Concerns, Conflicts, and Cohesions: Universalization of Elementary Education in India
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The volume addresses vital concerns and conflicts that need urgent attention in advancing India's quest for universalizing elementary education. The dialogue among experts, researchers and practitioners offers theoretical perspectives, identifies systemic constraints and points to institutional rigidities that hamper the spread of good quality basic education. The volume undertakes in-depth analyses, helps understand issues based on the insights of scholars and practitioners, and identifies areas of action for ensuring social cohesion and relevance. It also addresses specific concerns, especially of girls and the socially marginalized groups. The essays draw attention to faulty assumptions, persistent disparities and inadequate commitment to inclusive education, resulting in the neglect of pre-school, out-of-school, over-age, and working children. Detailed case studies draw attention to systemic deficiencies in school management and administration of the education system.
1 Towards universalizing elementary education : emerging issues and challenges Preet Rustagi Rustagi, Preet 32 Universalizing elementary education : a review of progress, policies and problems Jandhyala B. G. Tilak Tilak, Jandhyala B. G. 333 Measuring educational development and disparities Dhir Jhingran Jhingran, Dhir Deepa Sankar Sankar, Deepa 724 Inequities in elementary education Sunil Batra Batra, Sunil 1025 Systemic barriers to equity in education Vimala Ramachandran Ramachandran, Vimala 1256 The challenge of quality Krishna Kumar Kumar, Krishna 1537 Changing mindsets about quality Rahul Mukhopadhyay Mukhopadhyay, Rahul 1728 The open classroom and its critics Padma M. Sarangapani Sarangapani, Padma M. 1919 Women's education or 'schooling' for women - contested terrain Sadhna Saxena Saxena, Sadhna 21010 Enhancing child learning in Andhra Pradesh S. Galab Galab, S. H. Moestue Moestue, H. P. Antony Antony, P. A. McCoy McCoy, A. C. Ravi Ravi, C. P. Prudhvikar Reddy Reddy, P. Prudhvikar 23011 Children with disabilities Sudesh Mukhopadhyay Mukhopadhyay, Sudesh 25912 Over-age children Usha Menon Menon, Usha 27513 Out-of-school children Afke de Groot de Groot, Afke 29714 Out-of-school and working children Preet Rustagi Rustagi, Preet Balwant Singh Mehta Mehta, Balwant Singh Sunil Kumar Mishra Mishra, Sunil Kumar 314Contributors 339Index 341
