A History of the Indian University System: Emerging from the Shadows of the Past

✍ Scribed by Surja Datta (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2017
Tongue: English
Leaves: 164
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This book provides an explanation of the nature of the Indian university system, including its specificities and its peculiarities as well as exploring how they developed. It offers a historical and institutional perspective by singling out the forces that have shaped the present Indian higher education system. Bridging the pre-independence and the post-independence eras, the book illustrates the continuities as well as the differences between the two epochs. It makes a compelling case for the idea that history matters, and an understanding of India’s history is crucial to understanding the present day Indian university scene. Using multiple paradigmatic case studies, based on the University of Calcutta, the Indian Institute of Science, and the Indian Statistical Institute, the book highlights the dominant ideologies and interests that have shaped the university system since its inception in 1857. It will be of great importance to students and scholars of history and education, particularly those with an interest in the history of India and its education system.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Introduction....Pages 1-11
Beginnings....Pages 13-37
University of Calcutta: Empire’s Progeny ....Pages 39-72
Indian Institute of Science: A Paradigm Shift ....Pages 73-90
Indian Statistical Institute: Autonomous and Important ....Pages 91-123
Indian University System: Emerging from the Shadows of the Past ....Pages 125-145
Conclusion....Pages 147-152
Back Matter....Pages 153-163

✦ Subjects

History of Education;Higher Education;International and Comparative Education;Sociology of Education;Educational Policy and Politics;Sociology of Education

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