Facilities Available to Students and Teachers for Study and Work in Higher Secondary Schools of West Bengal: An Educational Survey Preliminary Report No. 1 Calcutta and 24 Parganas

Abstract

The problems of education in general and secondary education in particular have in recent years come to the forefront in our country. There is clear evidence of keen interest being shown by the people all over the country in educational reforms. The system of secondary education that was prevalent for many decades was a ‘single track’ one leading only to universities without catering for the vocational needs of the students and for a long time there were strong criticisms against it. The question of providing various types of courses of studies at the secondary stage for students with different aims and capabilities and also making the secondary stage ‘more practical and complete in itself’ was under the careful consideration of the central and state governments, different universities and boards of secondary education in different states. In 1952 the Government of India appointed the Secondary Education Commission to examine the prevailing system of secondary education in the country and suggest measures for its reorganization and improvement.’ The Commission in its Report suggested a number of recommendations for change and improvement of the system of secondary education.