Contextualising Educational Studies in India: Research, Policy and Practices

ISBN-13: 9780367519698 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 228 str.

Pradeep Kumar Choudhury; Suresh Babu G. S.

Opis

This book presents an interdisciplinary framework to map out contemporary educational studies in India. It addresses emerging discourses on educational policies, functioning of institutions and actual practices in teaching and learning. It discusses how region, gender, class, caste and minorities relate to the educational system.

Spis treści

Introduction: Mapping the Field of Education Policy Research Part I: Equity, Access and Inclusion in School Education 1. Problems of Equity and Access in Education: A Case of School-Merging Policy 2. Multilingual Education (MLE) for Inclusion: The Case of a Tribal Community Part II: Women and Minorities in Higher Education 3. Legitimising Patriarchy in the Private Educational System? A Case Study of a Women’s University in Rajasthan 4. The Inclusion of Minorities in the Changing Dynamics of Education Part III: Youth, Urban Marginality and Education: A Contested Terrain 5. Education, Youth and the Labour Market: A Case of Urban Marginalities 6. Educational Choices of Gujjars in the Urban Peripheries 7. Contesting Learning Spaces in Higher Education: Problems of Language Acquisition Part IV: Knowledge and Labour Market: Redefining Skills and Aspirations 8. Higher Education and Knowledge-Based Industries: Understanding Geographical Preferences 9. Students’ Aspirations for Social Sciences: Explorations from a Field Survey 10. Imparting Vocational Education and Training Through Higher Education Institutions: An Integrative Model