Exploring Education and Democratization in South Asia : Research, Policy, and Practice |
Autore | Saeed Tania |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (261 pages) |
Disciplina | 379.54 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
IyengarRadhika
WitensteinMatthew A BykerErik Jon |
Collana | South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice Series |
ISBN | 3-031-47798-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
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 & -- 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. |
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Saeed Tania | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Participatory Action Research and Educational Development : South Asian Perspectives / / edited by Huma Kidwai, Radhika Iyengar, Matthew A. Witenstein, Erik Jon Byker, Rohit Setty |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XXIX, 290 p.) |
Disciplina |
370.116
370.9 |
Collana | South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice |
Soggetto topico |
International education
Comparative education Education and state Asia - History International and Comparative Education Educational Policy and Politics History of South Asia |
ISBN | 3-319-48905-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction: Participatory Action Research and Education – Key Approaches and Debates -- Chapter 1. Defining PAR to Refine PAR: Theorizing Participatory Action Research in South Asian Educational Contexts -- Chapter 2. Utilizing “a version of PAR” to explore children’s voices on inclusion: The case of two primary schools in Bangladesh -- Chapter 3. The ASER ‘Translating Policy into Practice’ Toolkit: From Participatory Action Research to Evidence-Based Action -- Chapter 4. Northern Province Education System in Sri Lanka: Participatory Review, Recommendation, Implementation and Monitoring -- Chapter 5. Unpacking Participation: The Case of Child-Centered Pedagogy in India -- Chapter 6. Learning and evolving in Hybrid Learning: a PAR perspective -- Chapter 7. Reclaiming the collective: challenging neoliberal ideology through PAR -- Chapter 8. Applying participatory action research to program evaluation in education policy -- Case Study 1: Photovoice & Girls’ Education in Gujarat, India -- Case Study 2: Utilizing memoing as a reflexive tool in PAR -- Case Study 3: One Moment of Participatory Data Analysis -- Case Study 4: Shikshagiri – Including Marginalised children in Policy and Praxis of Education -- Conclusion: Reading and Rewriting South Asia. . |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Teaching and Teacher Education : South Asian Perspectives / / edited by Rohit Setty, Radhika Iyengar, Matthew A. Witenstein, Erik Jon Byker, Huma Kidwai |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (367 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina |
370.954
379.54 |
Collana | South Asian Education Policy, Research, and Practice |
Soggetto topico |
Teachers - Training of
International education Comparative education Asia - History Education and state Teaching and Teacher Education International and Comparative Education History of South Asia Educational Policy and Politics |
ISBN | 3-030-26879-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: Focusing on Practice -- 2. Outcome-based Education (OBE) in Accounting in Sri Lanka: Insights for Teacher Education -- 3. Paradoxes in Teacher Education: Voices from the Indian Context -- 4. Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and Teacher change in India and South Asian Nations: An Analysis of Literature and Policy Documents -- 5. "What Can We Do If They Are Not Getting?": Perspectives of Teachers on Inclusive Education in a Low-Fee paying Private English Medium School -- 6. Exploring the Gender Gap in Reading in Pakistan -- 7. Mapping workflows and perceptions of Dehli's government school teachers. 8. Active learning reform in the Maldives: What works for whom under what circumstances -- 9. Barriers to Effectiveness in the Classroom: Three Cases of Novice Teachers in Bangladesh -- 10. People, not numbers: Using data to humanize and strengthen teacher support systems in India -- 11. Designing for Technology Enabled Reflective Practice: Teachers' Voices on Participating in a Connected Learning Practice -- 12. Transformative Problem-Posing Teacher Education: A Framework for Engaging with Teachers' Beliefs through Teacher Education in India -- 13. Not under my Parachute: How co-curricular offerings exacerbate inequities under the Right to Education Act -- 14. Teacher Preparation for Environmental Education and Education for Sustainable Development in India -- 15. Pastoral Care Teaching: Effectively and Affectively -- 16. The Sastras of Teacher Education in South Asia: Conclusion. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910357857203321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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