Methods An advisory e-user group comprising ministry personnel, teacher educators,
educational researchers, NGOs, foundations and other development partners offered advice …

Primary education is widely perceived to have a key role in reducing poverty and is
positively associated with development-related outcomes such as improving productivity …

This paper reports on findings from a large sample survey in the states of India that account
for two thirds of the children out of school. It then examines the feasibility of the central …

India will soon be the world's most populated country and its political development will
shape the world of the 21st century. Yet Hindu nationalism–at the helm of contemporary …

Quality professional development is indisputably central to building, improving and
sustaining the quality of teacher professionals. Focusing on experiences in Tanzania, this …

Current paradigms of 'development'generally serve mobile pastoralist groups poorly: their
visibility in policy processes is minimal, and their mobility is constructed by the powerful as a …

The World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal approved a comprehensive vision of
Education for All (EFA) to be achieved by 2015 based on the six goals. The six goals relate …

Most debates and discussions on India's growth story or poverty levels or increasing social
strife invariably veer around to education: the lack of it, its relevance in today's world, its …

Purpose–This chapter discusses an education law recently enacted in India–The Right of
Children to Free and Compulsary Education–its implementation plan and potential …

As the numbers of children attending school in India rises rapidly ensuring a productive
learning experience for every student is a huge challenge. Quality is central to the …