So far as education is concerned, India has come a long way since independence, especially after inheriting 81per cent illiterate population with skeletal institutional framework and wide spread poverty. With massive expansion at all levels of education, India has significantly advanced access to education for vary large mass of people. With several schemes and programmes for the educationally deprived people in the country coupled with enlarged institutional network, she has enhanced equity. Quality continues to be a serious concern in mass education though there are islands of quality that match global standards. In such an arduous journey through the difficult terrains of educational development, there is a need to count the milestones – where have we arrived, and how far to go.
The book presents a Developmental Discourse on Indian Education. Chapters, contributed by distinguished scholars, cover discourses on elementary, secondary, higher and distance education. With an expanded concept of inclusion, the book also deals with adult education, education of the disabled, women’s education and training of youth. It also brings in discourses on ICT in Education and a case study on educational reforms initiatives in Gujarat.
Only one of its kind, this book would be useful for the students, researchers and teachers of education, all those who have abiding interest in education; and policy makers and planners who would need to understand evolution of Indian education to give shape to the future policies and programmes to make India move ahead.
Prof. Marmar Mukhopadhyay, Chairman, Educational Technology and Management Academy. Gurgaon. Former Joint Director and Director (i/c) of NUEPA, Prof. Mukhopadhyay was involved in educational policy making, planning, implementing and evaluating at the highest level.
Prof. Madhu Parhar is Professor of Distance Education at Staff Training and Research Institute of Distance Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
Contributors:
Bhola, Prof. H.S.; Bhushan, Prof. Sudhanshu; Biswal; Prof. K.; Chugh, Dr. Sunita; Das, Prof. S.K.; Jadeja, Prof. R.P.; Joshi, Sri Nishant; Mehta, Prof. Arun C; Merchant, Dr. A.K.; Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Marmar; Mukhopadhyay, Prof. Sudesh; Narula; Dr. Manju; Parhar, Prof. Madhu; Samsu, Dr. Shakila; Singh, Dr. Sweta; Singh, Dr. Sumanjeet; Srivastava, Prof. Gauri; Prof. Sungoh, Sherwin M.; Taj, Prof. Haseen; Varghese, Prof. N. V; Verma, Dr. Snehlata.
Preface
1. Indian Education: Where have we Arrived? Where are we to Go? Marmar Mukhopadhyay
Elementary Education
2. Elementary Education in India: Status, Progress and Prospects: Arun C. Mehta and Sunita Chugh
3. The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE)Act, 2009: A Step towards Right Direction: Sumanjeet Singh
4. Right to Elementary Education: Focus on Equity and Equality: Snehlata Verma and S.K. Das
Secondary Education
5. Secondary Education: Policies, Strategies and Development Challenges: K. Biswal
6. Secondary Education: From Neglect to Universalization: Marmar Mukhopadhyay and Sweta Singh
7. Revamping Student Assessment: A Paradigm Shift from Cognitiveto Holistic Assessment: Haseen Taj
Higher Education
8. Higher Education: Story of the Past and Reconstituting the New: Sudhanshu Bhushan
9. Global Trends in Reforms in Higher Education: N.V. Varghese
10. Open and Distance Education : Madhu Parhar
Teacher Education
11. Reforms in Teacher Education: Sherwin M. Sungoh
12. Implementing the National Curricular Framework for Teacher Education 2010: A Strategic Approach: Sweta Singh
Education for Inclusion
13. Adult Education in India after Independence: Between Recent Pastand Imagined Future: H.S. Bhola
14. Education of Persons with Disabilities: Sudesh Mukhopadhyay
15. Women’s Education in Post‑Independent India: Manju Narula and Gauri Srivastava
16. Empowerment of Junior Youth Programmes in India: A Study byBaha’i Educators; A.K. Merchant
ICT in Education
17. ICT Policy and Missions in Education: Shakila Shamsu
Case Study
18. Educational Reforms in Gujarat: A Versatile Venture: Rajendrasinh Jadeja and Nishant Joshi
References and Bibliography
Contributors
Index