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The Many Dimensions of Evaluating ‘Quality’ Education

Vol. 56, Issue No. 19, 08 May, 2021
Obja Borah Hazarika

Following the “Gunotsav–A Quality Initiative” exercise undertaken by the Government of Assam in 2017 and 2018 to assess the quality of its government schools in the state, the views of the external examiners involved in the assessment of various schools are presented. While quality cannot be quantified, reflections of examiners from exercises such as Gunotsav help in situating the education offered by government schools in the particular socio-economic contexts of Assam, apart from underscoring the range of challenges faced by such schools.

 

Mid-day Meals and Food Politics

Vol. 50, Issue No. 23, 06 Jun, 2015

Government-sponsored nutritional schemes cannot be subjected to caste and religious norms.

Evaluating the Social Orientation of the Integrated Child Development Services Programme

Vol. 49, Issue No. 12, 22 Mar, 2014
Dilip Diwakar, Nidhi Sadana Sabharwal, Vani K Borooah

Examining who the beneficiaries are of the Integrated Child Development Services programme, an spect that has been neglected, this paper presents econometric estimates regarding the relative strength of personal and household circumstances in determining the likelihood of utilising the programme's services. These estimates suggest that inter-group differences in utilisation rates have less to do with characteristics and much more to do with group identity. The paper also suggests a trade-off between quality and utilisation by hypothesising that the poor quality of services leads upper-caste mothers to exit the ICDS market and seek these services elsewhere.

Mid-Day Meals and Beyond

Vol. 49, Issue No. 10, 08 Mar, 2014
Fayaz Ahmad Bhat

Siddheshwar Shukla’s article “Mid-Day Meal: Nutrition on Paper, Poor Food on the Plate” (EPW, 15 February 2014) was insightful. It highlights some pressing concerns through facts and f­igures on an issue which deals with the physical well-being of children.

Mid-Day Meal

Vol. 49, Issue No. 7, 15 Feb, 2014
Siddheshwar Shukla

The Mid-Day Meal Scheme is the world's biggest school lunch programme and is being implemented all over India for primary and upper primary school students. However, nutrition and hygiene are now among the main challenges it faces. Out of 876 test reports of mid-day meal samples in Delhi from 1 January 2012 to 31 March 2013, more than 90% failed to meet the standard of 12 gms of protein and 450 calories. A number of loopholes in the scheme need to be plugged if nutritious food, not just something cooked, is to reach the plates of poor students.

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