Impact of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan on the Quality of School Education

A Case study of Ganderbal District in Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to study the teachers’ profile with respect to- pre-service and in-service experience. The method adopted for this research was descriptive method and the study comprised 25 primary schools from 4 blocks of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir (Ganderbal, Kangan, Lar and Wakura) each to make a total sample of 100 primary schools and 100 teachers. Self-constructed questionnaire was used to get information regarding Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan implementation from teachers. The result revealed that out of 100 teachers, 84(84%) viewed that there is appropriate student ratio in the classrooms but 16(16%) viewed that there is not appropriate student ratio in the classrooms. Further it was revealed that out of 100 teachers, 97 (97%) viewed that the supervision mechanism of teachers is working effectively in the schools. The study further revealed that the policy adopted in the J&K for non-detention of students is ineffective