Indian Higher Education At a Crossroads

About The Book:- The book titled “Indian Higher Education at a Crossroads” edited by Prof. Khwaja M Shahid and Bhanu Pratap Pritam has made an effort to locate the contemporary Indian Higher Education from developmental chronology. Beginning with a stock of historical development of Indian Higher Education and largely the colonial framework of higher education to the recent issues in management and administration has also been categorically placed. Some of the well known educationists of the country have also contributed their thoughts on higher education and its contemporary concerns. The book has been categorized in various sub-themes such as; development of Indian higher education, policy issues in higher education, contemporary and professional education, economic perspectives in higher education, excellence in higher education, social concerns in higher education, global perspectives in higher education and finally the editors of the book have also concluded with a chapter “Indian Higher Education: A Way Forward”. The book expects to present t h e Indian Higher Education fro m governance & administrative perspective before the reader. About The Author:- Dr. Khwaja M Shahid, Pro Vice Chancellor Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANU) Hyderabad has extensive combination of academia as well as administration. Presently he is associated with MANUU whereas formerly he was associated with “Institute of Secretarial Training & Management ” as Director and “Union Public Service Commission” , New Delhi as Joint Secretary. Apart from these, he has also served in a central university as Registrar of Jamia Milia Islama, New Delhi. His doctoral work on management of higher education in India is an extensive piece of research in this sector. Besides, he has also participated in several national and international Conferences / Seminars as speaker on management and administration in general and higher education in particular. Bhanu Pratap Pritam , Assistant Professor of Education associated with Maulana Azad Nationa l Urdu University , Hyderabad for last three years. Priortothis , he received his education from institutions such as; Banaras Hindu University Varanasi, The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad and National Universit y of Educational Planning and Administration (N U E PA ) N e w D e l h i. H i s r e s e a r c h experiences at NUEP A contributed optimally in terms of his knowledge and understanding of higher education in general and teacher education in particular . Content:- CONTENTS:- Foreword 7 Acknowledgements 11 List of Contributors 13 Introduction 15 DEVELOPMENTOFINDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION 1 Historical Development of Higher Education in India Prof Khwaja M Shahid 25 2. Issues in Managing Indian Higher Education Prof Khwaja M. Shahid 58 POLICYISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 3. Management of Higher Education in India: Problems and Prospects Prof. Faizan Mustafa 77 4. Reforms in Higher Education: Facts and Impacts K. Sudha Rao 85 5. Challenges to Higher Education in India Prof Dr DN Reddy 91 6. Taking Higher Education in India to the Future – Some Thoughts Prof Sunaina Singh 99 CONTEMPORARYHIGHER AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 7. Growth and Development of Engineering Education in India Dr Pradeep Kumar Choudhury 107 8. Teacher Education at a Cross Roads: Critical Reflections from Justice Verma Commission Report Bhanu Pratap Pritam 118 9. Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan: A Trajectory of Indian Higher Education Policy and Implementation Challenges Bhanu Pratap Pritam and Prof. P.F. Rahman 128 ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 10. FDI and Public Private Partnership in Higher Education Dr Saneem Fatima and Syed Ahmed Saad 141 11. Higher Education in India: Service Revolution and Economic Development Dr H. Akther Banu, S. Mansoor Rahman , Syed Samiuddin Muzamil 153 12. Higher Education and its Labour Market Aspects: A Review of Selected Issues and Evidences from India Dr Fayaz Ahmad Bhat 168 EXCELLENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION 13. Assuring Quality and Excellence in Higher Educational Institutions of India: Critical Role of NAAC— A Case Study of MANUU Dr Shazli Hasan Khan and Abdul Rasheed Shaik 191 14. Professional Ethics: The Crisis in Higher Education Dr Tanu Shukla 220 15. Cognizance of Media Literacy in Higher Education Dr Gajendra Singh Chauhan 228 SOCIALCONCERNS IN HIGHER EDUCATION 16. Structural Barriers at Work Place: Gender in Higher Education Dr Tanu Shukla 239 17. Inclusive Growth and Public Expenditure in Higher Education­ Issues and Suggestions Dr Arifa S Makandar 246 GLOBALPERSPECTIVES IN HIGHER EDUCATION 18. Internationaliasation of Higher Education: A Trajectory for Professional Development of Teachers Bhanu Pratap Pritam 261 19. World University Rankings: Status of Indian Universities Prof P. F. Rahman, and Bhanu Pratap Pritam 271 INDIAN HIGHER EDUCATION 20. Indian Higher Education: A Way Forward Prof (Dr) Khwaja M Shahid and Bhanu Pratap Pritam 286 The Title 'Indian Higher Education At a Crossroads written/authored/edited by Khwaja M. Shahid And Bhanu Pratap Pritam', published in the year 2015. The ISBN 9789351281535 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 296 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Education. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-