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Dinesh Kumar, LPU Unit 8: Quality of Education: Concept, Parameters, Status and Prospects with Focus on Objectives....

Unit 8: Quality of Education: Concept, Parameters, Notes

Status and Prospects with Focus on Objectives
Outlined in Delor’s Commission Report

CONTENTS
Objectivies
Introduction
8.1 Delor's Commission Report: An Initiative of Quality in Education
8.2 Concept of Quality in Education
8.3 Parameters of Quality in Education
8.4 Status of Quality in Education in India
8.5 Prospects for Quality in Education
8.6 Summary
8.7 Keywords
8.8 Review Questions
8.9 Further Readings

Objectivies

The objectives of this unit can be summarized as below:
• to discuss about the Delor’s commission report: an initiative of quality in education.
• to explain about the concept of quality in education.
• to discuss about parameters of quality in education.
• to discribe about status of quality in education in India.
• to discuss about the prospects of quality in education.

Introduction

Education is integral to the human capital development and increasingly technology is catalyzing
the process of change. The world continues to get smaller and flatter, and now the planet needs
to get "smarter." It highlights the need to solve some of the most pressing problems of the
world by leveraging technology.
Education is one such domain which is getting "smarter" by technology and has intricate
relationship with the overall improvement of quality of life.
An accreditation process can protect the quality of education, provide a guarantee of the
qualification granted, and encourage improvements in the curriculum. Accreditation inspires
confidence in the provider by assuring that the product or service has been assessed by an
independent and competent body. Accreditation adds to the brand value of an institution and
helps not only in its positioning but also in improving and sustaining its systems and processes.
The Delor Commission's Report also reflects on education in the 21st century in the global
context. It does not predict what education will be but what education should be. It is also not
an exercise in scenario building. It is full of imagination and indeed a creative document on
education.

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