PERCEPTIONS OF SCHOOL HEADS, TEACHERS TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES OF THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION ACT 2009

In this research paper an attempt has been to focus on study the perceptions of elementary school Heads and Teachers towards implementation procedures of the “Right to Education Act, 2009 in the district of S.B.S. Nagar, Punjab. The investigators have used Descriptive Survey method for the present study. The sample consists of 40 Heads and 100 Teachers from 40 selected elementary schools which are situated in the district of S.B.S. Nagar, Punjab. The Random sampling technique has been used for the selection of sample. The investigators have developed two Questionnaires (One for Heads and another for Teachers) by themselves to measure the perceptions of Heads and Teachers towards implementation procedures of the Right to Education Act, 2009. For the analysis of data Mean, S.D and “Z” test have been used in the present study. The overall results indicate that the perceptions of elementary school Heads and Teachers of the district of S.B.S. Nagar, Punjab is neither Favorable nor Unfavorable i.e. Moderate towards the Right to Education Act, 2009. But on the other side, it is found that the elementary school Teachers of the district of S.B.S. Nagar are possessed Favorable perceptions towards implementation procedures of the Right to Education Act, 2009. There is no significant difference between Heads and Teachers regarding their perceptions towards implementation procedures of the Right to Education Act, 2009. The present study shows that the elementary School Teachers have more favorable perceptions than that of the Heads towards implementation procedures of the Right to Education Act, 2009, India. There is no significant difference between elementary urban school Heads and elementary rural school Heads regarding their perceptions towards implementation procedure of the Right to Education Act (2009). There is no significant difference between elementary urban school teachers and elementary rural school Teachers regarding their perceptions towards implementation procedure of the Right to Education Act (2009).