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Unit 1 Colonialism and Modern Education
- Modern education in India; Impact of Colonialism on traditional systems of education; Emergence or modern school system and universities
- Women and modern education: educational endeavors of
Rokeya Sultana, Pandita Ramabai, Jyotiba and Savitribai Phule
- Aims and purpose of colonial education and
alternative visions with reference to Nai Taleem of
Gandhi and My school of Tagore
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Unit 2 Going to school and college in India
- Education and Development with reference to Human
Development Index, Gender Development Index.
- Factors affecting access to different levels of
education; the need for Right to Education.
- Challenges and issues in development of education:
regional disparities, gender, religious, class and caste based variations in education based on an
introduction to reading of data
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Unit 3 Constitution and Education
- Importance of Constitutional values and their
relevance to education
- Provisions in the Constitution relevant to education:
Acts and Amendments; religious minority and linguistic minority Rights,
Rights against discrimination, Right to equality, and Right to Education
- Education and the role of Center and State: Union,
State and Concurrent lists, Panchayati Raj and local bodies
- Role of Judiciary, Legislature and Executive in
education with specific. reference to RTE Act 2009 (21 A) and other
amendments
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