Political agenda of education : a study of colonialist and nationalist ideas

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    • Krishna Kumar

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Political agenda of education : a study of colonialist and nationalist ideas

Krishna Kumar

Sage, 1991

  • U.S. : pbk.
  • India : pbk.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-203) and index

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The author of this work examines India's educational development over the past 150 years in the context of political positions and ideologies. The central argument is that while the colonial and nationalist discourses were intended to convey divergent messages, they used the same vocabulary for important education concepts. The terms of educational discourse that are in current use have sprung from this ambivalent heritage.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART ONE: DYNAMICS OF COLONISATION Colonial Citizen as an Educational Ideal Appropriate Knowledge Conflict of Curriculum and Culture Meek Dictator The Paradox of Teacher's Personality PART TWO: DYNAMICS OF THE FREEDOM STRUGGLE Pursuit of Equality Quest for Self-Identity Meanings of Progress Conclusion

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