Volume : IV, Issue : III, March - 2014

A Study on Using of Radio Programme to Improve The Quality of Primary Education

Yadukumar M, Dr. S. S Patil

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The Radio Club of Bombay oadcast the first radio programme in India in June 1923 (Sharma, 2002). Afterwards a Broadcasting Service was set up (that began oadcasting in India in July 1927) on an experimental basis at Bombay and Calcutta simultaneously. This was done under an agreement between Government of India and a private company called the Indian Broadcasting Company Ltd. In the year 1947 (when India became independent), the AIR network had only six Stations located at Delhi, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Lucknow and Tiruchirapalli with a total complement of 18 transmitters – six on the medium wave and the remaining on short wave. Radio listening on medium wave was confined to urban limits of these cities. As against a mere 2,75,000 receiving sets at the time of Independence, now there are about 111 million estimated radio sets in about 105 million household in the country. Presently the oadcast scenario has drastically changed with 198 oadcasting centers, including 74 local Radio Stations, covering nearly cent–per–cent country‘s population. As of today AIR network oadcasts nearly 2000 programme hours every day in 24 languages and 146 dialects. It reaches 97.1 per cent of the population, which includes substantial population in rural area, and covers 89.7 percent of the geographical area of the country. Radio Technology was first developed during the late nineteenth century and came into popular usage during the early twentieth century. Though sometimes overshadowed by television, radio represents a medium capable of reaching a wide geographic audience at a low production cost with proven educational results (Couch, 1997). An added benefit for multi–grade classrooms is that it provides instruction for one group of students while the teacher works with another group. Jaminson and McAnany (1978), reported three main advantages of radio: improving educational quality and relevance; lowering educational costs; and improving access to educational inputs particularly to disadvantaged groups.  The present study explores the quality concern of Government of Karnataka to improve and empower the teaching at primary school level through using popular mass media like Radio oriented programme of Teaching. Even the researcher made an attempt to explore that how far the programme is utilised in the teaching learning process at primary school level, wether the parents are having the knowledge about using the programme in school or home. Moreover, how the students are getting benefit for this programme in their learning process. To study all these the researcher conducted an interview for teachers, school authorities, parents and the students. By the opinion of interview from various authorities do raise issues and suggest important considerations regarding the conditions that the support of using of radio programme at primary school level.

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Yadukumar M, Dr. S.S Patil A Study on Using of Radio Programme to Improve The Quality of Primary Education Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. III

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