Politics of Education in Colonial India

ISBN-13: 9780415728799 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 260 str.

Krishna Kumar

Opis

In retracting from the popular view that India s modern educational policy was shaped almost entirely by Macaulay, this incisive work reveals the complex ideological and institutional rubric of the colonial educational system. It examines its wide-ranging and lasting impact on curriculum, pedagogy, textbooks, teachers role and status, and indigenous forms of knowledge. Recounting the nationalist response to educational reforms, the book reinforces three major quests: "justice" as expressed in the demand for equal educational opportunities for the lower castes; "self-identity" as manifest in the urge to define India s educational needs from within its own cultural repertoire; and the idea of "progress" based on industrialization.

An exceptional contribution to educational theory, including a nuanced discussion of caste, gender and girls education, this book will be invaluable to teachers, scholars and students of education, modern Indian history and sociology of education, and policy makers.

Spis treści

Prologue. I. Introduction Part I: Dynamics of Colonization II. Colonial Citizen as an Educational Ideal III. Appropriate Knowledge: Conflict of Curriculum and Culture IV. Meek Dictator: The Paradox of Teacher’s Personality Part II: Dynamics of the Freedom Struggle V. Pursuit of Equality VI. Quest for Self-Identity VII. Meanings of Progress VIII. Conclusion. Bibliography. About the Author. Index

O autorze

Krishna Kumar is Professor of Education at the University of Delhi and former Director of the National Council for Educational Research and Training (NCERT).