ABSTRACT
Education and the Public Sphere conceptually and empirically investigates and unfolds several complexities embedded in the educational system in India by exploring it as a site of transforming the public sphere. Bringing together a range of contributions from education and the social sciences, this volume analyses and reflects on structures in education and how these mediate and transform the public sphere in post-colonial India.
Drawing on fresh research, case studies and testimony, this book debates issues such as the crisis in higher education, privatisation and politicisation of education, the reciprocal relationship between marginalisation and education, and the lasting impact that modern pedagogical practices have on the wider world. It critically reflects on the direct engagement of people, institutions, various cultural sensibilities and public debate to animate how these combined structures affect the teaching and learning process.
From a unique interdisciplinary perspective, this book initiates an analytical enquiry into teaching and the culture of learning, generating critical discourses on the system as a whole. This book will be vital reading for researchers, scholars and postgraduate students in the field of international education, education theory and social justice education.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Crisis, contestation and possibilities in education
part II|2 pages
Mediations in academics
chapter 4|17 pages
Between prohibition of political activity and capture of political space
chapter 5|19 pages
Public and private dichotomy
part III|2 pages
Public-private borderlines
chapter 8|15 pages
Privatization and shrinking free space in Indian higher education
part IV|2 pages
Mobilisation for education
chapter 10|14 pages
Can social movements lead to educational change?
chapter 12|13 pages
Pedagogic settings and pedagogic deterrence
part V|2 pages
Teaching and learning