Footnote:
In: Prerana - Journal of Management Thought and Practice, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2012, pp.33-38
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 1, 2012 erstellt
Description:
Student's academic performance is influenced by many exogenous as well as endogenous factors. To ensure that children reach their full potential, it is important for educational systems to provide appropriate and equitable learning opportunities to students from all backgrounds. This paper is an integral part of the doctoral dissertation – ‘A study of Management Practices of Secondary Schools'. The principal objective of the study is to explore the nature of student participation in learning process among the three major types of school managements at secondary level. A sample of 188 secondary schools – about 34% of the population in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, was selected through stratified sampling and the data is analyzed with Chi square test. The findings reveal a strong association between the type of school management and the nature of class participation. The unaided managements excel in motivating excellent participation while the public and aided managements lag behind