Loading...
Sustainable Development Goals and ODL - A Case Study of K.K.Handiqui State Open University, Assam, India
Citations
Altmetric:
Abstract
The role of education is not only boosting economic growth and development but also to enable people to lead a life of
dignity. Access to higher education plays a very important role in socio economic empowerment of common people,
inculcating knowledge and
skills.
According to all India survey on higher education, 2016
-
17, the
estimated Gross
Enrolment Ratio in Higher education in India is 25.2%, which is calculated for 18
-
23 years of age group. However, India
aims to attain a GER of 30% by 2020. The infras
tructure of formal education system (higher education) in India is not
adequate for providing education for its entire citizen. ODL system in India plays a very important role in promoting
education in India. Moreover, it is only the ODL system, which
can
promote lifelong learning opportunities and ensure
inclusive education for all.
SDG
-
4 talks about
ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education to promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. In
this paper, an attempt has been made to study the
role played by
Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University in
promoting
inclusive and equitable quality
education in India particularly in the state of Assam.
The prime objective of
this
paper is to highlight the role of ODL in India in improving GER and
contributions towards SDG
-
4 // Paper ID 107
Country
India
Region
Asia
DOI
URI
Collections
Files
Link
Date
2019-09
Author
ORCID
Corporate Author
Editor
Publisher
Commonwealth of Learning (COL)