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Quality is the new business world in education. In a global world, where competition is getting tougher day by day, now-a-days parents are ready to pay for their childrend education in private schools in india.
Quality is the new
buzzword in education. In a global world, where competition is getting
tougher by the day, parents are ready to ‘pay’ for their child’s
education in india. According to the 11th Five-Year Plan, nearly 60% of secondary
schools in India are with private management (both aided and unaided),
almost in equal proportions. The share of government and local body
schools and private aided schools has shown a declining trend with
private unaided schools showing an increase from 15% in 1993-94 to 24%
in 2001-02 and further to 30% in 2004-05.
The doubling numbers is a proof of the fact that parents are ‘willing’ to pay for something that they ‘perceive’ as ‘quality’ education. Most parents, when asked about ‘quality,’ referred to English language skills, personalised attention and a performance-oriented academic approach. Infrastructural facilities, a stimulating environment, and lessons on life-skills were some of the other factors cited by a majority of parents. As far as government schools are concerned, the grievances included teacher absentee, low accountability, classroom-oriented learning and lack of personal attention. Private school in india is, indeed, expensive But parents are looking for ‘quality’ and are ready to pay for it. And, since it costs around Rs 25 crore to set up a school for 2000 students, there is this issue of cost recovery. There should be an ‘effective’ central regulatory body to ensure that private schools are following the required norms and maintaining a minimum standard. If it is fair for private schools to expect parents to donate up to Rs 65,000 for a child’s admission? “Despite the Delhi Education Act stating that acceptance of capitation fees by private schools is illegal, parents have little choice. Unless government school teachers and bureaucrats themselves start setting a precedent by sending their children to government schools, the standards of these schools will never improve and parents won’t ever feel confident about sending their children to government schools. The need of the hour is a collaborative effort (between government and private schools). That alone, “can complement each others’ deficit areas and offer education in a complete sense of the word.” ArticleSource: ArticlesAlley.com
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