Quality of Secondary Education. A Case Study of Tripura

The definition of quality education depends upon the subject's perspective. For example, for the students it may stand for the facilities provided to them; for parents it may be the learning outcomes; for teachers it may be the improvement of teaching learning processes; for prospective employers it may be the nature of the output. Secondary education takes a vital part in the formation of active citizens and also plays a critical role in addressing the emerging human development concerns in countries engaged in building knowledge societies to stay connected to the process of globalization. The role of secondary education in the growth of a nation is paramount and significant, more particularly in developing countries. Secondary education is the single largest supplier of labour force in most of the developing countries, including India. In view of the relation between education and economic growth in a less developed state like India, it is not the highly sophisticated manpower but the middle level (secondary) manpower that is necessary for enhancing the economic growth. This study deals with secondary education in Tripura, India. Academicians, researchers and students who are interested in studying secondary education in general and secondary education of Tripura in particular are the target group of this book which will surely help them to understand the problem of quality secondary education in India.

Dr. Sahidul Ahmed has been working as Assistant Professor in the department of Education, Amguri College, Sivasagar, Assam since 2016. Before joining the Amguri College, he worked in Ambedkar College (Govt), Tripura till June 2016. Dr. Ahmed did his master degree from Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam and PhD from National Institute of Technology, Silchar, Assam. He has authored two books in addition to number of research paper in national and international journals. The book will be helpful for the following: 1.Academician/researcher/ students who are concerned about the quality aspect of education or doing research on quality education. 2.Policy makers who are associated with Education 3.Political leaders who are concerned about the quality of education, especially secondary education. 4.Educational Administrator/ Principals/Head masters of secondary schools.