India Education Report
Progress of Basic Education
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9780199474714
Publication date:
30/05/2017
Paperback
288 pages
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ISBN:
9780199474714
Publication date:
30/05/2017
Paperback
288 pages
Edited by R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Tracing the country’s progress in elementary education, India Education Report presents an exhaustive analysis of the subject highlighting achievements and issues that remain unresolved. The volume contains scholarly reviews on carefully chosen themes ranging from pre-school education to adult education and examines governance and financing of education as public provision.
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Edited by R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Description
With the 86th amendment to the Constitution in 2002, India created a new vision and framework for providing elementary education for all children as a fundamental right. This was fortified with the adoption of the Right to Education of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act in 2009. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), launched in 2000, offered the operational arrangement for realizing this goal.
Tracing the country’s progress in elementary education, India Education Report presents an exhaustive analysis of the subject highlighting achievements and issues that remain unresolved. The volume contains scholarly reviews on carefully chosen themes ranging from pre-school education to adult education and examines governance and financing of education as public provision. Quality, including teachers and their professional development, and education of the marginalized form the core concerns that run through all the thematic reviews. State-specific case studies in the report illustrate successful strategies as well as multiplicity of problems of implementation from a holistic perspective. Presenting a comprehensive view of the obstacles to and development of primary education in India, the report evaluates the ongoing policy initiatives and programmes in this field.
About the Editors
R. Govinda is Distinguished Professor, J. P. Naik National Fellow (Indian Council of Social Science Research), Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India.
Mona Sedwal is Assistant Professor in the Department of Training and Capacity Building in Education, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India.
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Edited by R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Table of contents
List of Figures, Boxes, and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Basic Education for All in India—Tracking Progress
R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Section I: Thematic Reviews
1. Early Childhood Care and Education in India
Venita Kaul and Deepa Sankar
2. Universal Elementary Education: Pursuit of Equity with Quality
Manabi Majumdar
3. Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning in India
Ila Patel
4. Towards Gender Equality in Education
Vimala Ramachandran
5. Reaffirming the Vision for Quality and Equality in Education
Anita Rampal
6. Reclaiming the ‘Space’ for Teachers to Address the UEE: Teaching–Learning Quality Deficit
Poonam Batra
7. Management of Elementary Education: Structures and Strategies
Rahul Mukhopadhyay, N. Ramkumar, and A.R. Vasavi
8. The Challenges of Public Finance
Praveen Jha and Pooja Parvati
Section II: State Reviews
9. Himachal Pradesh: Tackling the Issue of Quality Education
Meera Samson and B.K. Sondhi
10. Maharashtra: Targeting Vulnerable Population Groups
Kumud Bansal and J.M. Abhyankar
11. Tamil Nadu: Progress and Prospects
R. Vidyasagar, R. Akila, and R. Elangovan
12. Tripura: Overcoming Multiple Barriers
S. Homchaudhuri and Ajit Ch. Das
Notes on the Editors and Contributors
Edited by R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Features
- Presents an overview of the progress that India made over the past 15 years to achieve the six key educational goals ratified by the Education for All Movement
- Addresses the challenges that lie ahead for India to fulfill these educational goals, through on the ground studies of educational policies
- Traces the historical development of educational policies in India from Sarva Siksha Abhiyan to the Right to Education Act and appraises them in the light of the Education for All goals.
Edited by R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Description
With the 86th amendment to the Constitution in 2002, India created a new vision and framework for providing elementary education for all children as a fundamental right. This was fortified with the adoption of the Right to Education of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act in 2009. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), launched in 2000, offered the operational arrangement for realizing this goal.
Tracing the country’s progress in elementary education, India Education Report presents an exhaustive analysis of the subject highlighting achievements and issues that remain unresolved. The volume contains scholarly reviews on carefully chosen themes ranging from pre-school education to adult education and examines governance and financing of education as public provision. Quality, including teachers and their professional development, and education of the marginalized form the core concerns that run through all the thematic reviews. State-specific case studies in the report illustrate successful strategies as well as multiplicity of problems of implementation from a holistic perspective. Presenting a comprehensive view of the obstacles to and development of primary education in India, the report evaluates the ongoing policy initiatives and programmes in this field.
About the Editors
R. Govinda is Distinguished Professor, J. P. Naik National Fellow (Indian Council of Social Science Research), Council for Social Development, New Delhi, India.
Mona Sedwal is Assistant Professor in the Department of Training and Capacity Building in Education, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi, India.
Kindly download the flyer for more details.
Table of contents
List of Figures, Boxes, and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Basic Education for All in India—Tracking Progress
R. Govinda and Mona Sedwal
Section I: Thematic Reviews
1. Early Childhood Care and Education in India
Venita Kaul and Deepa Sankar
2. Universal Elementary Education: Pursuit of Equity with Quality
Manabi Majumdar
3. Adult Literacy and Lifelong Learning in India
Ila Patel
4. Towards Gender Equality in Education
Vimala Ramachandran
5. Reaffirming the Vision for Quality and Equality in Education
Anita Rampal
6. Reclaiming the ‘Space’ for Teachers to Address the UEE: Teaching–Learning Quality Deficit
Poonam Batra
7. Management of Elementary Education: Structures and Strategies
Rahul Mukhopadhyay, N. Ramkumar, and A.R. Vasavi
8. The Challenges of Public Finance
Praveen Jha and Pooja Parvati
Section II: State Reviews
9. Himachal Pradesh: Tackling the Issue of Quality Education
Meera Samson and B.K. Sondhi
10. Maharashtra: Targeting Vulnerable Population Groups
Kumud Bansal and J.M. Abhyankar
11. Tamil Nadu: Progress and Prospects
R. Vidyasagar, R. Akila, and R. Elangovan
12. Tripura: Overcoming Multiple Barriers
S. Homchaudhuri and Ajit Ch. Das
Notes on the Editors and Contributors
