrally sponsored schemes)      26
        
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                                                     total     361
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