{"product_id":"india-education-report-a-profile-of-basic-education","title":"India Education Report - A Profile of Basic Education","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Eminent Contributors\u003cbr\u003eR Govinda\/\u003cbr\u003eEditor: R Govinda\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2002\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 362\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 0195657950\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a unique volume presenting, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the status of basic education in India that goes beyond the usual statistics.  It is the outcome of a detailed and reflective review of all aspects of the Indian education system undertaken on the occasion of the world forum on ‘Education for All’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is more than fifty years since the Indian constitution made a commitment to provide free and compulsory education for all up to the age of fourteen.  Although the country has made significant strides in quantitative terms, the promise of providing education for all has remained unfulfilled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The India Education Report’ is a unique volume presenting, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the status of basic education in India that goes beyond the usual statistics on literacy and school enrolment.  It is the outcome of a detailed and reflective review of all aspects of the Indian education system undertaken on the occasion of the world forum on ‘Education for All’, convened in Dakar in 2000.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA key feature of this report is that its contributors are all independent experts who present a critical but purposeful analyses of the scale and complexity of the issues involved.  The reviews not only serve as useful and objective benchmarks on the status of ‘Education for All’ but also\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e•   comprehensively capture the currently scenario of basic education in India\u003cbr\u003e•   address the critical issues and problems stalling the progress towards a fully literate populace\u003cbr\u003e•   critically assess past trends and policies, and outline future prospects\u003cbr\u003e•   present an analytical overview of the situation both in quantitative and qualitative terms white \u003cbr\u003e    addressing regional specificities and differences\u003cbr\u003e•   identify current policies, programmes, and issues characterizing different aspects of basic \u003cbr\u003e    education in India.  These include: literacy campaigns, education of girls childhood care and \u003cbr\u003e    education, education of Dalits and of the urban disadvantaged, problems of teacher \u003cbr\u003e    education, quality of schools and conditions of learning, role of NGOs in education, \u003cbr\u003e    decentralized management and financing of elementary education etc.\u003cbr\u003e•   detail the enhanced role of civil society in the governance and management of education\u003cbr\u003e•   discuss how management of education has been decentralized across the country through \u003cbr\u003e     transfer of power to panchayati raj bodies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume will interest educators, policy-makers, non-governmental organizations, social science researchers, as well as international donor agencies and other bodies actively involved in supporting the provision of education for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTables\u003cbr\u003eBoxes\u003cbr\u003eFigures\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations and Acronyms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 1\u003cbr\u003eProviding Education for all in India: An Overview by R Govinda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART 1\u003cbr\u003eMEETING BASIC LEARNING NEEDS: EXPANDING THE OUTREACH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 2\u003cbr\u003eEarly Childhood Care and Education by Venita Kaul\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 3\u003cbr\u003eEducation of Girls in India: An Assessment by Usha Nayar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 4\u003cbr\u003eChildren, Work and Education, Rethinking on Out-of-School Children by Sharada Jain, Alok Mathur, Shobhita Rajgopal and Juhi Shah\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 5\u003cbr\u003eEducation of Urban Disadvantaged Children by Vandana Chakrabarty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 6\u003cbr\u003eEducation for All: The Situation of Dalit Children in India by Geetha B. Nambissan and Mona Sedwal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 7\u003cbr\u003eEducation among Scheduled Tribes by K. Sujatha\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 8\u003cbr\u003eEducation of Children with Special Needs by Sudesh Mukhopadhyay and M. N. G. Mani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART II\u003cbr\u003eBUILDING PARTNERSHIPS: PUTTING COMMUNITY IN-CHARGE FOR UNIVERSALIZING ELEMENTARY EDUCATION \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 9\u003cbr\u003eDecentralization of Education by Vinod Raina\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 10\u003cbr\u003eRole and Contribution of Non-Governmental Organization in Basic Education\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 11\u003cbr\u003ePrivate Schools and Universal Elementary Education by Anuradha De, Majumdar, Claire Naronha and Meera Samson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART III\u003cbr\u003eMEETING QUALITY CONCERNS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 12\u003cbr\u003eTexts in Context: Development of Curricula, Textbooks, and Teaching Learning Materials\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 13\u003cbr\u003eLearning Conditions and Learner Achievement in Primary Schools: A Review by M. S. Yadav and Meenakshi Bharadwaj with Mona Sedwal and Neeti Gaur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 14\u003cbr\u003eStatus of Elementary Teachers in India: A Review by A.S. Seetharamu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 15\u003cbr\u003eEducating the Educators: Review of Primary Teacher Training by C. Seshadri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART IV\u003cbr\u003eEDUCATION FOR EMPOWERING THE ADULT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 16\u003cbr\u003eIndian Engagement with Adult Education and Literacy by A. Mathew\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 17\u003cbr\u003eEducation beyond Literacy: Changing Concepts and Shifting Goals by C. J. Dawani\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 18\u003cbr\u003eSocial Mobilization and Total Literacy Campaigns by Anita Dighe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 19\u003cbr\u003eEducation and the Status of Women\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART V\u003cbr\u003eMOBILIZING RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 20\u003cbr\u003eFinancing Elementary Education in India by Jandhyala B.G. Tilak\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART VI\u003cbr\u003eLEARNING FROM EXPERIENCE: RECOUNTING SUCCESS STORIES\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 21\u003cbr\u003ePrimary Education in Himachal Pradesh: Examining A Success Story by Anuradha De, Claire Noronha and Meera Samson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 22\u003cbr\u003eFrom Scriptless Status to a Literate Society: The Story of Mizoram’s Uphill Journey by S. Hom Chaudhuri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER 23\u003cbr\u003eProgress towards Education for All: The Case of Tamil Nadu: P. Radhakrishnan and R. 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