Full Description
The book analyses various challenges emanating from privatization, globalization and public financial crunch to understand the future directions of higher education in India. The book presents a careful understanding of structure, finance and governance of higher education and advocates a new way to look at increasing the capability of students to secure their future. Attention has also been drawn to the inequalities prevailing in the system of higher education and pursuing inclusive approach so as to have sufficient employment opportunities for students in the labour market. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 deals with the future in terms of university structure and functions, Part 2 deals with the future of financing higher education and Part 3 deals with capabilities required by teachers for the future of universities. It is an interesting collection of various themes in different chapters which are authored by serious researchers. All policy makers, university administrators and teachers and researchers of higher education interested in governance, financing, teaching as well as research in the area of higher education will find the contents of the book relevant. The book will benefit in understanding the challenges of higher education and help remodel the future of higher education in India.
Contents
Chapter 1. Contesting the Present in the Evolution of Public Higher Education Sudhanshu Bhushan.- Part I: Structure.- Chapter 2. The Emergence and Expansion of Indian Universities Before Independence: A Historical Perspective Mona Sedwal.- Chapter 3. Teachers' University revisit to Dr. B R Ambedkar Sudhanshu Bhushan.- Chapter 4. World Ranking of Universities: What does it entail for the Future Saumen Chattopadhyay.- Chapter 5. Global Wars, National Legacies, and State Controls: The Dilemmas of Institutionalism of Public Universities Manisha Priyam.- Chapter 6. The World-Class University-discourse: Disentangling the Conflict Between Efficiency and World Class-ness Aishna Sharma.- Chapter 7. Idea of a University: Rethinking the Indian Private Universities Context Sangeeta Angom.- Part II: Finances.- Chapter 8. Future of Higher Education Financing and Governance Sudhanshu Bhushan.- Chapter 9. Shifts in theFinancing of Higher Education P. Geetha Rani.- Chapter 10. Pattern and Determinants of Household Expenditure on Higher Education: Evidence from Rural Odisha Pradeep Kumar Choudhury.- Chapter 11. Impact of Public Education Expenditure across Different Levels on Higher Education Access in India: A Panel Data Study Sandhya Dubey.- Chapter 12. Factors Influencing Household Expenditure on Private Tutoring In Higher Education Anuneeta Mitra and Nivedita Sarkar.- Part III: Capabilities and Others.- Chapter 13. Higher Education Policy: Accountability vs. Capabilities Sudhanshu Bhushan.- Chapter 14. Capabilities of Students Jitsun Lamo.- Chapter 15. Unpacking the Experiences of a Teacher as a Professional through the Framework of Capability Approach Isha Verma.- Chapter 16. Understanding Accessibility, Inclusion and Performance of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education: A Case Study of University of Delhi Shalini Saksena, Rashmi Sharma and Bipin Kumar Tiwary.- Chapter 17. Freedom From Autonomy: A Critique On The New Managerialism in Higher Education Amruth G Kumar.- Chapter 18. Higher Education in India: Refocusing Faculty Development Neeru Snehi.- Chapter 19. Pathways to Internationalization in Indian Higher Education: Reflections on Policy Options Rashim Wadhwa.
