Education in India: Problems and Perspectives (Hardbound - 2019)

The Constitution of India came into force on 26th January, 1950 and since then indigenous ideas have been introduced, new experiments have been conducted and new thrust areas have been identified in different aspects of education in India to keep pace with the developments in society, politics, economics, emotions and sentiments at the national and international levels. A vast and fast developing country like India is bound to encounter new and recurring problems of educational expansion, total quality management, planning, administration, supervision, curriculum, evaluation, teacher education, special education, integrated education, leadership, ecology and guidance services in schools.

This book is an humble attempt to understand some of the afore-said problems of education in their right perspectives and to find out solutions in the light of recommendations of various Committees and Commissions, policies, reports and publications of MHRD, NCERT, NIEPA, NCTE, other institutes, frontline educationists and authors of eminence.

The distinguishing features of the book are lucidity and simplicity of language, uniformity and precision in organisation of facts and figures with scope for reading between lines and beyond suitable for students of Teacher Education Institutions and University Departments of Education.

M. Dash, possesses a brilliant academic record in two disciplines — Education and Psychology. He started his professional career as a lecturer in Psychology in the year 1970. He has put in 30 years of service in various capacities in the SCERT, Orissa and in various teacher education institutions.

He was the Deputy Director, Centrally Sponsored Scheme of IEDC in the Directorate of Teacher Education and SCERT, Orissa, Principal of N.D. Women’s College of Teacher Education, Bhubaneswar, Principal of R.N. IASE, Cuttack, and the Dean of Education of Utkal University, Bhubaneswar. At present, he is the Principal of NKC College of Teacher Education, Angul (Orissa).

He has participated in a number of workshops, seminars and training programmes in the field of primary education including special education organised by NIEPA, NCTE, NCERT and UNICEF. He was selected by the British Council Division to receive advanced training in teacher education in the famous Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh in the year 1983.

He has written a number of books which have been published in Orissa and New Delhi and prescribed by various Universities for use by B.Ed. students and other graduate and post-graduate students of Education. His thesis on MLC in EVS has been published by Moray House College of Education, Edinburgh as a discussion document for overseas students.