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Lal, Swati – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1984
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was an Indian educator who established the Santiniketan schools, which replicated to a large extent the ashram or forest school of ancient India, where gurus and their pupils lived in a residential hermitage. Tagore's aesthetic ideals of education as manifested in the school at Santiniketan are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Aesthetic Values, Comparative Education, Educational History
Miles, M. – 1998
This paper uses experiences in Pakistan to address issues in the application of European-based principles of disability-related concepts and services to cultures in South Asia, especially Pakistan and India. Emphasis is on understanding the South Asian conceptual world of disability so that "development" rather than "transfer"…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Disabilities
Giffard-Lindsay, Katharine – Online Submission, 2007
Children with disabilities are a minority that are not prioritised in the context of education programmes in India, although they are often found in many marginalised groups that are catered for if non-disabled, for example, girls, scheduled tribe, scheduled caste, and other backward caste children. Inclusive education may be a way of merging…
Descriptors: Social Class, Inclusive Schools, Educational History, Negative Attitudes

Iredale, Roger – Comparative Education, 1978
This article discusses the problems and potentials of nonformal education in India by reviewing a number of booklets, surveys, speeches, and government documents which analyze directions of nonformal education over the past three decades. (KC)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education

Di Bona, Joseph E. – Comparative Education Review, 1981
In light of Marxist, Western diffusionist, and dependency theories of change in developing nations, the author explores the relationship between the colonial penetration of India through the introduction of English education in the early nineteenth century and the elimination of indigenous schools already well developed at that time. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Isolation, Developing Nations, Educational Change

Allender, Tim – History of Education, 2003
Focuses on the dominant Anglican missionary schools in Punjab (India). States that the Anglican missions failed to fulfill their original design, but that Hindu schools were successful and played a role in India's movement for independence over British settlements in the northern region. (KDR)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries

Watts, Ruth – History of Education, 2000
Discusses the debate on gender and imperialism in India by examining the case of Mary Carpenter, a nineteenth century English educationist and social reformer, in order to provide more information on the debate. Addresses where Carpenter stood in the discourse on imperialism. (CMK)
Descriptors: Biographies, Educational History, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues

Montessori, Mario M. – NAMTA Journal, 1998
Describes the experiences of Maria Montessori and her son, Mario, during their internment in India during World War II. Discusses how their observations of communities of Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims, and Zoroastrians at the Theosophical Society contributed to ideas related to the absorbent mind, and enabled the extension of the…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational History, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Aggarwal, J. C.; Agrawal, S. P. – 1989
The purpose of this book is to discuss the history of educational reform in India and describe the steps taken by government to implement new policies. An education commission, better known as the Kothari Commission, published its report in 1966. As a result, the National Policy on Education (NPE) emerged in 1968 and was considered a major step…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Policy, Educational Quality
Mathias, T. A. – New Frontiers in Education, 1978
This examination of Christian education in India traces its history and development with focus on traditional goals and present objectives, including teaching rather than indoctrination, service to the nation, and the promotion of social justice. Also explored are some common criticisms. They are westernization, proselytism, and elitism. (JMD)
Descriptors: Christianity, Educational Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives

Kosambi, Meera – History of Education, 2000
Focuses on the history of women's education in western India during the nineteenth century addressing the issues of home education versus school education, gender construction and the school curriculum, and nationalism and women's education. Discusses a woman's position as a point of conflict between the patriarchal family structure and women's…
Descriptors: Educational History, Family Structure, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues

Chitnis, Suma – Liberal Education, 2000
With an ancient tradition of educational exclusion, modern India has set democratic goals for educational access and quality, though discrimination still challenges public policy goals. Highlights: Buddhism's ancient challenges to exclusion; early declines of education; missionary education; colonial higher education; distance from the lives of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Caste, Democracy, Educational History
Naik, J. P. – Prospects, 1976
A critique of India's colonial educational system and a review of post colonial reform measures are presented. An outline of the projected reforms of the national educational system from 1976-86, including administration, skills, teaching, curriculum content and finance, is provided. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Comparative Education, Educational History, Educational Improvement

Kahn, Ahmed Noor – Paedagogica Historica, 1983
Presents a review of Muslim education in India between the years 1008 and 1757. Generates seven conclusions about education in this period. Among them, that education was inseparable from religion, that almost all rulers were authors who encouraged mass education, and that problem solving, discovery, and other "modern" educational…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Methods, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Miles, M. – 1998
This paper discusses the education of people with blindness in China and India prior to the establishment of formal schools for the blind. Key people who advanced the education of people with blindness are highlighted, such as missionary teacher Mary Gutzlaff, who integrated Chinese orphan girls with blindness into her school at Macau. One of the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Braille, Comparative Education, Cultural Influences