Problems Faced By Kotia Tribe Children In Primary Education In Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

The primary education system in India is the largest in the world. The government has placed a special emphasis on educating a million girls and working children who cannot attend primary school due to socioeconomic constraints. Most of these children belong to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and other backward sections of society. The National Nutritional Programme focuses on primary education, aiming to improve student enrollment, attendance, and school retention while also fulfilling children's nutritional needs. This scheme is for children studying in the country's primary schools, local body schools, and government-aided schools. The present study focuses on the challenges faced by Kotia tribe children in primary education in Andhra Pradesh. This study has shown that 96% of the respondents come from agricultural backgrounds, and 76% expressed that the teaching should be in their language at the primary level. 50% of the respondents have the school’s 10-50 feet distance from their home. 98% of the respondents were able to comprehend the teacher's instruction. 94% of the respondents stated that the teachers were teaching well. According to 64% of the respondents, teachers use Telugu and tribal languages in the classroom. 60% of the respondents felt that English is the toughest of all subjects. 26% of respondents argued that they do not have a playground in their school. The researchers have employed both primary and secondary data. This study followed a descriptive-exploratory strategy. The researcher chose purposeful random sampling. The researchers used the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to tabulate and interpret the data. The researchers evaluated the frequency distribution.­­­­­­­­­­­­