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Educational Achievement of Socially and Economically Disadvantaged Children from Urban Slums of Bengaluru City
In the Indian context, marginalized and oppressed individuals often reside in slums newlineand on the streets, facing poor living conditions and inadequate facilities. While newlineurban areas boast elite lifestyles characterized by high levels of educational newlineattainment, access to the latest technologies, and substantial incomes, marginalized groups experience a significant lack of basic living standards and encounter limited access to essential services such as education, healthcare, and employment newlineopportunities. Education, in particular, poses one of the greatest challenges in slum newlineareas. Various factors, including socio-economic background, family characteristics, newlineand educational opportunities, can influence the academic performance of slum children. Additionally, teachers perceptions and classroom practices play crucial roles. The current study aims to explore how family characteristics, socio-economic background, educational opportunities, and teachers perceptions impact the educational achievements of slum children in Bengaluru city. To investigate educators perspectives on socially and economically disadvantaged children, a questionnaire was administered to teachers. The study utilized a mixed-method newlineresearch design to address its research questions. Quantitative data were collected newlinefrom 100 slum children and 100 non-slum children aged 6 to 14 years. During semistructured interviews, the researcher used an open-ended questionnaire to gather newlineresponses from principals and teachers. Thirty-six teachers working with various newlineschool boards in the Byrasandra and Siddapura areas were included in this study. newlineAdditionally, class observations were conducted to assess classroom interactions, the rapport between teachers and students, and levels of student involvement. A newlinepurposive random sampling technique was employed to select participants from the newlinestudy population. Data were meticulously collected and analyzed. -
Education suffering within structural inequalities: A Critical Discourse Analysis of a policy framework
Education acts as an important catalyst for socioeconomic and democratic evolution in society and is a critical tool for building an equitable system. In our paper, we have historicized one of the most important educational policies, viz. Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SAMSA) in India that carries large expectations to minimize the educational divide. We have studied the policy through the lens of Political Economy and have further critiqued it through the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis. We find in our paper that the budget allocated to SAMSA was revised in 2022, from its preceding years with a 28 per cent slash. We critically reflect on the principles mentioned in the policy and find that although there has been an attempt to mitigate the hazards of banking education the Public-Private Partnership initiative reinforces struggles for equitable education, and further, the privatization sets the government free from any accountability. Moreover, a constitutional right like the Right to Education (RTE) is not sufficient enough to meet the goals of universalisation of education. Besides, we analyse the principles such as Education for All, Equity, Equal Opportunity, Access, Gender Concern, Centrality of teacher, Moral Compulsion, and Convergent and integrated system of education management, and argue that although some of the facets of societal structural inequalities are addressed, however, there exists hardly a proper roadmap that could be monitoring the process of creating an inclusive educational paradigm. 2023, Institute for Education Policy Studies. All rights reserved. -
Education Should Be a Guide to Promote Peace in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, ethnic-religious tensions exist between Sinhala, Tamils, and Muslims. As a result, several root causes and their consequences are connected to the war in Sri Lanka. These root causes may be distinguished by ethnicity, language, religion, degree of education, and other factors such as jobs and land. In relation to this, the first religious confrontation broke out in 1915 between the Sinhala and Muslim populations. The Sinhala only Bills, maintaining the importance of language and nationality in Sri Lankan politics since 1956, consequently led to mistrust among the Sinhala, Tamils, and Muslims who suffered from the civil war until 2009. Understanding the various consequences faced by the people of Sri Lanka caused by war, peace education may be the most essential strategy for rebuilding goodwill and concord in Sri Lanka. Through peace education, people may develop trust and respect for other faiths and their practices. People should be able to develop their talents and capacities beginning from their youth by including peace education in the school curriculum. Teachers are the most suited stakeholders in the long term to deliver peace education to children to enhance their attitudes, abilities, and behaviours that promote harmony. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Kennedy Andrew Thomas and Joseph Varghese Kureethara; individuals, the contributors. -
Education Inequality in India: An Empirical Analysis Using National Sample Survey Data
This research examines the ruralurban differences in educational inequality of major states in India. Using National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data and decomposition methods, this study finds that overall educational inequality has come down but still very high in rural areas. We found that factors such as limited access to higher education, financial constraints and social factors are responsible for the high inequality in rural areas. This study highlights the need for government intervention to enhance educational access by increasing institutions and providing financial aid. It also notes that non-financial barriers like English proficiency further exclude lower socio-economic groups. Hence, we argue for inclusive education policies to improve the existing situation. 2024 Institute for Human Development. -
Education in TQM Way
The International Journal's Research Journal of Social Science & Management, Vol-2 (8), pp. 1-4. ISSN-2251-1571 -
Education for All: How Schooling Is Creating Social Changes for Lowered-Caste Girls in Rural India
