Elementary Education in Urban Slums

This book presents the report of a research study, conducted in slum elementary schools in Indian set up. The research study primarily examines and analyses the effect of school and home factors on the quality of elementary education. Descriptive survey method was used in the study. The study was conducted in randomly selected sample of 62 elementary schools in urban slums of Varanasi city. For collecting information four tools: School Questionnaire, Teacher Questionnaire, Home Environment Questionnaire and Classroom Observation Form were developed by the investigator. Furthermore, Competency based Mathematics and Language (Hindi) test, developed by the Department of Educational Measurement and Evaluation, NCERT were also used in the study. The results of the study revealed discernible effect of five school and home factors (i.e. basic facility available in school, instructional method adopted by teacher in curriculum transaction, teacher?s behavior in classroom, physical-natural environment of classroom and parents? socio-economic status). The learning outcomes of elementary schools' children in slum areas were found not satisfactory.