Recent Developments and Trends in Education : With Special Reference to India

Contents: Preface. 1. Right to education: Amendment in the Constitution (2002) Universalisation of elementary education. 2. Education in the Tenth Five Year Plan (2002-2007). 3. Early childhood care and education: comparative study of E-9 High Population Countries. 4. Financial Estimates of the Expert Group for Making Elementary Education a Fundamental Right (1999). 5. Secondary education for the twenty-first century. 6. Education for fundamental duties: Verma Committee Report (1999). 7. Value education: Chavan Committee Report (1999) Programme for value education. 8. Teaching of learning to live together. 9. Inter-faith values of education for a global society. 10. Human rights education. 11. Education for prevention of AIDS: AIDs Education Programme in schools: Resources on AIDS education. 12. Education for the prevention of drug abuse and smoking. 13. Environmental education. 14. Vocational education: Exploring vocational education reforms. 15. Population education: action framework. 16. Education of the children with disabilities. 17. Education rights of the minorities Supreme Court Judgement (October 31, 2002). 18. Education for street and working children in India. 19. Education and challenges of science and technology. 20. Adult, continuing and non-formal education. 21. Empowerment of women through education and other socio-economic measures. 22. Education and guidance of Indian adolescents. 23. Correspondence education, distance education and open education. 24. Teachers for the twenty-first century. 25. Strategies for a university -- industry cooperative programming in science technology and engineering in India. 26. Quality higher education: comparative data on select countries. 27. Education and human development comparative data on select countries. 28. Quality issues in elementary education. 29. Universalisation of secondary education and its financing in India. 30. Financing of higher and technical education. 31. Girl's education and common school system. 32. Textbooks. 33. Education of SC/ST children and special needs under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. 34. Autonomy in higher education. 35. Development of ECCE, primary education and adult education in India in global context. 36. Reconstructing National Curriculum: National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2005. 37. Sachar Committee Report (2005-06). 38. Major observations and recommendations of the National Knowledge Commission (2006). 39. S.S.A. component: Major observations and recommendations (Draft) of The Working Group on Elementary Education and Adult Literary for the Eleventh Plan. 40. Teacher Education Component: Major observation and recommendations of The Working Group on Elementary and Adult Literacy for the Eleventh Plan. 41. Adult literacy component: Major observation and recommendations of The Working Group on Elementary and Adult Literacy for the Eleventh Plan. 42. Major observations and recommendations of the working group on secondary and vocational education for the Eleventh Five Year Plan. 43. Major observations and recommendations of the working group on higher education during the Eleventh Plan. 44. Education in the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012).

"The role of education in meeting the emerging socio-economic challenges of the twenty-first century, especially in the context of ICT Revolution, is the highlights of the book. It embraces in its orbit a multitude of issues from early childhood care to education for peace, Eleventh Five Year Plan with facts and figures which are suitably culled from authentic sources and annual reports.

Since most of the topics discussed form part of the teacher training modules, the book may prove useful to prospective and the serving teachers. Social scientists engaged in research may also find valuable material in this volume." (jacket)