Introduction Section 1: Deconstructing Inclusion, Quality and Learning 1. Quality, Inclusion and Equality in Education – The Elusive Triad Revisited 2. How do Students Perform at school-level? A Cross Sectional Analysis at National level 3. Adolescent Children- Angst to Complete Secondary School Education: A Perspective 4. Adult Learning and Education in and post-Covid-19 Times 5. The Significance of Medium of Instruction in the Schooling of Disadvantaged Muslims Section 2: Addressing Equity Issues across the Education Spectrum 6. Mapping Gender in School Education at Primary Level in India 7. Equity in Access and Learning: A Way Forward for Secondary Education in India 8. Equity in Higher Education and Education for All: Critical Considerations Section 3: School Management for Quality Inclusive Education 9. Persisting Challenge of Contract Teachers in Government Schools of India 10. Principal's Leadership Role in Mapping Synergies for School Improvement: Reflections from Policies and Researches 11. Towards a Framework for Effective School Management: Diverse Partnerships for Quality Inclusive Education Section 4: Influences on Policy and Insights into Educational Reform 12. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad: Planning a National Education System in the 1950s. 13. The The Drivers and Inhibitors of EFA - Policy Change and Implementation in Ghana and India 14. Privatisation and Commercialisation of Higher Education: The Caste and Politics Nexus in State Policies 15. Rethinking lCÅ