Curriculum Studies in India - (International and Development Education) by W Pinar (Paperback)

About the Book

"Curriculum Studies in India examines participating Indian scholars regarding their intellectual life histories and subjective investments in their field. Sketching their intellectual history and present circumstances of curriculum studies in India, scholars emphasized their own engagement and research, each introduced by William Pinar. From these works, Pinar learned that historical (dis)continuities, cultural conflict, economic globalization, and political tension characterize the present circumstances of curriculum studies in India. The rapidity and scale of economic growth today creates conflict, dislocation, inequality, "echoes" of a colonial past now present in globalization"--

Book Synopsis

Curriculum Studies in India examines Indian scholars in dialogue regarding their intellectual life histories and subjective investments in their field. With chapter introductions by William Pinar, scholars explore their intellectual history and present circumstances of curriculum studies in India, emphasized by their own engagement and research. These works demonstrate the rapidity and scale of economic growth today, and how it creates conflict, dislocation, inequality, and "echoes" of a colonial past now present in globalization. Pinar and his contributors conclude that historical (dis)continuities, cultural conflict, economic globalization, and political tension characterize the present circumstances of curriculum studies in India.

Review Quotes

"Curriculum Studies in India makes an outstanding contributionto the field. Through the Indian curriculum experts' educational experiences, stances, and perspectives, readers begin to understand the background of colonial history and its influences on education, and how to think about education and curriculum in this internationalization while improving national development. The experiences, achievements, and ideas of these experts in the process of Indian reform can help us clarify what is valuable and significant to the future of education, information that is also valuable to the education systems in other countries." - Ma Yunpeng, Faculty of Education, Northeast Normal University, China

About the Author

Poonam Batra, University of Delhi, India Mary Ann Chacko, Columbia University, USA Suresh C. Ghosh, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Manish Jain, Ambedkar University, India Meenakshi Thapan, University of Delhi, India