Politics, Policy and Higher Education in India by Sunandan Roy Chowdhury (Englis

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Considering the evolution of Indian higher education policy from British colonial rule to modern day India, this pivot examines key policy issues in fields as diverse as language, nationalism and economic development.

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Considering the evolution of Indian higher education policy from British colonial rule to modern day India, this pivot examines key policy issues in fields as diverse as language, nationalism and economic development. Focusing on India's relationship with the world at large and the state of class conflict in India's universities, it assesses the country's politics as they have impacted education policy, as well as the state of higher education and of universities in India. The book contends that India's elite and power-stream have developed a higher education policy that has successfully catered to the creation and reproduction of a tiny economic elite which excludes the largest sections of higher education institutions and society. This skewed policy and its concomitant development has led to India remaining a pygmy nation when it comes to living standards or innovation in natural and social sciences. Through cutting edge interdisciplinary research, this pivot offers an insightful addition to the debate on higher education thinking, in India and further afield, across the realms of politics, policy and philosophy.

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Considering the evolution of Indian higher education policy from British colonial rule to modern day India, this pivot examines key policy issues in fields as diverse as language, nationalism and economic development. Focusing on India's relationship with the world at large and the state of class conflict in India's universities, it assesses the country's politics as they have impacted education policy, as well as the state of higher education and of universities in India. The book contends that India's elite and power-stream have developed a higher education policy that has successfully catered to the creation and reproduction of a tiny economic elite which excludes the largest sections of higher education institutions and society. This skewed policy and its concomitant development has led to India remaining a pygmy nation when it comes to living standards or innovation in natural and social sciences. Through cutting edge interdisciplinary research, this pivot offers an insightful addition to the debate on higher education thinking, in India and further afield, across the realms of politics, policy and philosophy.

Author Biography

Sunandan Roy Chowdhury received his PhD in education from Delhi University in 2013. In 2002-03 he was a fellow of the Open Society Institute/Central European University (part of the Soros Foundation) in Budapest and he taught Asian Studies at Satakunta University, Finland from 2006 to 2011. Founding editor of Sampark Global Journal, he is currently a visiting professor at the Centre for Research in Education and Social Transformation, Kerala, India.

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Brahmin Language, Hindu Growth: Politics and Power of English Language in India.- Western University, Indian Nationalisms.- Cold War to Brand Wars: Global Processes, Developmental Visions and Indian Higher Education.- Class Struggles in Class Rooms: Conflict, Politics and the Indian University.- Elite Institutions, Dismal Development: Poverty of Indian Higher Education .- Conclusion: Towards A Democratic Higher Education.

Review

"This book provides a valuable perspective of observing higher education by putting it in a larger panoramic context of history, society and politics. In an effort to unveil the political ideas and policy thinking behind higher education policy, this book is insightful across the realms of politics, policy and philosophy." (Junqing Zhai, Journal of Education Policy, January, 2019)

Review Quote

"This book provides a valuable perspective of observing higher education by putting it in a larger panoramic context of history, society and politics. In an effort to unveil the political ideas and policy thinking behind higher education policy, this book is insightful across the realms of politics, policy and philosophy." (Junqing Zhai, Journal of Education Policy, January, 2019)

Feature

Examines key policy issues in the fields of language, nationalism and economic development and their impact on education policy Considers the question of inequality at the heart of India's higher education system Argues for a renewal of thinking regarding India's higher education policy

Details ISBN9811353069 ISBN-10 9811353069 ISBN-13 9789811353062 Format Paperback Author Sunandan Roy Chowdhury Language English Year 2018 Publication Date 2018-12-12 Pages 163 Publisher Springer Verlag, Singapore Imprint Springer Verlag, Singapore Place of Publication Singapore Country of Publication Singapore DEWEY 306.43 UK Release Date 2018-12-12 Illustrations X, 163 p. Edition Description Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2017 Alternative 9789811050558 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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