He volume is concerned with important issues in education seen in different contexts, from the local to the global. The papers presented in conferences by Prof. G. Pankajam take up aspects from planning to implementation in the education sector. The papers deal with broad issues like the Right to Education, inclusive growth for sustainable development through education, achievement of Millennium Development Gaols and the role of education, and issues of access and equity in the context of higher education with reference to the Twelfth Five Year Plan. They examine internal quality assurance systems and curriculum transaction, technology for rural development, empowerment of women and their development plan, challenges before the youth and conflict resolution education for them. They focus on the role of teachers in building human resources and providing quality education with the emphasis on information and communication technologies, and teacher education in the context of globalisation.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR G. Pankajam
Dr. (Ms.) G. Pankajam had her education at Gandhigram Rural University, Coimbatore Avinashilingam University, M.S. University, Baroda. SNDT Women’s University Bombay and M.K. University, Madurai. Her basic qualifications and interest are Home Science and Education. She has written 15 books both in Tamil and English and about 100 articles in various journals and magazines. These books have been widely used by the academics, administrators, social welfare departments and NGOs. She has been working as Lecturer, Professor and Principal of Lakshmi College of Education at Gandhigram and now she is consultant to many educational institutions. She was warded the Alumni Achievement Award by M.S. University, Baroda and Best Principal Award by Government of Tamil Nadu. Dr. Pankajam has attended and organized many workshops, seminars, conferences, short-term courses at the State, National and International levels and presented her papers. She had been to Bangkok, Singapore, Australia, Japan and England and present papers in International Conferences. She was awarded the Fulbright Fellowship by United Stares of America and was a visiting Professor in Southern University in New Orleans. She visited many universities, colleges and schools in USA and delivered lecturers.
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