Information and Communication Technology for the Education of Schedule Tribes: A Connotative Concern

Abstract

Despite the entire developmental scenario, the tribal communities from major part of India are devoid of many opportunities in and around their micro world surroundings, so legging behind the current developmental trend. This study uses document and literature analysis method for examining, interpreting and to uncover meaning and significance with respect to gross enrollment of schedule tribes. This paper provides the loopholes and proposes some connotative concern for the educational empowerment of the ST community with an introduction of ICT in education. The findings highlighted the systemic decrease of gross enrollment ratio from primary to upper primary i.e., decreased by 13.6 percent, from upper primary to secondary decreased by 16.8 percent and from secondary to higher secondary decreased by 33.8 percent. Further from primary to higher secondary the average decreased by 64.2 percent approximately. Based on the review this paper also proposed a model for empowering the ST community by encountering different sensitive dimensions.