Tribal Education in India : Issues and Challenges

Each tribal group has its own dialect, rituals, tradition and cultural differ even from the others, and hence is not a homogenous. Tribal education has recently witnessed a rapid transformation, particularly in the areas of access, pedagogic reforms and community participation. This book is a comprehensive study on the tribal education system and useful for the researchers, students, social workers, educational administrators and policymakers working in the field of tribal education. The book covers the aspects of access, opportunities, problems and participation of tribal children in schooling process. The articles in the book are classified into four parts i.e. general tribal education, tribals language education, problems of tribal education and implication of Right to Education Act for tribal children. Further, the articles also cover the availability and utilization of schools infrastructure for learning, including teacher's participation in creating congenial environment and development of tribal education, by preparing teaching-learning materials etc.