ABSTRACT
This comprehensive handbook introduces the reader to the education system in India in terms of its structural features, its relations with society and culture, and the debates that have shaped the present-day policy ethos.
The book provides an overview of major debates that have shaped India’s education systems, as well as the significant issues within higher and school education, education studies, and policies. Expert scholars provide a lucid analysis of complex themes such as the equity, access, and the quality of education. The volume also examines legal provisions and policies shaping the distribution structure and curricular issues in major areas of knowledge, as well as the provision of schools for the marginalised, economically weak, and people with disabilities. This new edition includes an analysis of the private sector’s participation in higher education and the technical and vocational education and training systems in India.
This handbook will serve as a valuable resource and guide to educators and public policy practitioners seeking information about India’s contemporary educational challenges. It will also be useful to scholars and researchers of education, public policy and administration, sociology, and political studies, as well as think-tanks, the media, policy-makers, and NGOs.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|67 pages
Logic of access
part II|74 pages
Curriculum and teaching
part III|64 pages
Training for professions
chapter 13|14 pages
Technical and vocational education and training in India
part IV|76 pages
Universities and society
chapter 15|12 pages
Gendered access and participation
chapter 18|17 pages
Private participation in higher education in India
part V|31 pages
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