Emerging Trends in Higher Education : Concepts and Practices

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Cover Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Role of the State Chapter 1: Education, Democracy and Development References Chapter 2: Civic Education, Pluralism and the Indispensable Role of the State The Overall Argument The Centrality of Civic Education Conceptions of Civic Education The Public Ramifications of Education as a Private Good The Moral Psychology of Homo Oeconomicus The Current Situation Promotion of Well-being, Not GDP, as the Aim of Economic Activity Fraternity as a Supreme Civic Good to be Secured by Education Equal Education Opportunities: A Means for Subverting the Perpetuation of Inequality An Intermingling of Populations Incognizant of Fellow-citizens Moral Education and the Development of Mutual Respect The Provision of Education as a Universal Good Challenges to the State Provision of Education The State as Monopoly Provider and its Often-manifest Shortcomings Accountability Problems of Respect for Religious and Cultural Diversity in a Common School Conclusion: The Challenges of Providing a High-quality State Education System Notes Chapter 3: State and Education: The Nordic Model in Action Introduction The Nordic Welfare Model The Three Functions of Education: Socioeconomic Development, Equality, Health and Well-being The Nordic Model of Education Outcomes of the Nordic Model The Future of the Nordic Model and the Pressures of Market Forces and Globalization References Chapter 4: Towards Democratization of Education in India Democratization of Education: An Integral Part of Human Equality and Freedom The Impact on a Caste and Class-ridden Society of Underfunding Public Education The Influence of the Profit-seeking Private Sector on Indian Education Democratization of Access to Higher Education Note References Chapter 5: Democracy, Decentralized Planning and Devolution of Power in Education Chapter 6: Education for Democracy, Secularism and Inclusive Growth Education to be Rooted in and Guided by Constitutionalism Diversity to be Understood and Preserved Rule of Law: The Cornerstone of Democracy Equality to be Achieved Through Inclusive Education Secularism: An Ideal Without an Alternative to Indian Situation The Role of the State in Education Part II: Impact of Neo-Liberal Policies Chapter 7: Producing Difference: Neoliberalism, Neoconservatism and the Politics of Educational Reform Gritty Materialities Right Turn New Markets, Old Traditions Markets and Performance False Hopes Connecting Markets and Testing Privileging Privilege National Curriculum and National Testing Managerialism and Professionalism Curriculum Planning and Recontextualization Creating Educational Triage Conclusion References Chapter 8: Pupil Empowerment in Schools: Limits and Possibilities Introduction Defining Pupil Voice Drivers Behind the Promotion of Pupil Voice in England Children’s Rights Active Citizenship School Improvement Personalization The Policy and Sociological Issues Raised by the Research Problematizing Notions of ‘Voice’ Pupil Voice as Incorporation? Pupil Voice as Responsibilization? Pupil Voice as Consumerism? Pupil Voice and Teacher Professionalism Conclusion Note References Chapter 9: Movement and Stasis in the Neoliberal Re-orientation of Schooling and the University Introduction Movement and Stasis Neoliberal Re-articulations The Unmaking and Remaking of Schooling Virtualization Vocationalization Fiscalization Conclusion Notes References Chapter 10: Providing Quality School Education to All Children Introduction Differences in Access to Education Across Social Categories Strategies for the Future Central Legislation for the Right to Education, Backed by Financial Commitment Expansion of Functional Literacy More Flexibility in Disbursal of Funds Decentralization and Greater Local Autonomy Planning for School Infrastructure Enabling and Regulating Mechanisms for Private Schools Database on School Education More Coordination Between Departments National Evaluating Body for Monitoring Quality Revamp of School Inspection System Incentives for and Accountability of School Teachers Training of School Teachers Reforms in the Curriculum and the Examination System Changes in the Examination System Language Issues Interventions to Ensure Access of Educationally Deprived Categories Notes Chapter 11: Curricular Development and Value Education: A Tentative Outline Plurality and Pluralism ‘Thin’ and ‘Thick’ Conceptions Understanding Developmental Time and Space (Timeplaces) Adjudicatory National Educational Policies The Human Right to Be Different Democratic Secular Education and the Crisis and Virus of Incivility The Vedic Sciences Case Notes Chapter 12: Curriculum Reforms in India Mobilizing the Debate Discourse Community Establishing the Child's Agency Construction of Knowledge The B.El. 