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ERIC Number: EJ237958
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
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Schools and Communities: An Experience in Rural India.
Roy, Aruna
International Review of Education, v26 n3 p369-78 1980
In 1975, an experimental school program was introduced into three Indian villages, in order to make school schedules, curriculum, and teaching more relevant to village life; to select local residents as teachers; and to involve parents in planning. This article describes this program's implementation and notes its subsequent extension. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Control, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Experimental Schools, Parent Participation, Program Implementation, Relevance (Education), Rural Education, School Community Relationship, Teacher Selection
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India