{"product_id":"navigating-the-labyrinth-perspectives-on-indias-higher-education-9789352872763","title":"Navigating the Labyrinth: Perspectives on India's Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Devesh Kapur and Pratap Bhanu Mehta\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDemographic changes, economic growth and integration into the global economy, the rising demand for higher education, and the increase in the number of private colleges have led to a massive expansion in Indian higher education. However, much of this expansion has been of dubious quality, the result of severe regulatory and governance failures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book analyses the multiple and complex challenges facing higher education in India, and suggests possible solutions. The contributors highlight a range of issues facing higher education today, through a deeply moving account of the decline of a college in north Bihar; discussions on the various types of post-secondary educational institutions; initiatives such as community colleges; and the financing and governance of higher education in India. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The book combines diverse methodologies: ethnography of institutions, case studies and data-based work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616488251543,"sku":"9789352872763","price":911.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789352872763.webp?v=1769294925","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/navigating-the-labyrinth-perspectives-on-indias-higher-education-9789352872763","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}