The papers in this volume, presented at a seminar organised by north east India council for social science research, attempt to explore the status of education in north east India and its role in the development of the region. They address a range of issues concerning elementary, secondary and higher education, adult education, distance education and women education. Tracing the reasons for failure to achieve the target of education policies, the contributors try to relate the social and economic development with the expansion of education in the northeast. The role of voluntary associations in educational development is also analysed. The book will be useful for teachers, researchers, students, policy makers and development agencies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Biloris Lyndem
Biloris Lyndem is Professor and Head of the Centre of Dsitance Education, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong and Coordinator of IGNOU Study Centre, Shillong. She is also the director of the College Development Council, NEHU. Prof Lynedm has been the Director of State Resources Centre, NEHU since its foundation in 1987. In 1999, She won the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Award for Women Empowerment in recognition of her grassroots level efforts towards empowering women through literacy. Prof. Lyndem is author of the Tryst with Literacy: A Meghalaya Experience and of several research papers on distance education mass education and higher education in general.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Utpal Kumar De
Dr. Utpal Kumar De (b. 1968) has completed M.Sc. and M. Phil. in Economics from the University of Burdwan. He also acquired Ph.D. in economics from the university of Burdwan. Formerly, a Lecturer in Analytical and applied Economics at Tripura University, Tripura, currently Dr. De is a Reader in Economics at North-Easter Hill University, Shillong, Meghaalaya. His research interests are in Agricultural Economics, Rural Development and Environmental and Resource Economics. Dr. De has participated in several national and international seminars and conferences. He has contributed more than a dozen of articles in several reputed journals and also completed a number of research projects in agricultural economics. However, it is his maiden venture.
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