Arguments for the expansion of formal schooling have long focused on individual outcomes from schooling, including increasing income, reducing poverty, delaying marriage, and improving health, particularly for girls and women. For nearly three decades now, global education agendas have supported girls education in an effort to achieve these outcomes. A large body of research analyzes girls individual empowerment from schooling, but less attention is given to how schooling is creating change in families and communities, particularly for lowered-caste girls in India. This article places longitudinal data from a three-year qualitative interview study of schoolgirls in Rajasthan alongside qualitative life-history interviews of girls who completed secondary school in Uttarakhand to understand how schooling affects social changes for lower castes. The analysis, using an intersectional and relational approach, illustrates how girls schooling shifts kin and caste relations connected to marriage and work but in ways that do not transform the stickiness of caste and gender norms. We argue that educational policies and programs must attend to the ways in which caste is implicated in achieving outcomes of delayed marriage and formal employment for lowered-caste girls in Indian communities if schooling is to create positive social change. 2020 by The Author(s). -
Education as a Determinant of E - Governance Adoption: A Cse Study of Tele Centres of Karnataka
Imperial Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, Vol. 2, Issue 13, pp. 32-38. -
EDUCATION AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS: A STUDY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY IN BANGALORE
India is passing through the crucial phase of demographic transition wherein a majority of its population is in the working age, giving India a never before opportunity to cash in on a huge demographic dividend. This brings spotlight on the human capital benefits that can accrue as a result of this phase with 54% of Indias 1.2 billion population under the age of 25. It is highly imperative for India to cash in on this critical phase through the creation and capitalization of knowledge, competency and the skill base of its people or the Human Capital and pave the way for faster economic growth and development of its economy. The study takes in to consideration the Information Technology industry, wherein Indias prowess has been widely celebrated with Indian software engineers doing exceedingly well and there has been an apparent unstoppable outflow of jobs to India from U.S and Europe. India has become the undisputed global hub for outsourcing and technology mediated work. This has been possible primarily because of the rich pool of technically proficient English speaking workforce with superior logical and reasoning skills. One of the prime reasons for this has been the vast network of academic infrastructure in India churning out more than 500,000 technical graduates annually (NASSCOM, 2012). But multiple surveys by NASSCOM and CII have shown severe gap between employment and employability of technical graduates with only 25% of technical graduates suitable for employment, the rest lacking in skills which the industry wants. In order to solve this paradox, the study was initiated to examine the skill requirements of new recruits in the IT sector. It aims at bringing about the differences, if any between the perception of academia and the industry on the importance of specific skill sets for new IT recruits. The study also explores if there is any disconnect between what the industry perceives to be the available skill sets among the new IT recruits and what the academia perceives to have imparted in terms of those skill sets to their students. In order to capture the perception of the academia and the industry, the study takes in to account their responses on a five-point likert scale on the desired level and actual level of proficiency of new IT recruits on technical, business, interpersonal and management skills. The study found that there were significant differences in the perception of IT Managers and Academicians on the desired level of proficiency of new IT recruits in 4 out of 7 skill sets analyzed, which were Interpersonal and Management Skills, Emerging Technologies Skills, IT Infrastructure Skills and Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills. IT Managers and Academicians differed in their views on the actual level of proficiency of new IT recruits too, as significant differences were found in their responses to 5 out of the 7 skill sets which were Interpersonal and Management Skills, Emerging Technologies Skills, Technical Management Skills, IT Infrastructure Skills and Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Skills. It surely does call for an active and productive partnership between the industry and the academia through meaningful communication, coordination and rigorous steps to bridge the gap and eventually to sustain and strengthen the inherent advantage that India has in the field of Information Technology. -
Education and Pedagogical Experiences: Coping with Human Emergencies and Exploring Resilience Strategies
This book analyses how the educational ecosystem undergoes a paradigm shift during human emergencies - be it natural, manmade, environmental, ethnic or a global pandemic like COVID-19. It discusses varied approaches, experiences, and the steadfast desire to share information, demonstrating the value of teaching and learning in difficult conditions. This volume aims to build resilience and inspire young minds to persevere through challenging times. It explores the continuity of education during emergencies, various teaching and learning approaches, and the importance of maintaining a resilient attitude. Each addresses the cultural and locational specifics of emergencies, illustrating how education and pedagogy have made a global impact. They also examine a specific aim, enriched by cultural, geographical, and human variables, and how education and pedagogy aim to resolve these concerns. This book would be useful to students, researchers and teachers working in Education, Environmental Science and Disaster Management, Political Science, Public Administration, International Relations, Peace Education, Psychology and Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Sociology and Social work. It would also be an invaluable companion to practicing pre-service and in-service teachers and their trainers, policy makers, professionals from government and non-government organizations working in education and social development. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Kennedy Andrew Thomas and Joseph Varghese Kureethara; individuals, the contributors. -
Education and Human Emergencies Conundrum
