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  • Reimagining Development

    Bold Directions Towards a Thriving World

    by Peter Sutoris, Uma Pradhan ...
    Imagining a better future is at the heart of development. But mainstream development models are driven by a very narrow, Western-centric set of ideas about what it means to be human. What could be possible if we let ourselves imagine differently? As our world continues to evolve at breakneck speed and faces unprecedented crises--from the decaying environment to cascading inequality--the need for ... Read more

    $22.79 USD

  • Rethinking Education in the Context of Post-Pandemic South Asia

    Challenges and Possibilities

    Edited by Uma Pradhan, Karen Valentin, Mohini Gupta ...
    Series series Routledge Research in International and Comparative Education
    This edited volume offers new analytical and methodological approaches to the study of education in the post-pandemic educational context, through case studies from countries in South Asia such as Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.Crossing disciplinary and national boundaries to advance collaborative knowledge production in South Asian education, the book explores how different colonial ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

  • Anthropological Perspectives on Education in Nepal

    Educational Transformations and Avenues of Learning

    Edited by Karen Valentin, Uma Pradhan ...
    Series series Education and Society in South Asia
    What is education, and who counts as an 'educated person' amidst competing religious, political, and pedagogical ideologies, which have shaped contemporary educational practices and institutions in Nepal? How have social and political changes, an increasing commodification of education, a continued reliance on foreign aid, and expanded geographical horizons contributed to a reshaping of the ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Language Education, Politics and Technology in South Asia

    Shaping Inclusive Societies, Identities, and Futures

    Edited by Uma Pradhan, Mohini Gupta ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Language Education
    Bringing together research from the fields of linguistics, education and technology within the dynamic context of South Asia, this timely book investigates the ways in which these fields interact with each other against the backdrop of technological innovation, linguistic diversity and socio-political transformation.Developing and expanding on findings and insights originating from a conference ... Read more

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  • Daughters of the Tharu

    Gender, Ethnicity, Religion, and the Education of Nepali Girls

    by Mary Ann Maslak ...
    Series series Reference Books In International Education
    This book explores the complex structural institutions in society, individual attitudes towards, beliefs about and values of those institutions, and the process by which the relationship between the social structure and individual agency conditions and governs girls' educational participation in Nepal. ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Decolonizing Psychology

    Globalization, Social Justice, and Indian Youth Identities

    by Sunil Bhatia ...
    Series series Explorations in Narrative Psychology
    In recent years, the news media has directed a significant amount of attention to the effect of globalization on the second most populous nation in the world: India. With the emergence of new economic opportunities and the influx of foreign popular culture and commodities, India has experienced an enormous sea of change in the last few decades. In Decolonizing Psychology: Globalization, Social ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • The Elementary Education System in India

    Exploring Institutional Structures, Processes and Dynamics

    Edited by Rashmi Sharma, Vimala Ramachandran ...
    This book focuses on the failure of elementary education since Independence, which is usually seen as the result of simplified phrases like 'lack of political will', 'because of poverty', etc. This book looks at the system as a whole: infrastructure, quality of teaching, privatisation, nutritional incentives, curriculum. It contains samples from two states namely Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh. ... Read more

    $70.99 USD

  • Education and Inequality in India

    A Classroom View

    by Manabi Majumdar, Jos Mooij ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series
    Universalization of primary education has been high on the policy agenda in India. This book looks at the reproduction of social inequalities within the educational system in India, and how this is contested in different ways. It examines whether the concept of `education for all’ is just a mechanically conceived policy target to chasing enrolment and attendance or whether it is a larger social ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Disrupting White Mindfulness

    Race and Racism in the Wellbeing Industry

    by Cathy-Mae Karelse ...
    Disrupting White Mindfulness offers a timely commentary on the dominant narratives that shape the mindfulness industry - whiteness, postracialism and neoliberalism. Its positioning as ‘apolitical’ forges institutions that fit comfortably into increasingly divided societies. The race-gender profile of these institutions reveals a White, middle-class profile of decision-makers, educators and staff ... Read more

    $15.89 USD

  • The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village

    by L. N. Venkataraman ...
    Is an equitable distribution of opportunities possible within a stratified social system in which caste-based socio-economic privileges are inherited and social mobility constrained? The Social Construction of Capabilities in a Tamil Village answers this question by analysing the intersections between caste, class and education, and argues that capabilities—that is, the competence or life skills ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Contextualising Educational Studies in India

    Research, Policy and Practices

    Edited by Pradeep Kumar Choudhury, Suresh Babu G.S ...
    This volume presents an interdisciplinary framework to map out contemporary educational studies in India. Based on conceptual tools, quantitative methods and ethnographic accounts drawn from extensive fieldwork, it addresses emerging discourses on educational policies, their operation in the everyday functioning of institutions and actual practices in teaching and learning. Individual chapters ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Re-Imagining Sociology in India

    Feminist Perspectives

    Edited by Gita Chadha, M.T. Joseph ...
    This book maps the intersections between sociology and feminism in the Indian context. It retrieves the lives and work of women pioneers of and in sociology, asking crucial questions of their feminisms and their sociologies. The chapters address the experiential realities of women in the field, pedagogical issues, methodological frameworks, mentoring processes and artistic engagements with ... Read more

    $59.99 USD