Chapter 17 The State as an Agency of Education

which is not needed for an effective and healthy state control: role of the Indian state?

• Laying Down Educational Policies

• Planning

• Guidelines on the Contents

• All above

What does the Central Advisory Board of Education do?

• Advises the central and state governments on education policy

• Allocates grants to states and private agencies

• Maintains educational relations with foreign countries

• Protects the rights of minorities in managing educational institutions

Why might state management hinder innovation and creativity?

• Lack of cooperation between State, family, and church

• Overlapping experiments in different regions

• Insufficient financial resources for different types of projects

• Restrictions and limitations imposed by the government

What do the merits of state control and direction in education include?

• Encouraging private enterprise and innovation

• Ensuring freedom of fundamental rights in education

• Fostering national and emotional integration

• Allowing for local variations in the education system

What does state management of education imply?

• Complete government control and funding of educational institutions

• Shared responsibility between the State and private organizations in education

• Freedom for private institutions to experiment and take risks

• Cooperation between the State, family, and church in education administration

According to the text, what are the three main perspectives on the role of the State in education?

• Total socialization, laissez-faire, and cooperation

• Government control, family responsibility, and church involvement

• State management, state control, and private experimentation

• Balanced approach, state intervention, and philanthropic support

What is one of the demerits of state control and direction in education mentioned in the text?

• Curbing initiative of private enterprise

• Ensuring free, compulsory, and universal education

• Development of a national system of education

• Promotion of research and advanced studies

What is the role of the Department of Education mentioned in the text?

• Providing aims and objectives for education

• Clearing house for information and ideas in education

• Allocating grants to private enterprises in education

• Protecting the rights of scheduled castes and tribes in education

What is the National Policy on Education 1986's emphasis regarding the partnership between the Central and State Governments?

• Central government dominance in education policy

• Complete decentralization and local control

• Partnership in maintaining quality and standards

• Privatization and market-based approach to education

What is the purpose of centrally sponsored schemes for education?

• a) Ensuring equal educational opportunities for all sections of society

• b) Promoting vocational education and mid-day meals

• c) Protecting the rights of minorities in education

• d) Encouraging research and experimentation in education