A Case Study of Ashram Schools in Cuttack District of Odisha: An Exploratory Study
Kabita Nayak *
Department of Education, Regional Institute of Education, NCERT, Bhubaneswar, India.
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Abstract
Education is the fundamental right of every child, whether formal, informal, or non-formal. Tribal students often face multiple barriers to completing their education, including lack of parental support, limited awareness, financial constraints, and infrastructural challenges. Residential Schools play a crucial role in promoting tribal education, helping to enhance the attitude, aspiration, and learning opportunities of tribal students. The present study aims to study the infrastructural, physical and human resource facilities available in the Ashram school and to study the teacher’s efficiency and students’ participation in classroom process in the Ashram School. A case study method was employed with a sample of 180 students. The school was taken by using purposive sampling method. Data were collected by using observation schedule and school information schedule and were analysed through content analysis. The findings revealed that the ashram school is a very good institutions providing free boarding and lodging with proper necessary things and having a plenty number of teachers the school is able to provide the lesson with a ratio of 1:20. The teachers were well trained and deliver the lesson properly using audio visual aids and students are fully participating in the discussion with attention. The findings of this study will be useful for enhancing the quality of education of tribal students. The study is delimited to the state of Odisha tribal students with a sample of 180 students.
Keywords: Ashram school, quality of education, tribal students, formal education