ASERF News Bulletin on Education

E-bulletin No - 12

Date: 7 th March - 20th March, 2007

Welcome to ASERF News Bulletin on Education, a free By-Monthly E-Bulletin to keep you abreast of the relevant and latest Educational - news, views and policy research - from India and abroad. 

Aspects 

Declining strength of foreign students in India

The number of students who come to India to study is going down. Meanwhile, the amount of money spent on Indian students studying abroad is sufficient to set up 30-40 IIMs or 15-20 IITs every year. The threat is that we may lose our best minds at a rate faster than ever before. The opportunity is that we can be educators to the world…………..

News

·   Grading the Boards

·   India tight-fisted on R&D funds

·   India's seventh IIM to come up at Shillong

·   IIM-L grad gives up jobs for social service

·   New chapter to education cess row

·   US to promote US higher education in India

·   Low Enrolment in Technical Education

·   India and China meeting challenge of innovation

·   Innovation is trickling up from markets like India’

·   MP govt. stops sex education under AEP

·   It will instigate free sex

·   Stress on indigenous model for development

·   Lack of Higher Educational Facilities in the North-East Region

·   New rules disturbing gender ratio: Govt to HC

·   Schemes For Girl Education

·   SSA Money unspent in Mumbai year after year

·   UGC committed to inclusive agenda for disadvantaged sections

·   US law to meet science and technology challenge from India, China

·   A scientist and an engineer

·  Nursery admission issue referred to Ganguly committee

·  Educators welcome new retirement age in Central Universities

·  Education for all below par in Rajasthan

·     Short shrift to school education

 

Analysis/Opinion/Innovative Practice

·  Kalam calls for fresh vision for a developed India

·  More Budget for Higher and Technical Education

·  India higher education 'perforated' by outside unis

·  A question of quality

·  Education in India: Lessons still to be learnt

·  People’s movement calls for equality and social justice

·  Unified Theory in Education Policy for India

·  'Don't catch them too young'

·  Extricating education

·  Foreign education can come to India, but on our terms

Resources

·  India: UN Finds Pervasive Abuse Against Dalits

·  Alternate Schooling in India

·  Alternative Policy on Higher Education

·  India, US asleep as China races ahead in research: study

·  Development of education in China

Announcement

Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF), has instituted ‘Dr Stya Paul Young Educationist Award’ for honouring Young Educationists who have demonstrated their potential by making an impact on Indian education.

A Citizen of India below the age of 45 years, who has published books, research papers in Indian or international journals on any aspect of Indian education such as Early Childhood education, elementary education, teacher education, higher education, technical and professional education is eligible for consideration for the award. The published work should be such as is indicative of the author’s original contribution to the advancement of educational thought or improvement in educational practices in the Indian context. The Award comprise a cash amount of Rs. 50,000/-, a robe of honour and citation.

ASERF invites application from the eligible scholars for the Award of the year 2006. The prescribed format along with the terms and conditions can be downloaded from the ASERF Website http://aserf.org.in or obtained from ASERF’s office.

Partnership

Dear Partners,

The Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF) invites news, articles, resource material, opinions and analyses on relevant educational issues in the Indian context that can be highlighted in our weekly e-bulletins and on the ASERF portal.

We request if you could spare a few moments of your valuable time to have a look at our website and guide us on our regular initiatives.

Aditya Berlia

Director, ASERF

Past News Bulletin: Vol. 1 ;  2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 ; 7 ; 8 ; 9; 10; 11

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