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Author Bhatia, Lakshmi

Title Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram : the Practice of Pedagogy
Published Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (285 pages)
Series Transition in Northeastern India
Transition in Northeastern India.
Contents Cover -- Education and Society in a Changing Mizoram: The Practice of Pedagogy -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Maps -- List of Figures -- Glossary -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Backdrop -- 2 Mara Social Structure: Past and Present -- 3 Education: A Historical Journey -- 4 Schooling: Process and Experience -- 5 School and Society: Home, Community and the State -- 6 Conclusion -- About the Author -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary Located in the domain of cultural politics, the book with rich ethnographical data from Mizoram, a lesser known and understood state, brings the community, state and culture to centre-stage, along with family and stratification of the sociological discourse in education. The book argues for a re-look at school education in Mizoram, besides providing critical insights into the North East region as a whole. It also points to the dilemmas of development in that region and suggests possible ways out of the impasse. Marking a significant departure from conventional thinking on education as
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Subject Education, Secondary -- Social aspects -- India -- Mizoram
Education, Secondary -- Social aspects.
India -- Mizoram.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136198069
1136198067