Education for All
Posted in Reference And Education on January 30th, 2012 by admin – Comments Off
The world convention on to Meet fundamental Learning requirements was adopted by the World Conference on Education for All at Jomtien, Thailand, in March 1990. The meeting design comprehensive review of policies concerning basic education. The Education for All (EFA) 2000 appraisal is a major global attempt that aims to enable the participating countries to
(i) Construct a comprehensive picture of their progress towards their own Education for All goals since the 1990 Jomtien Conference,
(ii) Identify priorities and promising strategies for overcoming obstacles and accelerating progress, and
(iii) Revise national plans of action accordingly.
EFA indicators which are grouped according to the following six ‘Intention Magnitude’:-
1. Expansion of early childhood care and development;
2. Universal access to and completion of primary education;
3. Improvement in learning achievement;
4. Reduction of adult illiteracy rate;
5. Expansion of provision of basic education and training in essential skills required by
Youth and adults; and
6. Increased acquisition by individuals and families of the knowledge, skills and values
organized for better living.
For this purpose a National Assessment Group was constituted in the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development consisting of senior officials of the Department concerned with EFA and representatives of specialized national institutions, like NCERT, NIEPA and NCTE. During its deliberations, the Group felt that the Indian exercise should be carried out in a larger perspective which takes into account the following important developments:
The wide range of programmes initiated for achieving Universalisation of Elementary Education after formulation of National Policy of Education, 1986;
The massive effort made in the form of literacy campaigns to reach education to the masses; and
