About the Book
Higher education in India has undergone phenomenal transition in the past two decades. It has acquired unprecedented growth of private institutions, salient proliferation of technical and professional disciplines, increasing use of information and communication technology, and expanding global linkages. As a result, there have appeared critical concerns about its commercialisation, unequal access, declining quality and low global ranking.
The book provides an in-depth analysis of such trends of change and emerging issues. In particular, it focuses on the upsurge of private enterprise in education and its repercussions on the access and quality of higher education. It also offers roadmap for promoting quality education in India with a competitive edge. All stakeholders in education, including educational entrepreneurs, policy makers, educational administrators, academic professionals, and students will find the book of great value.
Contents
Part I: Public and Private Sectors in Higher Education
1. Quality of Education / S.L. Sharma
2. Privatization and Globalization of Higher Education in India / B.S. Ghuman
3. Private Enterprise in Higher Education / S.S. Mathur
4. Whither Higher Education in India? Need for an Ennobling Mission / B.P. Mathur
5. Regulation of Higher Education in India / B.S. Ghuman, Ranjeet Singh and Sohail Mohammad
Part II: Technical and Professional Education
6. Quality of India’s Workforce: Education Holds the Key / G.K. Chadha
7. Technical Education in India / S.C. Bedi
8. Medical Education in India: What Ails Our Institutions? / S.P. Kaushik
9. Legal Education and Legal Profession: The Genesis and the Prognosis / Veer Singh
10. Management Education in India / Puneet Sharma
11. Higher Education in Punjab / Ranjit Singh Ghuman
Part III: Public-Private Partnership
12. Public-Private Partnership in Education / Kuldeep Mathur
13. Public-Private Partnership Model in Higher Education in India / B.S. Ghuman, Akshat Mehta and Ranjeet Singh
14. Industry-Institute Partnership / S.K. Sharma
15. Academy-Industry Interaction / Namita Gupta and Rajiv Gupta
Part IV: Other Facets of Education
16. Right to Education / Asha Sethi
17. E-governance in Educational Institutions / K. Tankeshwar
18. The Role of English in Educational Development / Jitendra Sethi
About the Author / Editor
S.L. Sharma is a former Professor of Sociology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He is the author or editor of seven books and over one hundred articles in journals and edited volumes. His main fields of research include sociology of development, sociology of education, sociology of corruption, social transformation in India, and Indian diaspora.
B.S. Ghuman is Professor in the Department of Public Administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He has authored two books and 64 papers. Educational administration is one of his abiding interests among others, including study of governance, public policy, and public enterprises.
Shital Parkash is a retired Professor of Public Administration, Panjab University, Chandigarh. He also served as Honorary Director of the Centre for Work Study in Educational Administration. He has five books to his credit.
