Subject(s): Decentralisation in Kerala -- Decentralization in Education, Educational changes/Educational reforms and innovations -- India-history, politics, society and education : independent Indian and political decision making, National level planning and implementation of policies, Decentralization in India, Indian economy and educational growth, Primary education , Type of school management, Political and bureaucratic arrangement and responsibility , DPEP -- Kerala - features and developmental path : Socio-political and economic scenario, High-profile performance of Kerala, People's campaign for decentralized planning (PCDP) -- Kannur district - History, politics , society and education : educational scenario, DDE, DIET, DEO,AEO -- Political administrative set-up in the district, Control of education since 1996, major changes observed at the LSGI (panchayat) level -- kasaragod district- history, politics, society and education : Local self government system, Primary education scenario in the district, MGLCs, School support groups, Para teachers, Home school liaison volunteers, Sahavas groups -- Integration of DPEP and PCDP in kasargod, Continuity and change in aspects related to primary education in Kasargod since 1996 -- Decentralized control - Realities defying rhetoric : Comparison of aspects of continuity and change in primary education in Kannur and Kasargod district between 1996 and 2002, Performance accountability in decentralizing the control of primary education, Politics of decentralization in Kerala