Educational Administration and Management

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Problems of Secondary School Administration in Government Schools

After reading this chapter, you will be conversant with:

• The Hierarchy of Government Secondary Schools as given by the Kothari Commission
• Problems of School Administration in Government Secondary Schools
• Recommendations of the Kothari Commission, 1966
• Nationwide Programme of Government School Improvement

There is no denying the fact that the standard of education has fallen. However, only teachers cannot be blamed for this. A number of factors have contributed to this. After independence, the national government adopted the policy of the expansion of education which, however, adversely affected the standard. The schools in the rural areas have neither buildings, nor books, ...