Research Paper
Social Science
E-ISSN No : 2454-9916 | Volume : 3 | Issue : 10 | Oct 2017
DISCREPANCIES IN PERCEPTION AMONG TEACHERS OF MALBAZAR & NAGRAKATA BLOCKS OF TEA GARDEN REGION OF WEST BENGAL 1
Gour Sundar Ghosh | Prasenjit Deb 1 2
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Assistant Professor, Jalpaiguri A.C. College, & Scholar, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India. Professor & Head, Department of Lifelong Learning & Extension, University of Kalyani, West Bengal, India.
ABSTRACT Teachers are most significant factor in education system. Teachers are playing very important role for the success of education system. That system of education may be for primary level or for secondary level, or it may be for level of higher education. Teachers are dynamic and conscious factor of education, they are very cognizant about every phenomena of education due to their professional competence. They are well acquainted with national literacy mission, post literacy mission, district primary education programmer, Sarva Shiksha Mission and also aware for prevention of dropout. This study had concentrated to identify the differences of the level of perception about dropout of elementary school level among the school teachers, in term of 17 variables viz. Age (X1), Education of teachers (X2), Training Experience (X3), Year of Experience (X4), Engagement in other activity (X5), Family Income (X6), Social Participation (X7), Interaction with Head Teacher (X8), Interaction with School Inspectors (X9), Interaction with SSM Personnel (X10), Organizational Interfacing (X11), Involvement in SSM actions (X12), Value Judgement (X13), Response about SSM activities (X14), Use of TL Materials (X15), Exposures to Media (X16) and Opinion about present education system (X17). The statistical analysis illustrated that while the variables like: Year of Experience (X4), Engagement in other activity (X5), Family Income (X6), Interaction with Head Teacher (X8), Interaction with School Inspectors (X9), Interaction with SSM Personnel (X10), Response about SSM activities (X14), Use of TL Materials (X15), Exposures to Media (X16) were found to bear mentionable impact on the high and low level of Perception among Teachers of Malbazar & Nagrakata Blocks of Tea Garden Region of West Bengal. KEY WORDS: Effectiveness of SSM, Social Participation, Sarva Shiksha Mission, and level of perception etc. INTRODUCTION: Teacher are playing very important role for the development of education system. Teachers have a pivotal role to play in schools, especially in rural areas where they are the sole representatives of the education system. Most of schools excellence in fact depends on the teacher. There are two aspects of the quality of teachers that are especially relevant in the present context. The first issue has to do with the role of teachers in the management of the school. The diligence with which records are maintained, incentive schemes implemented, infrastructure maintained, as well as the regularity of teacher attendance and teacher involvement are all important determinants of teacher quality that affect educational outcomes. Unfortunately, all too often most or all of these areas of teacher performance leave a lot to be desired. Major Finding of the NIEPA (1979) study were as follows in West Bengal (1979): Teachers by the large did not understand the importance of census and were unconcerned about the non-enrolment and dropped out children of the village .According to the teachers of four sample schools who were improved in the senses work, schedule cast (SC) and schedule Tribe (ST) girls enrollment was less than the enrollment of the girls belonging to the other casts. R. C. Sharma (2004) prepared a paper on “Implications of Environmental education in Teacher Education”, in New Delhi, revealed that education particularly school education could play a greater role by making an impact on the thinking of young minds to protect the universe from deterioration. This paper suggested ways to attack teacher education for bringing out effective changes in school education. Adapting to an interdisciplinary nature, the author suggests the Environmental Education should go beyond school boundaries for reaching to all sections of the society. (1) Suryanarayana (2006) conducted a study on the impact of ratio lessons at the primary school level in the tribal area of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh through questionnaire and interview with pupils, teachers and MRPs (Mondal Resource Persons). The major finding was that the presentation of the radio lesson was nice and it made the work of the teacher easier.(2) One of the important works done by B.N. Panda & Tapan Kumar Basantia (2008) “MultiDimensional Activities Based Integrated Approach: An Innovative TeachingLearning Strategy at the School Stage” published in (Journal of The primary Teacher under National Council of Educational Research and Training of vide volume xxxiii number 1-2 , pp 68-78). He finds out that a new and innovative teaching–learning strategy, i.e. multi dimensional, activities based, integrated approach is discussed. This approach is learner–friendly, flexible, innovative and eclectic in nature and it may have wide implications for achieving the broad based objectives in different areas of teaching–learning with respect of attaining multisided devolvement among the learners.(3) Dr. Bharti Dogra (2012) prepared a paper on “Changing Perceptions about Children: Challenges for Primary Teachers”, in the Journal of „The primary Teacher‟ under National Council of Educational Research and Training. This paper discusses various adjustments required on the part of the primary teachers in the light of changing perceptions about children's knowledge, learning theories, pedagogy, designing activities and catering to individual differences. This paper will help primary teachers as well as educators in better understanding of primary children as well as educa-
tional interventions required at this age.(4) In the study of Chiter Rekha & Manoj Kumar (2013), found that ,This article describes the types, importance, need and significance of life skills education for prospective teachers and discusses the various strategies and methodologies to impart life skill education among prospective teachers. This information will help to understand the need of life skills education. (5) The another review of the literature on dropout prevention, Davis and Dupper (2004) discuss the importance of including the student-teacher relationship in both the understanding of why students dropout and the development of more effective interventions to support their persistence. (6) Doing this requires research that includes the voices of students (Christenson et al., 2001), as well as their teachers. A limited number of qualitative studies have included the voices and experiences of the students who have dropped out.(7) This research provides clear support for the critical role of caring and supportive teachers in interventions to support students to graduation (Gallagher, 2002; Wehlage, Rutter, Smith, Lesko, & Fernandez, 1989; Williams & Riccomini, 2006).(8) The voices of teachers are for the most part absent and this is problematic. Teachers have the potential to positively influence students not only to graduate, but to thrive in the school environment. Yet it is unclear from the current research literature whether teachers' themselves are aware of the significant influence they have (MarquezZenkov, Harmon, van Lier, & Marquez-Zenkov, 2007), potentially limiting the effectiveness of their participation in dropout interventions.(9) RESEARCH METHOD: Method: The present study is based on intensive School survey conducted during January – June 2014, in one block of the district of Jalpaiguri of the State of West Bengal. The block (Panchayat Samiti), namely Nagrakata was selected at random, out of 13 blocks in the district (Now 07 Block in Jalpaiguri and another newly setup 06 Block in Alipurduar District). With the help of random sampling method 100 school teachers were selected from 5 Gram Panchayat (GP) viz. Sulkapara, Champaguri, Looksan, Angrabhasa-I, Angrabhasa-II of the Nagrakata block. Similar study is based on intensive individual survey in another blocks namely Malbazar (North Circle) was selected at random, out of 07 blocks in the district. With the help of random sampling method 100 school teachers were selected from 6 Gram Panchayat (GP) viz. Rungamuttee, Oodlabari, Damdim, Kumlai, Tesimla, Bagracote of the Malbazar (North Circle) Block. During selection of school teachers those schools were given preferences where dropout rate was below 50%.A structured schedule containing of 22 questions/ statement/ views/ opinions/ options were placed before each teacher individually to measure the level of Efficiency of SSM. Above 22 questions were again arranged in seventeen (17) causal variables X1to X17. Here, in order to identity the problems, various statistical analyses like correlation, mean, and Mahalanabis D-square analysis method are used to understand the cause of discrimination in their perception level. Objective of the study: Objectives of the study are as follows:
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