National Seminar on DPEP Studies: Research Based Interventions in Primary Education (23-25 August, 1994)

Abstract

The baseline beneficiary studies form an important part of the project formulation process under the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP). Six such studies were undertaken by the national resource institutions. Four of these, including (i) Teacher Policy, Training Needs and Perceived Professional Status, (ii) Designing, Production and Distribution of Instructional Materials, (iii) Educational Problems of Tribal Children, and (iv) Gender Issues in Primary Education were conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in all the eight DPEP states. The study on Learning Achievement of Primary School Children in Reading and Mathematics was conducted by the NCERT in Assam, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa. The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) conducted the study in Karnataka and Kerala, and the New Concept, a nongovernment organisation, conducted the study in Tamil Nadu, following the same design in all the eight states. The study on State Finances for Education was conducted by the NIEPA in the DPEP states. Administering the studies in the selected districts was thus a joint effort of the NCERT and NIEPA