Educational Reforms in India for the 21st Century
Contents: Preface. 1. Curriculum defined. 2. International Commission on education for the twenty-first century (1193-96). 3. Teachers for the twenty first century. 4. Comparative curriculum scenario (China, Germany, Japan, Russian federation, U.K. and USA). 5. A brief history of educational reconstruction in India. (Committees and Commissions). 6. Educational reforms for the twenty-first century. 7. Curriculum reviews and implementation in India. 8. Salient features of the national curriculum framework for school education. (2000). 9. A critique of the NCERT curriculum framework. 10. National curriculum framework (NCF) 2005 and its evaluation. 11. Grading system. 12. Ninth Five Year Plan on education (1997-2002). 13. Tenth Five Year Plan on education (2002-2007). 14. Sachar Committee Report (2005-06)--Major recommendations. 15. National knowledge Commission (2006): Major observations and recommendations. 16. Prof. Yash Pal Committee Report (2009: Renovation and rejuvenation of higher education.
Education is fundamental to our all round development, material and spiritual. There are moments in history when a new direction has to be given to it. That moment is today. Accordingly, the book provides an analytical view of the efforts made in India and abroad to revitalise education so as to meet the challenges of 21st century. The deficiencies have been pointed out and prag-matic remedies are discussed.
Recommendations made by the International Commission on Education for the 21st Century, views of eminent Indian educationists, critique of NCERT National Curriculum Framework, Teacher's Education, Multiple dimensions of curriculum and evaluation, comparative global educational policies and comprehensive bibliography of national level committee and commissions are the salient features of the book.
Emphasis has been laid to pay special attention to the determination of our educational priorities on the basis of actual availability of our resources and also class room needs." (jacket)
