Education and Development (In 2 Volumes)

The development of education and educational system in the country has been a vexing problem for decades, ever since the controversy generated in British days by the famous minute on education by Lord Macaulay. The rapid growth of the economy in the post-Independence years and the rising expectations of the people, have led to a stalemate in education and educationists agree that much needs to be done to reorient the system to the needs of the times. The national policy on education has been announced and the Tenth Plan sets out the policy measures and strategies. However, the task is immense and challenging. The seriousness of the problem does not lend itself to easy and facile solutions. It is against this backdrop that the present volumes have been compiled to point to the perspectives and problems that beset the educational system in the country. It is hoped that the articles and papers will be of use and assistance to both scholars and teachers in the studies of educational reform and rationalisation.