A History of the Indian University System Emerging from the Shadows of the Past /

• Main Author: Datta, Surja (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Educational sociology.; Higher education.; Education > History.; Education and sociology.; Sociology, Educational.; History of Education.; Higher Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Sociology of Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book provides an explanation of the nature of the Indian university system, including its specificities and its peculiarities as well as exploring how they developed. It offers a historical and institutional perspective by singling out the forces that have shaped the present Indian higher educa...