Friday, April 19, 2024

To Open or to Keep Closed: The Dilemmas and Debates Around...

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The question of whether schools should be reopened amid the pandemic is troubling the entire educational community, the article explores the various sides of the debate.

Edtech in Teacher Education: Panacea or Dystopian Possibility?

Technology oriented solutions have been introduced in teacher education during campus closure period since March 2020. This article explores notions of student-teachers on use of edtech in teaching particularly its impact on development of teacher agency.

The Teacher in the ‘New Normal’: Questions of Impact, Sustainability and...

The article looks at how the pandemic has opened up a plethora of challenges before the teaching community and even those who are soon to join the vocation.

The Tyranny of Tests

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As alienating, distressing and anxiety laden examinations are normalised, the sensitive mind of an educationist looks into the paradox of assessment and the harms that it causes to our children.
Conflict, exploitation, marginalisation and climate crisis plague the world but can the new year bring new promises?

Teachers’ Day Special/ Building a Peaceful World for Teachers

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What is the role of education for dialogue, compassion, and social justice in a world characterised by violence and intersectional hierarchies?

Parenting at the time of a Pandemic/When Parents Grow Up With...

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The boredom of being confined indoors, an overpowering worry for the wellbeing of the family and a toppled work schedule may seem harrowing, but empathy and understanding are keys to great parenting.

Examining the Implications of the FYUP on Indian Higher Education :...

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The author examines the implications of FYUP on higher education and reflects on the NEP 2020 in this context.

Children learn science in nature play long before they get to...

The number of preschools pursuing learning through nature play is growing fast worldwide. However, the effectiveness and impacts of this approach is largely untested,...

An Educationist’s Reflections on the NEP 2020 and its Potential for...

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The goal of education is not only to develop cognitive capacities but also to develop social, ethical, and emotional capacities, how does the NEP fare in this role?

Education on a Slippery Slope

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Urgent corrective measures are required to counter the Covid-19 induced educational deprivation for millions of poor children.