Member publications consists of articles and papers contributed by members of the Foundation to leading newspapers, magazines, and journals. Articles & Opinions and Bibliography comprise a repository of academic articles on education and other allied domains such as health, livelihoods and sustainability.
Member Publications
The Hindu
Since Independence, between 25 and 60 million people have been displaced from their homes and uprooted for India’s development projects. Most end up living in abysmal poverty and deprivation.
Bangalore Mirror
Made as a student film at UCLA forty years ago, in 1977, Charles Burnett's (in pic)Killer of Sheep is now routinely held up as being among the finest films ever made on African Americans. A single viewing can suffice to share the...
The Wire
Legislative action that primarily looks at cattle mobility as ‘acts of smuggling cattle out of state for slaughter’ is deeply misguided and betrays a misunderstanding of how India’s cattle have been bought and sold since the British Raj.
Economics in Action Blog
Amarendra Das and I have visited a set of schools in the tribal villages of the Gajapati district of Odisha state (in India) early this year. Since these tribal communities speak a different language (namely Soura) (and they don’t speak...
Patrika
अनुभव बताता है की बच्चों को एक ही दर्जे में बिठाए रखने से सिखने में मदद नहीं होती।
Business Standard
Agantuk (The Stranger) was Satyajit Ray’s last film. The film revolves around the return of an old man, Manomohan Mitra, to India after 35 years. Manmohan had spent all his life with Adivasis from across the world and has a take on...
Articles & Opinions
The Time of India
Academic activities at government primary schools across the state are in a disarray due to shortage of more than 2000 teachers. In fact, about 2543 posts of school teachers are lying vacant in primary schools of Bhopal district alone.
The Hindu
There are various mechanisms by which government policy can be influenced. Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the 21st Century is the most-widely discussed work of economics in recent history.
Deccan Herald
It has now become imperative to focus on secondary and senior secondary schools - on children who are in the age group of 15-18 years.
Hindustan Times
When the pahadi-walla school in Sangam Vihar closed for summer, Reena Jha realised that she needed a maths tutor to complete her holiday homework, and that her family couldn't afford one. "YouTube," Reena thought to herself...
Down To Earth
Considerable attention is being paid to the food-energy-water nexus under global warming, climate adaptation and mitigation. But when it comes to food security, as well as nutrition security, we forget that the two are independent and yet...
The Indian Express
We need to nurture skills, encourage children to engage with environment
Bibliography
Examining preservice teacher content and pedagogical content knowledge needed to teach reading in elementary school
Journal of Research in Reading
August-2017
Recently, increased attention has been placed on the importance of having knowledgeable and skilled teachers in order to influence reading achievement. Yet many international reports suggest that large numbers of children are not learning...
Category: Pre-service Teacher Education
Generous reading expands teachers’ perceptions on student writing
Teaching & Teacher Education
August-2017
Five fifth-grade teachers used generous reading to expand their perspectives on student writing beyond the rubric-based writing assessment.
Category: Teacher Professional Development
How engaged are pre-service teachers in the United States?
Teaching & Teacher Education
August-2017
Using the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), findings are reported from the largest ever longitudinal study of engagement among pre-service teachers.
Category: Pre-service Teacher Education
See and tell: Differences between expert and novice teachers’ interpretations of problematic classroom management events
Teaching & Teacher Education
August-2017
Experience in the classroom influences how teachers interpret classroom events. This article investigated differences between expert and novice teachers' interpretations of authentic, problematic classroom events.
Category: Teacher Professional Development
Supporting primary school teachers in differentiating in the regular classroom
Teaching & Teacher Education
August-2017
Many primary school teachers experience difficulties in effectively differentiating in the regular classroom.
Category: Teacher Professional Development
Teachers' CPD and sectoral interests: Opportunities for convergence and divergence
Teaching & Teacher Education
August-2017
Much research has been done on how best teachers' professional development can be supported. However, for it to be effective, CPD provision needs to target the right content areas or topics.
Category: Teacher Professional Development