To understand the nature of learner participation in elementary education in schools

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The present study is about the nature of participation of learners in elementaryeducation in municipal schools. The study focuses on the learners who have continuedinthe same school from Classes I to VIII. The learners in municipal schools are facilitatedby the various government initiatives to provide them aid to their continuationinschooling. There are several aspects which individually or in combination might haveinfluenced the learners' participation in elementary education. Thus, it becomesnecessary to gain an understanding of learners, their background, the school wherethelearners study, the broader framework of government initiatives as to knowhowdifferent stakeholders - learners, schools and parents in Surendranagar city have participatedinelementary education of learners. The present study identified all the 22 municipal elementary schools of Surendranagar city, 490 learners who had completed eight yearsofelementary education continuously in the 22 municipal elementary schools ofSurendranagar, 63 teachers of these schools who had taught these learners duringtheeight years, 22 principals of these elementary schools and 35 parents of these learnersassample. The data have been collected through the school documents, observationbyinvestigator and also by interacting with different stakeholders. In order to discernthenature of participation of learners, the data of background of learners and school profilewere collated and attempt has been made to arrive at a composite viewand is presentedat appropriate places. These made it possible to identify different combinations of factorsthat emerge revealing a co existence of particular aspects in case of learners' participationin elementary education. The findings of the present study revealed that loweducationand economic background of family and high aspiration of learners and parents madelearners to continue in the school where the learners received the facilities in the school which they did not have at home. Schools created enabling environment and learnersget attention of teachers which attracted learners and made them to participate in schooling.