This chapter aims to make sublime the phenomenological research design to bring out the essence of human teaching during emergencies. The approach identifies distinguishing attributes through subjective comprehension, experiences, and beliefs of teaching when the routine is disrupted through emergencies, disasters, and conflicts. It is intended to increase the comprehension of subjective attitudes, beliefs, and experiences while working in emergencies. It also looks at participant engagement in teaching and learning and identifying distinctive patterns or factors emerging from these convergent or divergent thought processes or experiences during emergencies. The chapter summarises the findings of this study and hopes to throw light on how to stabilise, structure, and teach values, skills, tolerance, and disaster risk reduction during disrupting emergencies. This chapter delves into the realm of phenomenological research to explore the essence of human teaching amidst emergencies. By summarising the studys findings, the chapter aims to offer insights into how to effectively navigate and adapt teaching practices to stabilise, structure, and impart values, skills, tolerance, and disaster risk reduction during disruptive emergencies. It contributes to a deeper understanding of teaching in crisis situations, ultimately informing strategies for educational resilience and response. 2025 selection and editorial matter, Kennedy Andrew Thomas and Joseph Varghese Kureethara; individuals, the contributors. -
Educate, enable and empower future leaders: A model for community development through the child sponsorship program
The Child Sponsorship Program is an attempt by development organizations to reinstate the rights of a child to education, focusing on the overall well-being of a child and the community. The Sustainable Development Goals view Child Sponsorship Program as a tool for contributing towards development goals and targets. While the conventional models of the Child Sponsorship Program focused on the scholastic performance of children up to the elementary level, several progressive sponsorship programs aim at the whole personal development of the children and their community by ensuring community participation and a development-based approach targeting education, livelihood, empowerment, etc. This program channelized by the Centre for Social Action (CSA), CHRIST (Deemed to be) University), Bengaluru, is a child development program that engages with the goals of holistic development of the child and community development through the Child Sponsorship Program in two urban slum communities in Bengaluru. The research aims to study the change brought in the indicators, such as education, behaviour and attitude change, leadership and their holistic development, by the program. It also intends to assess the impact of the program on the development of the family, community and participation of the community members in the academic development of children. The study follows a qualitative study employing in-depth interviewing and Focused Group Discussions with parents and child participants of the communities where the Child Sponsorship Program is implemented. The data is analyzed through qualitative and quantitative software. 2024 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. -
EdTech tools for sustainable practices: A green revolution in education
The rapid advancement of Education Technology (EdTech) offers promising opportunities for educational institutions to integrate sustainable business practices into their operations and curriculum. The integration of EdTech into sustainability education has emerged as a powerful tool to promote environmental awareness, foster sustainable behavior, and address the pressing challenges of climate change and resource depletion. This chapter explores the growing significance of EdTech in sustainability education, analyzing its potential to cultivate a generation of environmentally conscious and responsible global citizens. It also aims at identifying and examining the most prominent emerging EdTech tools specifically designed to promote sustainability in educational settings. Furthermore, it aims to comprehend the institutional elements that have successfully incorporated and expanded the utilization of EdTech tools to promote enduring business practices. Additionally, the chapter addresses the challenges and obstacles faced by educational institutions in adopting and implementing these technologies and propose strategies to overcome these barriers. 2024 Allam Hamdan. All rights reserved. -
EDSSR: a secure and power-aware opportunistic routing scheme for WSNs
Motivated by the pivotal role of routing in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and the prevalent security vulnerabilities arising from existing protocols, this research tackles the inherent challenges of securing WSNs. Many current WSN routing protocols prioritize computational efficiency but lack robust security measures, making them susceptible to exploitation by malicious actors. The prevalence of reactive protocols, chosen for their lower bandwidth consumption, exacerbates security concerns, as proactive alternatives require more resources for maintaining network routes. Additionally, the ad hoc nature and energy constraints of WSNs render conventional security models designed for wired and wireless networks unsuitable. In response to these limitations, this paper introduces the Secured Energy-Efficient Opportunistic Routing Scheme for Sustainable WSNs (EDSSR). EDSSR is designed to enhance security in WSNs by continuously updating neighbor information and validating the legitimacy of standard routing parameters. Critically, the protocol is power-aware, recognizing the vital importance of energy considerations in the constrained environment of WSNs. To assess the efficacy of EDSSR in mitigating WSN vulnerabilities, simulation experiments were conducted, evaluating the protocols performance on key metrics such as throughput, average End-to-End delay (delay), energy consumption (EC), network lifetime (alive nodes), and malware detection rate. The results demonstrate that the EDSSR protocol significantly improves performance. It shows substantial gains in sum goodput relative to throughput, average delay, EC, and alive nodes. Specifically, the EDSSR protocol is 23% faster than DLAMD and 1013% faster than EEFCR. Additionally, the malware detection rate increases by 23%. The Author(s) 2024. -
Editorial: Methods and applications in cognitive science
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Edible Innovation: How Youth-Driven Trends Are Shaping the Future of Food Marketing
The food market is undergoing changes, and consumers 2020 to 2024 are shaping a market segment with unique eating behaviours. Nowhere is the impact of transformative trends that are reshaping the present and near future of markets and populations so pronounced than in food marketing and consumption. Dates throughout 2020-2024 are being pondered in this chapter to explain what makes this current generation tick. It also contains an overview of new innovations and modern changes in products and process, promotional, and marketing activities. This chapter looks at how the strong will, character, and ambition of the new generation are paving new paths in the food industry, leaving outdated practices behind and hitting the reset button on standards of health and sustainability. 2025 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved.