PROGRAMES & ACTIVITIES

The following activity domains would enable ASERF to accomplish its stated aims and objectives:

Research

• To provide financial support to researchers to conduct studies and researches in education, covering both national and international perspectives
  
• To survey and document best practices and innovations in different sectors of education in India and abroad, and to keep track of global trends in education, technology and its application
  
• To provide assistance in Human Resource Development by creating a strong data base of Institutional Heads/ Teachers/ Administrators and other key functionaries
  
• Carry out feasibility studies incorporating special client requirement
  
• As a repository of information on education.
  

Training
The Foundation will organise Training programmes/Workshops in the following areas:

• Methodology of classroom transactions, and improvement of classroom practices for quality education
  
• Updating the contents in different subjects of teachers at all levels
  
• Professional development of teachers in different subjects
  
• Leadership programmes for Heads of the institutions
  
• Programmes on Career Planning and Personality Development (Interactive and participatory based on discussions, Individual work, Group work, Role-play, Case study, Feedback, Reflection and Social enquiry)
  
• Benchmarking of Norms and Standards in each area of school curriculum for quality education
  Methodology: All training programmes will be based on training modules developed and tested.
  

Role as Think Tank
By organising conferences, seminars, colloquiums, symposia on thems such as:

• Contemporary and emerging concerns in school and higher education
• Role of private education providers in achieving the goal of education as a fundamental rights
• Implication for allowing foreign examination bodies in the countries internal evaluation system
• "Reservation" in higher and professional education institutions
• Concept of Autonomy and Accountability in institutions of higher education
• Role of normative public examination in students certification

Extension & Dissemination

• To publish a high qulity "Journal of Education and Research"
  
• To bring out "News letter" highlighting the important activities of the Foundation
• To bring out occasional papers on current issues of education; and
  
• To prepare, print and publish papers, periodicals and books on different aspects of education
  

Consultancy

• Provide professional consultancy in key aspects of education in respect of schools, colleges and institutions of higher learning;
  
• Offer professional input with regard to management of non-formal sector of education (Community education, Community learning, Social pedagogy etc).