07793nam 22004573 450 991083827900332120240222080219.03-031-47798-7(MiAaPQ)EBC31169174(Au-PeEL)EBL31169174(EXLCZ)993043743860004120240222d2024 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierExploring Education and Democratization in South Asia Research, Policy, and Practice1st ed.Cham :Springer International Publishing AG,2024.©2024.1 online resource (261 pages)South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice Series3-031-47797-9 Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Images -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The South Asian Context -- Overview of the Book -- References -- Chapter 2: Illuminating the Shadow Education Mechanism of Neoliberal Governmentality in Bangladesh -- Introduction -- Situating Shadow Education in Bangladesh -- State Response to Private Tutoring -- Neoliberalism and Its Uses -- Neoliberal Globalization of Education -- Neoliberal Globalization of Education in Bangladesh -- Neoliberal Globalization as Governmentality -- Technologies of Self and Responsibilization -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Competition Exams and Topper Praise in India: A Media Case Study in Educational (In)equality -- Introduction -- Reviewing the Literature: The Global Prevalence of Standardized Competition Testing -- International Standardized Testing -- National-Level Standardized Testing -- Critiques of Standardized Testing -- Media Propaganda Models -- Methodology -- Findings -- All Aboard for Board Exams -- Competition Exams and Grade Inflation Run Amok -- Topper Praise Propaganda -- Solutions -- Direct &amp -- Indirect Resistance -- Redefining Education in India from Private Good to Public Good -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: Populist Visions and the Issue of Exclusion: An Exploration of Educational Policy Reforms in India and Pakistan -- Introduction: What Is Populism and Its Impact on Education? -- Historical Context to Populism and Hindu Nationalism in India and Pakistan -- Research Approach and Method -- Religious Nationalism as Populist Ground for Educational Policies, Curriculum and Textbooks -- Inclusion-Exclusion as Populist Ground of Education Policies -- Final Thoughts -- References.Chapter 5: Missing Girls on the Margins? Equity, Assessment, and Evaluation in India's New Education Policy -- Introduction -- The KGBV Scheme -- History and Policy Origins -- Assessment and Evaluation -- Democratic Evaluation -- Multicultural Validity -- Methods -- NEP 2020 Assessment Policies and the Interests of KGBV Girls -- How Does NEP 2020 Represent What KGBV Girls' Interests Are? -- What Provisions or Policies Does NEP Establish Specifically for KGBVs? -- What Are the Assessment Strategies in NEP? -- NEP 2020 and Generating Evidence for Equitable Reform -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Unregulated Private Tutoring in India: Educational Inequalities Engendered by the "Light But Tight" National Education Policy 2020 -- Introduction -- Tracing the Policy-Drafting Process of the Proposed Maharashtra Private Tuitions (Regulation) Act: 2014 ~ 2019 -- Drafting and Repetitive Redrafting of the Maharashtra Private Tuitions (Regulation) Act -- "Light But Tight" NEP 2020 -- Change in School Structure -- Assessments and Examinations -- Shifting Focus Away from Infrastructural Requirements to Learning Outcomes -- Peer Tutoring / Trained Volunteers to Support Teaching -- Other Miscellaneous Aspects -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Federalism in Nepal: Early Implications for School Governance -- Introduction -- Decentralization in Education -- Decentralization and School-Based Management in Nepal -- Early, Limited Community Participation in Schools -- Efforts to Increase Community Participation in the New Millennium -- State of School Management on the Eve of Constitutional Reform -- Constitutional Reform of 2015 -- Study Description -- School-Level Actors' School Management Activities -- Schools' Relationships with New Local Governments in 2019 -- Perceived Changes in School Governance under the New Constitution.SMC and Head Teacher Opinions Regarding Proper Roles of Government and Local Actors -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Higher Education Reforms: Unfulfilled Promise of Decentralization in India -- Theoretical Framework: Democratization and Decentralization in Education -- Need for Democratization Within Indian Higher Education -- Implementation of RUSA -- Governance and Autonomy Reforms -- Academic Reforms -- The Way Forward: Democratizing Higher Education Institutions -- References -- Chapter 9: Neoliberal Politics of Education Reforms in India: A Case of De Facto Privatization in University of Delhi Through NEP 2020 -- Introduction -- Background -- University of Delhi: The Epicentre of Indian University Political Economy -- Lower Public Funding in Education Sector in India and South Asian Countries -- Expansion of Privatization in Indian Colleges and Universities -- De Facto Privatization in University of Delhi by the Centre and State Governments -- Declining and Lower Realized Budget of Delhi and Centre Governments -- Four Emerging Challenges in Indian Higher Education: Misgovernance, Inequity, Dropouts and Educated Unemployment -- A. Misgovernance of Common University Entrance Test (CUET): Guinea Pig Students and Coaching Industry -- B. Inequality Generated Through UG Four-Year Programme: One Year Added Cost -- C. Multiple Entry and Exit Options: Formalizing Dropouts -- D. Employability Concern -- Concluding Remarks and Policy Implications -- Appendix -- References -- Chapter 10: Sites of Struggle as Sites of Learning: Student Activism as Counter-Hegemonic Resistance to the Neoliberal University in Pakistan -- Twenty-First-Century Student Activism: A Global Perspective -- Resistance to Neoliberal Governance in Higher Education -- Historical Context -- Undermining Un-speakability -- Alternative Pedagogies.Dynamic Resistance: Social Media, Art and Global Connections -- Concluding Thoughts -- References -- Chapter 11: Mobilizing for Justice: Social Media as a Transformational Tool for Student Activism in Pakistan -- Introduction -- History of the Student Movement in Pakistan -- Digital Spaces and Contemporary Student Activism -- The Students' Solidarity March, November 2019 -- Generating the Debate under Lockdown -- Hybrid Protests -- Media's Response -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12: Democracy and a Quality Education in South Asia: A Conclusion -- Introduction -- Educational Institutions as Reflecting the Tension in Democracy -- International Context of a Quality Education -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice Series379.54Saeed Tania1060727Iyengar Radhika1372037Witenstein Matthew A1726323Byker Erik Jon1726324MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910838279003321Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia4132043UNINA