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Theme of EPD
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Provision of
Educational Materials of Distinctive Pedagogical
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Message from the Commissioner General |
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Education is a life-long process in which the child’s
character is moulded to bring about a strong personality
to face the challenges and conflicts that he encounters
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Access to education, is a
fundamental human right Hence in the process
of formal education, provision of school textbooks, under the
implementation of free textbook scheme of the Government of
Sri Lanka plays a vital role. In certain situations the
textbook is the only accessible resource for the children in
remote areas despite of the availability of many modern
teaching aids in the society.
Therefore, the
Educational Publications Department has taken distinctive
measures for progressively widening the range of textbooks of
high pedagogical standards to 9746 government schools along
with other educational institutions (such as Pirivena,
semi-governmental schools, private schools, International
schools and so forth.)
The calculated cost
for the production of school textbooks for the year 2008 was
Rs. 2398,398,719/- . Textbooks under 351 titles in three media
will be produced for the year 2009. Thus, a very cooperative
effort has been launched at the Educational Publications
Department to achieve its ultimate goal of providing the child
with textbooks of high educational standards on due time.
Together with the
staff of Educational Publications Department, I sincerely wish
that we will be successful in this endeavour.
W.M.N.J. Pushpakumara
Commissioner
General of Educational
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Ensure equitable
access to education through the provision of learning
materials of distinctive pedagogical standards that keep
abreast with international developments in education.
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Enhance the
quality and value of education by implementing the Free
Textbook Scheme of Government of Sri Lanka, progressively
widening the range of available textbooks, workbooks,
reference books, supplementary readers, glossaries,
dictionaries, audio-visual study packs and other materials of
high educational standards enabling to produce worthwhile and
intelligent citizens with ability to contribute towards the
development of the country. |
Distribution of Free Textbooks to IDP Camps |
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