About the Book: Community Participation in School Education
Community participation is recognized as a crucial aspect of the school
education in India. The on-going Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan strives to achieve
community participation through Village Education Committees with specific
mandate that include enhancing enrolment and retention, micro planning and
school management, fiscal responsibility and accountability for bringing
improvement in the quality of education in elementary schools. The Village
Education Committee have been put in place as the effective mechanism for
keeping the people closer to the quality issues of elementary education in
government schools. The Right to Education Act (RTE) 2009 also recognizes the
role of local governance in