India Higher Education Report 2022
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- ISBN 9781032542546
- Weight: 540g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 28 Nov 2024
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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This book studies the various dimensions of gender inequality that persist in higher education and employment in India. It presents an in-depth analysis of the complex challenges women face in higher education participation and in translating higher education opportunities into labour market success and into leadership positions, including in academia. It argues that despite substantial progress towards gender equality in enrolment, these inequalities act as barriers to realising the transformative role that higher education can have for women’s well-being and for the nation’s development. The volume looks at the issues that keep women from accessing the areas of their choice, and the challenges they face in leadership positions in higher education.
An important critique of higher education policy and planning, the volume will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, public policy, political science and international relations, economics, feminism, women’s studies, gender studies, law and sociology. It will also be useful for academicians, policymakers and anyone interested in the study of gender in Indian Higher Education.
N.V. Varghese is Vice Chancellor, National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India, and the Founding Director of the Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE) at NIEPA. Formerly, he was Head, Governance and Management of Education at the International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP/UNESCO), Paris. He has been a member of several International Boards/Committees and editorial Boards of Journals. N.V. Varghese is the Chief Editor of the Journal for Educational Planning and Administration (JEPA) NIEPA. He has directed several national and international research projects, has carried out research projects in several countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and CIS regions and published several books and articles.
Nidhi S. Sabharwal is currently Associate Professor at the Centre for Policy Research in Higher Education (CPRHE), National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, India. She has previously been the In-charge of CPRHE/NIEPA. She has also previously served as the Director at the Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, New Delhi. She has studied inter-group inequalities across human development indicators, focusing on the role of caste and gender-based discrimination in the market and non-market institutions. Her current research focuses on college readiness, student diversity, student success, gender and equity in higher education.
