QUALITY OF EDUCATION in SCHOOLS UNDER SHIKSHA VIKASH SAMITI ODISHA

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xviii newlineABSTRACT newlineThe present study titled: Quality of Education in Schools under Shiksha Vikash newlineSamiti, Odisha was conducted to ascertain the perception of major stakeholders of newlinethe SVS schools named Saraswati Sishu/Vidya Mandirs such as HMs, Teachers, newlineParents, Students and SVS authorities pertaining to quality dimensions of education. newlineThe trends of education in these schools in Odisha have paved a strong base for newlineschool education. The learning performances of students of such schools have been at newlinethe top compared to state government run schools since last decades. newlineThe system of education in these schools includes physical education, yoga training, newlinemoral and spiritual education, Sanskrit language teaching, music teaching, etc for the newlinechildren. Students receive ideological training through extra-curricular activities like newlinedisaster relief, politicizing education and linking it to social service. Research studies newlinereveal various factors are responsible for quality of education. Farombi (1998) newlineobserved school environment may have negative influence on students academic newlineachievement. School environment may be good school climate, instructional newlinematerials, discipline, physical facilities, teacher quality, and type of location of newlineschool, class size and over population of students in classrooms. The learning newlineenvironment determines students behaviour so as to meet the demands of life newlinewhether negatively or positively (Tsavga, 2011). Freiberg, Driscoll and Knights newline(1999) observed school climate, instructional materials, discipline, physical facilities, newlineteacher quality, and type of location of school and class size produce better school newlineleavers with high achievement. Abenga (1995) agreed improved environmental newlinecondition leads to higher intelligence scores while poor environmental conditions newlinereduce these scores. Further, school climate, discipline and physical facilities has newlinesignificant influence on academic achievement of secondary school students (Odeh, newlineOguche and Ivagher, 2015). Poor and inadequate facilities affect the overa