Hriday Kant Dewan (5 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: New. This volume on Qualitative Research Methodology is a primer designed to help students and those beginning research become familiar with the basic tenets and processes of doing research. Located in the Indian context with known context and local examples it would help researchers learn how to conduct research. It is not a manual or guide for doing research. It is not a comprehensive "know all" volume - but one that has been put together by people who have been engaged in qualitative research primarily in the social section (education, health). This collection would be a useful guide not only to students starting to do research but to people who may want to add a qualitative dimension to their quantitative work. A unique feature of this volume is that it includes issues of ethics of research and importance of transparency and accountability of the researchers.…

Hardcover. Condition: New. Even after 75 years of independence, it is widely believed that our education system is groaning under the weight of the ideas of Macaulay, Wood, Bentinck and Elphinstone. We must ask ourselves, after all, what did these people do to blunt education, construction of knowledge and all other intellectual activities in India? Was Macaulay a villain or a superhero or a mere colonial bureaucrat? Or is he someone who gained undeserved prominence and notoriety in Indian history? It is indeed difficult to agree on one perspective to study Macaulay. In case you have not realized this till date; you will do so after you read this book. This book would help you recognize the nuances, and the one-sidedness of the curses that are inflicted upon Macaulay. The articles in this book bring out the multi-faceted nature of the issue and force us to ask the question how correct is it to lay the blame of whatever is wrong in education on Macaulay, absolve the current system of all responsibility and leave it with no agency. Why can we not get rid of what we think Macaulay left us with and is undesirable? Is Macaulay merely an excuse and the reality is that we do not want to include everyone into the fold to account for the absence of quality education today.…