The report has touched some other branches of education also. These are as follows:
A. Adult Education :
The role of adult education, according to report is to make every possible member of a state an effective and efficient citizen. It is very much essential for the success of the ideal democratic way of life. The problem of adult education in India connotes adult literacy. The normal age range of adult education should be 10 plus to 40.
This scheme envisaged two types of education for adults— general education and technical or vocational education. Separate classes should be organised for boys and girls between ten to sixteen years of age. In order to make adult education interesting, it is necessary to use visual aids, mechanical aids such as pictures, charts, cinema, gramophone, radio, folk dancing, music etc.
B. Training of the teachers :
There should be an army of trained teachers for the rapid progress of education and the successful execution of the plans of education. For graduate teachers Sargent Committee recommended to impart training to them by training colleges. For the training of undergraduate teachers, there should be three types of training institutions— pre-primary, basic and high school.
Teachers for technical and industrial education may be taken to the institutions for the purpose and other industrial courses. Refresher courses should be started for all the categories of teachers. Free training should be provided in training colleges and schools. In order to attract proper type of persons to the teaching profession, the report proposes to revise the scales of pay to be given to all grades of teachers, particularly to the teachers at the primary stage who are paid very low salaries at present.
C. Health Education :
The Sargent report suggested that in order to look after the health of school Children health committee should be set up in schools. Every student should be medically checked up and if any defect is found appropriate follow-up measures should be taken. Minor treatment can be provided in school clinics. Physical training should be compulsory.
D. Education of the Physically Handicapped :
Provision for special education should be made for physically handicapped and mentally retarded children. Here the educands may engage themselves in such productive activities that may be of use to them in the future life.
E. Employment Bureaus :
The scheme made the following recommendations in this regard in order to provide the students with requisite employment—
(i)Under the control of the education department a number of employment bureaus should be established.
(ii)Universities should have their own employment bureaus.
(iii) These bureaus should discharge the following functions—
(a) contact with educational institutions,
(b) advise the outgoing students about openings for employment,
(c) contact with employers and arrangement for trade apprentices.
F. Administration of Education:
For proper implementation of the new schemes of education at all India level a strong department of education should be set at the centre. The state should also have their department of education. More cooperation and coordination needed between the centre and the states for successful implementation of a National System of Education.
The report indicated that the implementation of the whole scheme would involve a total expenditure of Rs. three hundred crores every year.
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