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ASERF News Bulletin on Education |
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E-bulletin No - 55 |
Date:
1st March – 15th March, 2009 |
Welcome to ASERF
News Bulletin on Education, a free By-Monthly E-Bulletin to keep you
abreast of the relevant and latest Educational - news, views and policy research
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Aspects |
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Research and School Education: “The revised National
Policy on Education (NPE) 1992, and the Programme of Action (POA) 1992, has
clearly stressed the need for strengthening research, in general, and
classroom research, in particular. Gone are those days when educators often
lacked the knowledge needed to justify modifications in educational practice,
mostly based on appeals to authority and dogmatic assertion. This lack of
valid knowledge and concomitant dependence on unscientific ways of thinking,
not only allowed unexamined and inefficient practices to continue, but also
prevented a number of worthwhile educational experiments from being conducted...………” |
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News |
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UPA fails to allocate 6% of GDP for education · AES members aspire to transform A'bad into India's first
education district ·
Anomalies in state pay hike order irks teachers and
employees ·
Australia emerges as major destination for Indian students · BHU set to realise future goals ·
Bodo Sahitya Sabha stir threat over Bodo medium education · Budding Indian-American scientists meet Obama · Delhi schools 'ignore' dyslexic kids · Education gets a major boost in rural India · Focus on quantity at the cost of quality ·
Govt. panel for new body to design educational programmes · ICT labs remain showpieces in colleges, say academics · Indian business blasts education reform · India is nowhere near recession · Indian, Chinese-origin pupils outdoing white classmates in
UK schools · Indian origin scientist plays key role in single top quark
discovery
· Kashmir youth to get free computer education · Medical Coding in Hyderabad, India: Training, Courses,
Companies, Opportunities ·
National
Policy on Skill Development approved · Near-total absence of rural youth in professional courses · No classes at culture varsity for 23 days · Rising demand of Herbal medicines in Jammu and Kashmir · SAARC Higher Education Ministers' Conference · Sonia Gandhi Lays Foundation Stone for IIT Campus at Medak |
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Analysis/Opinion/Innovative Practice |
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· CD not promoted by Education department: Kerala CM · Deemed universities: a concept gone haywire · Education for all’ is the policy, but what is the reality? ·
Encourage clustered economic growth, World Bank tells
India ·
End giving deemed varsity status, recommends panel ·
Giving teens more time to sleep helps ‘improve grades’ at
school · IT-driven education to build India
· Let’s prepare our own list
· Manipal Varsity's Way of
Marketing Science - A Model to be Emulated ·
Nobel Biocare imparts knowledge through finest dental
programs ·
Railways to let off steam at ISB · Role of women, youth, education vital in nation-building:
Prez ·
Turn IITs, IIMs into model varsities: Govt. panel ·
UGC coming up with separate regulation for minority
colleges |
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Resources |
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Distance
Education at Madras University ·
Global Generations: Focus on India ·
MU to have integrated technical campus ·
PU Central Library connected to 22 digital libraries |
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Announcement |
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Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF), has
instituted ‘Dr Stya Paul Young Educationist Award’
for honouring Young Educationists who have demonstrated their potential by
making an impact on Indian education. A Citizen of India
below the age of 45 years, who has published books, research papers in Indian
or international journals on any aspect of Indian education such as Early
Childhood education, elementary education, teacher education, higher
education, technical and professional education, is eligible for
consideration for the award. The published work should be such as is
indicative of the author’s original contribution to the advancement of
educational thought or improvement in educational practices in the Indian
context. The Award comprise a cash
amount of Rs. 50,000/-, a robe of honour and citation. ASERF invites
application from the eligible scholars for the Award of the year 2009. The
prescribed format along with the terms and conditions can be downloaded from
the ASERF Website http://aserf.org.in or obtained from
ASERF’s office. |
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Partnership |
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Dear Partners, The
Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF) invites news, articles,
resource material, opinions and analyses on relevant educational issues in
the Indian context that can be highlighted in our weekly e-bulletins and on
the ASERF portal. We request if you
could spare a few moments of your valuable time to have a look at our website
and guide us on our regular initiatives. Aditya
Berlia
Dr. Mithilesh Kr Singh Director, ASERF Editor, ASERF E-bulletin |
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