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
Livemint
July 09, 2014
What does it take to be a teacher and so how can someone be “prepared” to become a teacher? This question continues to be one of the most important in school education.
Indian Express
June 27, 2014
Once more, the issue of Indian universities not figuring in global rankings is cause for hand wringing and heart burn. This time, a sense of indignation has also crept in, as the QS Asia and QS BRICS surveys show that our universities are...
Livemint
June 25, 2014
That February in 2012 at dusk, one of those sparkling and crisp kinds that you find only in the mountains, we found a room with a rent of Rs.300, the heater was an additional Rs.350.
Human Capital
June 16, 2014
THE
paradox of paradoxes
BY DILEEP RANJEKAR
he term 'war for talent'
sounds paradoxical in a
nation of 1.25 billion people
where, 'unemployment' or
'lack of opportunities for youth' is
among the top three...
Livemint
June 11, 2014
If he had not been a wealthy man, he could have found a role as Arnold’s adversary in The Expendables or some such super-brawny movie. It looked like he wanted to crush me, which he could have done with his finger-tips.
Livemint
May 28, 2014
The tactical and strategic brilliance of the campaign that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ran is visible in the election results. This also suggests that the BJP government is likely to start off on the task of governance with very clear...
Articles & Opinions
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
June 01, 2014
In this article the authors discuss the role that Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) can play in global health and in the promotion of universal health coverage.
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
May 15, 2014
Financial Inclusion is the delivery of financial services at an affordable cost to hitherto unbanked environments, especially the low-income and under-privileged.
Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (JoCI)
May 01, 2014
The landscape for educator preparation has shifted to accountability models emphasizing
performance assessment of teaching, employer feedback reports, newly approved accreditation
standards showing impact on K-12 student learning, and...
Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (JoCI)
May 01, 2014
A process implemented in a large teacher preparation program simultaneously addressed demands related to improving pre-service teacher assessment practices and program accountability.
BBC
March 27, 2014
This article discusses Assessments for pupils when they start primary school and tougher tests when they leave are part of a new package of measures to monitor school performance.
American Educator
March 15, 2014
For years now, educators have looked to international tests as a yardstick to measure how well students from the United States are learning compared with their peers. The answer has been: not so well. This paper highlights some policy...
Bibliography
Moving forward with early childhood care and education (ECCE) post-2015 in the Asia Pacific Region: an analysis of global and na ...
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
December-2015
This paper presents a thematic analysis of documents produced during a recent ‘Regional Policy Forum on Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)’, attended by over 200 participants including representatives from key international donor...
Category: Early Childhood Care and Education
No More Textbooks: Changing How We Structure Classes
Higher Education for Future
December-2015
This article outlines a solution that is pleasing to all interested parties: students, faculty, administration, legislatures and the public in general.
Category: Education Policy
Educating Amid Uncertainty: The Organizational Supports Teachers Need to Serve Students in High-Poverty, Urban Schools
Educational Administration Quarterly
December-2015
The authors examine how uncertainty, both about students and the context in which they are taught, remains a persistent condition of teachers’ work in high-poverty, urban schools.
Category: Educational Administration
Managing Educational Reforms during Times of Transition: The Role of Leadership
Higher Education for Future
December-2015
The purpose of this article is to analyze the challenges and opportunities to universities and thus to propose some practical solutions.
Category: Educational Leadership
Efficacy of rights-based approach to education: A comparative study of two states of India
Policy Futures in Education
November-2015
The Government of India made a series of policy changes regarding elementary school education in the country in the period 2002–2012. In 2009 the Government made free (and compulsory) education a fundamental right of every child in India...
Category: Education Policy
Infants and toddlers: how visible are they in the Early Years Learning Framework?
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
September-2015
Australia’s first national early childhood curriculum, the Early Years Learning Framework (Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations [DEEWR], 2009), aims’to extend and enrich children’s learning from birth to five years...
Category: Early Childhood Education Policy