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Author Profile

Dr. Rabiya Yaseen Bazaz is working as a Lecturer at the Centre for Women's Studies and Research, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. She has completed her doctoral degree from the Department of Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. She has published numerous research papers in Scopus and Web of Science indexed Journals. Her areas of interest are Sociology of Education, Sociology of Work and Employment, Gender and Development, Social Policy and Development, Social Inequality and Stratification. Prof. Mohammad Akram is Professor of Sociology at Department of Sociology, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh (India). He has authored three books (Sociology of Health 2014; Sociology of Sanitation 2015; Tribal Health 2008), edited two books and co-edited one book (Development, Health and Globalisation 2015) previously. He has published numerous research papers in Scopus and Web of Science indexed Journals. Prof. Akram is interested in exploring social determinants of health, sanitation, employment and education focussing on equity, social policy and inclusive development. His research is helpful in developing parameters for human, social and sustainable development of marginalized groups including tribes, scheduled castes, minorities, women and migrant workers. He is teaching PG and UG students for more than twenty years and has supervised several Ph.D. and M.Phil. students.

About The Book

National Education Policy 2020 envisages, there is also a need to understand the larger education scenario that the nation is presently unfolding and the extant to which the present policies and programmes are addressing the long-term education related goals and targets of the MDGs and SDGs launched at global level.This book, Education in Contemporary India: Sociological Discourses is an effort to study the system of education in India in contemporary context by using sociological lens. Sociological theories and perspectives are very helpful in unfolding the intricacies of any layered phenomenon in its best suitable contextual framework. This book is organised in four sections and each of these explain some important dimensions of the state of education in India. This book would certainly meet the needs of students, research scholars and teachers coming from different disciplines of Social Sciences and Humanities including Sociology, Social Work, Women Studies (Gender Studies), Education, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, and General Studies. Going beyond the academia, this book would be helpful even for the social activists, professionals and other stake holders to have a comprehensive framework to systematically and scientifically assess the achievements of the past so that they can play their due role in building the future.

Table of Contents

Preface Section I Sociology of Education: Introduction and Theoretical Perspectives Chapter: 1 Education and Sociology of Education Chapter: 2 Functional and Social Democratic Perspectives on Education Chapter: 3 Conflict Perspective on Education Chapter: 4 Interactionist and Feminist Perspectives on Education Chapter: 5 Postmodernism and Other Contemporary Discourses on Education Section II State, Right to Education and Education System in India Chapter: 6 Types and Levels of Education Chapter: 7 Constitutional Provisions and Right to Education in India Chapter: 8 School Education in India: Institutions, Frameworks and Schemes Chapter: 9 Higher Education in India: Institutions and Schemes Section III Policies, Programmes and Background of Modern Education in India Chapter: 10 Policies and Interventions Related to Education during British Rule in India Chapter: 11 Education Policies in India Chapter: 12 Education in India: Important Government Programmes and Schemes Section IV Education, Social Stratification and Marginalised Groups Chapter: 13 Women Education in India: Recommendations of Various Committees and Government Schemes Chapter: 14 Educational Status of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Appendix A: National Education Policy 2020 on School Education Appendix B: National Education Policy 2020 on Higher Education Index