Horizon of Secondary Education in Arunachal Pradesh: Problems and Prospects (Hardbound-2022)

The grounded philosophy of the present study is intervened with the outcome of the major research projects financed by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) on the development, administrative structure, learning outcomes, problems, and the existing facilities available for the secondary school education of Arunachal Pradesh. The present form of this book evolves with an analysis on the investigation pertaining to the prevalent condition of secondary education in the state.

There is no iota of doubts that secondary education is the corner stone for higher education. The super structure of higher education solely depends upon the quality control, structure, and the administration of secondary education. If secondary education is absent from the quality and adequate facility enhancement leading towards higher education, in this context the educational implications, suggestion, and the overall findings of the present project work in a generalized manner have been put in a textual form which will be more beneficial to the policy makers and policy takers, educationist, bureaucrats, research scholars, and the other general readers. By taking the academic stock of this exercise, the author presents the holistic picture of Secondary Education of Arunachal Pradesh carried out in the project synoptic manner.

Dr. Boa Reena Tok, M.A. (Education), B.Ed. (Gold Medalist), Ph.D. (Education), is a Professor at the Department of Education, Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), Arunachal Pradesh. Prior to joining the RGU, she has worked as a lecturer in the state Govt. College at Tezu, Arunachal Pradesh. She has been the coordinator in-charge of B.Ed., M.A. (Education), and M.Ed. programme at IGNOU for the 12 years. She has also visited Thailand, Hongkong, and Japan to present papers at international conferences. Her academic credential includes 47 articles, one book, five minor projects of UGC, and one major project of ICSSR, New Delhi. She has successfully guided five research scholars under her supervision. Her research areas include educational psychology, guidance and counseling, and gender studies.