Educational Development Index in India
Educational Development Index in India

Author: Anil K. Yadav

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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The book deals with the Educational Development Index in India through an inter state perspective. The authors have attempted to construct the Educationaal Development Index of India at various level of education viz., Primary, Upper Primary, High and Higher Secondary for Rural and Urban areas separately. This analysis has been made on the basis five broad variables namely (i) Literacy, (ii) Achievement of Education, (iii) Quality of Teaching, (iv) Infrastructure Facilities and(v) Expenditure on Education etc. It emerges from the analysis that Bihar is the most backward state for all educational parameters both in rural and urban areas for Primary, Upper Primary and High Secondary Levels. While for higher secondary level Karnataka is highly backward state followed by Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.As against this Kerala is the most development state at all levels of education except in the case of higher secondary Level where Haryana is followed by Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Exploring the Bias
Exploring the Bias

Author: Elspeth Page

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9781849290074

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Focusing on seven case studies of secondary schools in India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Samoa, Seychelles, and Trinidad & Tobago, this book analyses whether schools perpetuate gender stereotypes and investigates how this can be prevented. It provides insights and recommendations useful for policy-makers and educators worldwide.

India
India

Author: S. Mahendra Dev

Publisher: Academic Foundation

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 9788171886852

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Revised version of papers presented at the CESS silver jubilee seminar held at Hyderabad in January 2006.

Geography in India : Selected Themes
Geography in India : Selected Themes

Author: Bhat, L. S. (ed)

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 8131752631

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Geography in India is the fifth ICSSR survey of research on the subject and discusses physical geography, population and settlement geography, regional geography and regional planning, remote sensing and geographical information systems (GIS), and analytical techniques and quantitative techniques in geography. It analyses past research and emergent fields of specialization, and suggests areas for further research. It discusses the gradual shift from largely qualitative, regional studies to systematic and quantitative geography, and documents the growing number of interdisciplinary studies.