Education and Empowerment in India Policies and practices [Hardcover]

This book explores the critical linkages between education and empowerment of women, marginalized groups and other disadvantaged sections of society. It:

• Provides an overview of educational policies and practices from Indias independence to the present day, and tracks relevant changes and amendments.
• Examines a range of issues connected with education such as the Right to Education Act; empowerment and community mobilization; higher education challenges and other emerging topics.
• Brings together both theoretical postulates and empirical findings.

List of Tables and Figures. List of Abbreviations. Foreword. Acknowledgements. About the Editor and Contributors. Introduction Part 1: Education and Empowerment: Perspectives and Overviews 1. Education and Citizenship: Beyond the Right Based Approach 2. Perspectives on Education and Social Empowerment: The Indian Context 3.Conscientiza??o, Everyday Struggle and Transformative Education: Towards a Framework for Effective Community-Education Linkage Part 2: Education of the Disadvantaged: Scheduled Class, Scheduled Tribes, Minorities and Girls 4. Education and Emancipation: The Saga and Ideology of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 5. State Policy, Education and Tribes 6. Faltering Steps to Modern Education: The Ho Adivasis of Colonial Singhbhum 7. Disparities in Access to Higher Education: Persistent Deficit of Muslims 8.Enabling Equality: Girls' Education, Social Norms and Community Interventions Part 3: Educational Policies and Programmes 9. Policy Reform and Education Development in a Federal Context: Reflections on the Uneven Process of Change in Bihar 10.Exploring the legacy of three innovative prlÓ: