The Future of Higher Education in India

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The book analyses various challenges emanating from privatization, globalization and public financial crunch to understand the future directions of higher education in India. The book presents a careful understanding of structure, finance and governance of higher education and advocates a new way to look at increasing the capability of students to secure their future. Attention has also been drawn to the inequalities prevailing in the system of higher education and pursuing inclusive approach so as to have sufficient employment opportunities for students in the labour market. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with the future in terms of university structure and functions, Part 2 deals with the future of financing higher education and Part 3 deals with capabilities required by teachers for the future of universities. It is an interesting collection of various themes in different chapters which are authored by serious researchers. All policy makers, university administrators and teachers and researchers of higher education interested in governance, financing, teaching as well as research in the area of higher education will find the contents of the book relevant. The book will benefit in understanding the challenges of higher education and help remodel the future of higher education in India. Front Matter ....Pages i-xii Contesting the Present in the Evolution of Public Higher Education (Sudhanshu Bhushan)....Pages 1-20 Front Matter ....Pages 21-21 The Emergence and Expansion of Indian Universities Before Independence: A Historical Perspective (Mona Sedwal)....Pages 23-40 Teachers’ University Revisit to Dr. B. R. Ambedkar (Sudhanshu Bhushan)....Pages 41-53 World Ranking of Universities: What Does It Entail for the Future (Saumen Chattopadhyay)....Pages 55-76 Global Wars, National Legacies, and State Controls: The Dilemmas of Institutionalism of Public Universities (Manisha Priyam)....Pages 77-93 The World-Class University Discourse: Disentangling the Conflict Between Efficiency and World Class-Ness (Aishna Sharma)....Pages 95-112 Idea of a University: Rethinking the Indian Private Universities Context (Sangeeta Angom)....Pages 113-130 Front Matter ....Pages 131-131 Future of Higher Education Financing and Governance (Sudhanshu Bhushan)....Pages 133-146 Shifts in the Financing of Higher Education (P. Geetha Rani)....Pages 147-164 Pattern and Determinants of Household Expenditure on Higher Education: Evidence from Rural Odisha (Pradeep Kumar Choudhury)....Pages 165-180 Impact of Public Education Expenditure Across Different Levels on Higher Education Access in India: A Panel Data Study (Sandhya Dubey)....Pages 181-194 Factors Influencing Household Expenditure on Private Tutoring in Higher Education (Anuneeta Mitra, Nivedita Sarkar)....Pages 195-212 Front Matter ....Pages 213-213 Higher Education Policy: Accountability Versus Capabilities (Sudhanshu Bhushan)....Pages 215-226 Capabilities of Students (Jitsun Lamo)....Pages 227-245 Unpacking the Experiences of a Teacher as a Professional Through the Framework of Capability Approach (Isha Verma)....Pages 247-258 Understanding Accessibility, Inclusion and Performance of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Case Study of University of Delhi (Shalini Saksena, Rashmi Sharma, Bipin Kumar Tiwary)....Pages 259-278 Freedom from Autonomy: A Critique on the New Managerialism in Higher Education (Amruth G. Kumar)....Pages 279-290 Higher Education in India: Refocusing Faculty Development (Neeru Snehi)....Pages 291-306 Pathways to Internationalization in Indian Higher Education: Reflections on Policy Options (Rashim Wadhwa)....Pages 307-328