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Programme Beyond Common-sense Theorizing Building on the Child’s Language Language Across the Curriculum From Curriculum to Syllabus and Textbooks Colonialism and the Challenge of Independence: Curriculum Reforms in India Conclusion Notes Part III: Environment and Development Chapter 13: Environment and developmental Education: Immediate Indian Challenges The Cultural Pull Environmental Education in School Curriculum Rooted in Human Feelings Post-rio thrusts Teacher Education The Tertiary Level Impact of Environmental Education Changes and Challenges Population Growth HIV/AIDS Media Transformation, Computers and Communication Missing Girls and Female Foetcide Techno-scientific Development and Market Forces Conclusion References Chapter 14: Education Towards Sustainable Development Definition of Sustainable Development Present Concept Conflicting views on Sustainable Development UN Initiatives India’s Initiatives New Paradigm Hands-on Activities Case Studies Curriculum and Sustainable Development Teacher Empowerment Role of NCERT Reinforcing Sustainable Habits Note Chapter 15: Environment, Development and Education Aims of Environmental Education What is Meant by Environmental Education Chapter 16: Education for Sustainable Environment and Development Understanding Sustainability Achieving Sustainability: The Role of Education Improving Basic Education: The First Priority Reorienting Existing Education to Address Sustainable Development: The Second Priority Developing Public Understanding, Awareness and Training: The Third Priority Environment Education for Sustainable Development The Content of Environmental Education Components of Environmental Education How Environmental Education Can Be Achieved Conclusion References Chapter 17: Development and Environment Ethics and Economics Ethics and Climate Change Education for Profitability Value Orientation and Environmental Education Role of Universities in Environmental Education Part IV: Social Justice Chapter 18: Modes of Overcoming Social Exclusion Through Education: Analysis of Two Accounts from Pre- and Post-Independence India Learning from Labour Learning to Labour: The Exclusion of Labour in Learning Observations The Children of Labouring Parents The Teachers at School Selected Curricular Themes in Relation to Child Labour Conclusion References Chapter 19: Paradigm of Education for Social Transformation: Role of Open University System in Creating Culture-based Social Developmental Education Rationale and Context The Present Education System The State Policy Failure to Evolve Quality Education for All Education for Sustainable Development The Role of the State in Education: The Class-Versus-Mass Approach The Role of the State in Education: The Dilemma Between Private-Versus-Public Institutions The Search for an Indian Developmental Education Model The Approach A Model of Social Developmental Education The Constructivist Pedagogy of Education Situated Learning and Situated Development Developmental Education: Linking Education with Production and Marketing Connected Society Social Mobilization and Empowerment Society Organizational Units: The Parivar and the Community The Community Resource-based Developmental Education The Global Model The Mass-personalized Locality Model The Third Model of Development Social Goals Social Capital and Social Credit Social Capital and Social Credit Development Values and Valuation: A Scale Economy with Sustainability: Scale Between Social Service and Selfishness Social Business Companies Marketing Development The Need for Social Business Companies Kerala Open University Model: Cooperative and Non-competitive Acknowledgements References Chapter 20: Modernity and its Impact on the Sociology of Education Genesis of Modern Education in India: The Background Education in Pre-British India Education in Colonial India Education in the Post-Independence Period Working out a Suitable Pedagogy for Teaching Teaching of Social Sciences: The Context Linking Teaching to Research Strengthening Social Science Institutions A Conducive Academic Atmosphere Constraints in Making Viable Options in Teaching and Pedagogy Note References Chapter 21: Educating Young Citizens: Gender Equality and Global Democratic Issues New Global Citizenship Agendas: Youth Citizenship The Relational World of Gender Educating for and Against Gender Difference Globalization and Individualization: A New Gendered Generation Conclusion Acknowledgements References The Editors and Contributors Index