Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities
Year : 2011, Volume : 1, Issue : 4
First page : ( 60) Last page : ( 65)
Online ISSN : 2249-7315.

Public-private partnerships in indian education

Kavitha M.*, Ph.d Scholar, Anitha V.**, Ph.d Scholar

*Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641046.

**Department of Commerce, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore – 641046.

Online published on 3 January, 2012.

Abstract

Public-Private-Partnership or PPP is a mode of implementing government programmes/schemes in partnership with the private sector. There are many obstacles to the successful provision of universal primary and secondary education. The failure of state schools to provide adequate schooling is a serious hindrance to achieving the international goal of Education for All. Non-state providers of education are regarded as an alternative but the variation in the quality of education provided is a growing concern. Educational partnerships between the public and private sector have been regarded as a way out of this impasse in the United States and Western Europe and there has been considerable debate about the economic and political implications of these public private partnerships (PPPs). Disentangling the economic and political dimensions of provision would further our understanding of these new models of educational provision. Conceptualizing educational provision in relation to exit and voice permits the examination of how the role of the market and community affect the access to and quality of education. Educational initiatives by state and non-state providers in India are mapped onto this typology to gain an understanding of how the new models of education, such as PPPs, would affect the current provision of education.

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Keywords

Education, Economic, Goal, India, Public–Private Partnership.

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