1. SECONDARY EDUCATION IN INDIA: AN OVERVIEW.
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Kabir, Humayun
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SECONDARY education ,DEMOCRACY ,ELEMENTARY education ,HIGHER education ,EDUCATIONAL programs - Abstract
This article presents an overview of secondary education in India. It is largely the function of secondary education to meet the demand of democracy. Elementary education seeks to provide the basic information and skills needed for survival. Higher education seeks to expand the boundaries of knowledge and is often an end in itself. Secondary education provides knowledge of the world and also serves as the connecting link between elementary and higher education. In India, as in many other countries, secondary schools are the main source of supply for teachers in elementary schools. Secondary schools also prepare students for universities and institutions of higher learning. Besides, this is the stage which in all countries marks the completion of education for a large majority. All these factors make secondary education crucial in the educational program of a democracy. The Government of India has under consideration a proposal which will make the possession of the school certificate a sufficient qualification for entry into services excepting those which require high professional training.
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- 1955
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