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

(i) to meet the demand of skilled work force by the industry and service sector Notes
(ii) to keep the economy growing,
(iii) to facilitate employability of the rapidly growing work force.
• Course and Curriculum development
(i) curricula to be revised periodically.
(ii) flexible approach in developing courses and curriculum.
(iii) curriculum be developed based of the learnin outcome rather than on prescribed
rigid format.

8.7 Keywords

• Initiative : A new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a
particular purpose.
• Accountable : Responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain then
when you are asked.
• Parameters : Something that decides or limits the way in which something can be
done.
• Status : The situation at a particular time during a process.
• Prospects : The possibility that something will happen

8.8 Review Questions

1. Explain the Delor’s Commission report in the context of education.
2. Give the concept of quality in educations.
3. What are the external review indicators and performance indicator.
4. What is the status of education according to Annual Status of Educational Report (ASER)
2011.
5. Explain the prospects for quality in education.
Answers: Self Assessment
1. (i) Jacques Delor (ii) 6% of GNP (iii) life long learning (iv) Real quality
(v) statistical indicators (vi) Benchmark
2. (i) True (ii) True (iii) False (iv) False
(v) True

8.9 Further Readings

1. Educational Regimes in Contemporary India : Radhika Chopra , Patricia M Jeffery.
2. Developing of Education Systems : JC Aggarwal, Khatia K., Dash Bn.
3. Developing Quality Systems in Education (Paperback) : Geoff Doherty(Editor),
Geoffrey D Doherty (Other), Alan Dyson.

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