Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

Wastage in Elementary Education: A Comparative Study of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh

Dr. Anjan Saikia

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Recent studies have been conducted in India and aoad on wastage and stagnation in Elementary Education Sadar & Fulzele (2008), Blum & Diwan (2007), Mehta (2005), Gyneswar (2000), Acharya (1996), Das (1969), Jesson & Sime (1990), Thomas & Motimone (1990), yet no studies have been specifically reported on a comparative analysis of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh where the problem of wastage in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh is seen as a significant factor in determining the quality of elementary education. The paper focuses on the rates of wastage in elementary school level in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh keeping in view the following objectives. 1. To investigate the wastage at the elementary school level in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The above objective has also considered in the light of: i) gender (male & female) ii) locality (rural & urban) 2. To study the district-wise wastage of learners at the elementary school stage of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The study uses the descriptive-cum-normative survey method. The data includes using 21 schools from PapumPare and Lower Subansiri districts of Arunachal Pradesh and 20 schools from that of Dhemaji and Kokrajhar districts of Assam. The data was analysed by using the t-test method. The findings of the study indicate that the wastage among the elementary school stage learners in Arunachal Pradesh is lesser than that of Assam while compå the sex and settlement wise variables. Relevant theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical implications for elementary education are also discussed.

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Dr. Anjan Saikia Wastage in Elementary Education: A Comparative Study of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 7 July 2014

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