Volume 7, Issue 4

Educational and Intervention, Impact a case study on Nilgiris and Chennai Slums

Author

Dr. S.Udhaya Kumar Director, i/c, and Senior Lecturer in Cultural Anthropologist, Tribal Research Centre, M.Palada, Udgamandalam, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, – 643004, India

Abstract

This study examined the inclusive properties of school interactional milieu shape social identity and school participation of tribal children. Education is one of the essential requirements for Man making nation building. Education imports knowledge, skill, and character. Recognizing that education provides opportunities for permant change in the Soico- Economic status of the tribal people. The tribal population in India 8.1 % of whole population second largest tribal group after Africa. Tamil Nadu has 7.21 lakh tribal populations as per 2011 census which constitutes 1.10% of the total population. The Literacy level of Scheduled Tribe is very low compared to the general Literacy rate. In present focus on Nilgiri tribal people viz Kattunaickan, Paniyas. The Nilgiris is one of the smallest district of Tamil Nadu. According to 2011 census Nilgiri tribal population is 32,813 in six tribal groups name like a Todas, Kotas, Irulas, Kurumbas, Kattunickan, and Paniyas, they called PVTGs groups Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group. The present paper made on attempt to analyze the problem in the field of tribal children education and suggest measure for the development of education among the tribal in Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu state in India. Using ethnographic approach, the data were collected using in-Participant observation, depth interviews, in a purposively selected 400 samples from Nilgiri district 200 and Chennai Slum 200 sample in Tamil Nadu.

Key Words: Educational Anthropology, Out of School Children, Comparative study, Case study ST, and SC, reduce the drop out. 

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