Public Awareness Towards Education (a Special Referenceto Various Artsand Science Collegesin Salem Taluk)

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PUBLIC AWARENESS TOWARDS EDUCATION (A Special

Reference to Various arts and science Colleges in Salem Taluk)

Introduction

          Public awareness towards education can be increased by the following actions: Generating public awareness, particularly among targeted groups, about relevant laws and regulations. Moreover, educational and awareness efforts can target practically any sector of society. They can seek to raise public awareness broadly on environmental issues (e.g., through the media) or they may be a targeted campaign or educational effort focused on a specific sector (or target audience) on a specific issue.

Objectives

To know the level of awareness among general public about education in Salem taluk

To know the opinion of general public about various colleges in Salem taluk

To suggest any measures to improve the level of education to the various colleges in Salem taluk

Scope of the study

     The present study is made to analyze the public awareness towards education .It aims at analyzing the extend of awareness of the general public. The study is based on primary data collected from the public regarding the awareness of the education. The area of the study is limited to Salem taluk.

Research Design

            Research design refers to the researchers over plan for obtaining answers to the research questions and the strategies that the researchers adapt to develops information that as adequate, accurate, objective and interpretable. Research design is a blue print study t

Population

It was a study from the public awareness towards education (A Special Reference to Various Colleges in Salem Taluk) through data collected by interview schedule population. The public in Salem city is the population..

Limitations

ô      Sample is limited to 200 respondents.

ô      The study confined to Salem taluk alone , for a limited period of 15 days

Statistical analysis

              The data analysis used by the researcher is percentage analysis.

             Level of Awareness Regarding Education with Various arts and science Colleges

Awareness

No. Of Respondents

%

Yes

            200

                  100

No

              -

                      -

Total

             200

                   100

Source: primary data

             Majority of the public opined that they have awareness about education.

Compare the colleges with competitive colleges and ranks are given by the desired public opinion are given below.

Name of the colleges

Percentages

Rank

Government arts college

5.7%

6

Government arts college for women

10.3%

4

Vysya arts and science college

21.5%

1

Jairam arts and science college

15.3%

2

Sri Saradha college for women

14.1%

3

Ganesh arts and science college

6.5%

5

AVS arts and science college

21.5%

1

Sakthi Kailash college for women

3.0 %

7

Sowdeswari arts and science college

2.1%

8

Total

100.0%

-

Findings

§         Awareness of education and selection of colleges towards the general public will be more.

§         Private colleges are the leading sector in Salem taluk.

Suggestions

Government colleges take necessary steps to improve the level of education in Salem taluk

Private colleges tries to reduce the semester fees, it is the big burden for parents and students.

Facilities in the private colleges are more appreciable by the students, parents and general public.

Conclusion

                In Salem taluk, the top four leading private colleges are Vysya, Jairam, AVS, and Sri Saradha College for women. These colleges come under the category of Best three, so above all four colleges have good name and fame in Salem taluk. Other six colleges having a good reputation but level of education is lesser. At the same time level of awareness regarding education to the general public will be high.

By: A.Kayalvizhi

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Public Awareness Towards Education (a Special Referenceto Various Artsand Science Collegesin Salem Taluk)