Indian Constitution And Education :

Acknowledgemensts
Introduction

Chapter 1
Dynamics of Rural Development

Development Trends and their Likely Outcome, Poverty and Inequality, Regional Disparities, Population Explosion, Rural Employment, Nutrition, Human Resources Development, Agriculture, Energy, Rural Electrification, Science and Technology, Administrative Innovations

Chapter 2
Preferred Future

Rural Society in Transition, Preferred Future, Central Aim, Economic Order, Political Order, Cultural Dimension, Educational Support, Strategies of Development, Conclusion

Chapter 3
Educational Imperatives Processes, Programmes and Structures : School Education and Non-formal Education

Methodological Imperative, Problem-Centred and Life-Centred Education, Activity-Centred Education, Production-Centred Education, Creating a Scientific Temper, Teaching the Cooperative and Democratic Way of Life, Development of Personality Traits and Leadership Qualities, Major Issues and the Content Imperatives, Energy, Ecological Balance, Population Explosion, Transfer of Technology, Building of Community Cohesion, Linking School Education to Rural Development, Pre-school Education, Elementary Education, Health, Agriculture, Cooperation, Education and Employment, Secondary Education

Chapter 4
Higher Education

University Education, Over-all Constraints and Required Strategies, Location, Integration of Theory and Practice, Coordination, Clear Reiteration of the University's Responsibility, Improving General Atmosphere, Overall Programmes: Some Significant Beginnings, National Service, Continuing Education, Adult Education and Extension Work, University Involvement in Eco-development, Restructuring of Courses and Reorientation of Methodology, Specific Categories: Present Position and Further Recommendations, General Universities, Agricultural Universities, Technical Institutions, College (Arts, Science and Commerce), Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics, Conclusions

Chapter 5
Non-Formal Education and Rural Development

Objectives, Suggested Criteria, Present Position: A Critical Analysis, Heavy almost sole preoccupation with literacy, Lack of a sense of direction; a consistent approach, Absence of Effective Implementation Machinery, Centrally framed and directed programmes, Lessons from Successful Experiments, An Effective Strategy

Chapter 6
Challenges of Implementation

Basic Education, Education and Community Development, Rural Institutes, National Adult Education Programme (NAEP), Causes of Failure of NAEP, Lessons of the Past: Problems and Remedies, Political Factor, Technical Factor, Structural Reorientation, Central Level, Planning Commission, Ministry of Human Resource Development (M/HRD), State Level, District and Sub-District Level, Coordination

Chapter 7
Conclusions

Introduction, Perspective and Priority, Educational Imperatives, Implementation Challenge, Political Factor, Technical and Administrative Factor, Central Level, State Level, District and Sub-District Level

Index




Understanding of various Indian Constitutional Provisions has been made simple in the book, specially the Provisions/Articles relating to Education which is used to be a State subject at one stage only. The book also discusses at length the Constitutional Provisions relating to education of Schedule Caste/ Schedule Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities, women, values, environment, human rights etc.
The book may be found informative by the teacher educators, students of Education and the readers having interest in the development of education system in independent India.
Table of Contents :
Acknowledgemensts
Introduction

Chapter 1
Dynamics of Rural Development

Development Trends and their Likely Outcome, Poverty and Inequality, Regional Disparities, Population Explosion, Rural Employment, Nutrition, Human Resources Development, Agriculture, Energy, Rural Electrification, Science and Technology, Administrative Innovations

Chapter 2
Preferred Future

Rural Society in Transition, Preferred Future, Central Aim, Economic Order, Political Order, Cultural Dimension, Educational Support, Strategies of Development, Conclusion

Chapter 3
Educational Imperatives Processes, Programmes and Structures : School Education and Non-formal Education

Methodological Imperative, Problem-Centred and Life-Centred Education, Activity-Centred Education, Production-Centred Education, Creating a Scientific Temper, Teaching the Cooperative and Democratic Way of Life, Development of Personality Traits and Leadership Qualities, Major Issues and the Content Imperatives, Energy, Ecological Balance, Population Explosion, Transfer of Technology, Building of Community Cohesion, Linking School Education to Rural Development, Pre-school Education, Elementary Education, Health, Agriculture, Cooperation, Education and Employment, Secondary Education

Chapter 4
Higher Education

University Education, Over-all Constraints and Required Strategies, Location, Integration of Theory and Practice, Coordination, Clear Reiteration of the University's Responsibility, Improving General Atmosphere, Overall Programmes: Some Significant Beginnings, National Service, Continuing Education, Adult Education and Extension Work, University Involvement in Eco-development, Restructuring of Courses and Reorientation of Methodology, Specific Categories: Present Position and Further Recommendations, General Universities, Agricultural Universities, Technical Institutions, College (Arts, Science and Commerce), Engineering Colleges and Polytechnics, Conclusions

Chapter 5
Non-Formal Education and Rural Development

Objectives, Suggested Criteria, Present Position: A Critical Analysis, Heavy almost sole preoccupation with literacy, Lack of a sense of direction; a consistent approach, Absence of Effective Implementation Machinery, Centrally framed and directed programmes, Lessons from Successful Experiments, An Effective Strategy

Chapter 6
Challenges of Implementation

Basic Education, Education and Community Development, Rural Institutes, National Adult Education Programme (NAEP), Causes of Failure of NAEP, Lessons of the Past: Problems and Remedies, Political Factor, Technical Factor, Structural Reorientation, Central Level, Planning Commission, Ministry of Human Resource Development (M/HRD), State Level, District and Sub-District Level, Coordination

Chapter 7
Conclusions

Introduction, Perspective and Priority, Educational Imperatives, Implementation Challenge, Political Factor, Technical and Administrative Factor, Central Level, State Level, District and Sub-District Level

Index



About author :
N. K. Chowdhry, former Deputy Director of Education, Delhi Administration, is a prolific writer. He has widely travelled in Europe and USA.
He is a frequent contributor to various professional journals and magazines and author of many popular textbooks and co-author of academic books.