MATHEMATICS EDUCATION AT TERTIARY LEVEL IN MARATHWADA REGION

This paper is an attempt to study mathematics education at tertiary level . The study was conducted in the Marathwada region wherein 40 senior colleges were selected as sample colleges i.e. 22 colleges affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad and 18 colleges affiliated to Swami Remanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded. A self made attitude scale for teachers and students and a closed form questionnaire for students were used as data gathering tool. The findings of the study revealed that there is dearth of qualified teachers at tertiary level, attitude of teachers and students towards mathematics is positive and there is no significant difference in the attitudes of students of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad & SRTMU, Nanded. As far as teachers are concerned , SRTMU, Nanded teachers have more positive attitude than Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad teachers.