1st Edition

Open and Distance Learning in Secondary School Education in India Potentials and Limitations

232 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

230 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

230 Pages 34 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge India

This book examines the state of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based secondary education in India. ODL-based education has been a key resource for children in India who can neither cope with nor avail of regular schooling opportunities due to economic, health and disability, or other constraints. The volume uses large-scale empirical data collected from various Indian states and a... Read more

1. Open and Distance Learning (ODL) Systems: Theoretical and Global Perspectives

2. Secondary School Education in India

3. Roadblocks and Barriers I: Reach, Inclusion, Efficiency and Effectiveness

4. Roadblocks and Barriers II: Delivery of Open and Distance Learning in Secondary Education

5. Open Fields: ODL as a Sustainable and Effective Option at the Secondary School Level

Biography

Jyotsna Jha presently heads the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies (CBPS), Bangalore, India. CBPS is an independent non-profit, non-governmental organisation that focuses on research in gender, education, social and economic policies, budgeting, decentralization, and governance issues.



Neha Ghatak is a research advisor at the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore, India.



Puja Minni is a research advisor at the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore, India.



Shobhita Rajagopal is Associate Professor at the Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.



Shreekanth Mahendiran is a research advisor at the Centre for Budget and Policy Studies, Bangalore, India.