Effectiveness of (School Management Committee) SMC Radio intervention in Uttar Pradesh
The purpose of the report was to assess and examine the extent to which the programmes resonate with the primary audiences.
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Highlights
One of the provisions under the Right to Education (RTE) Act is to have a School Management Committee (SMC). UNICEF has several initiatives in collaboration with Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the most recent being the SMC Radio programme Jan Pahal.
The 52 episodes radio series was broadcast from mid-August 2017 until March 2018. The plan was for SMC members listen to the episodes in schools through the radio set distributed to schools and discuss the issues raised on the radio.
UNICEF conducted two rounds of an effectiveness study among the primary audience of this SMC Radio Series in UP - one, post launch and a second immediately after the conclusion of the programme.
The purpose was to assess and examine the extent to which the programmes resonate with the primary audiences, the reach and recall of the messages, awareness on roles and responsibilities on improving school and learning environment.
