About the Book

Challenges to Higher Education

Higher education courses are usually studied at universities, university colleges and higher education institutions. However, they can be studied at specialist colleges, for example art and music, and some further education colleges. The quality of higher education depends upon the type of staff development programmes initiated for teachers. It is necessary to introduce quality assessment in staff development to ensure better results. The policy changes like the free and compulsory education attempt by the government in 2003 are expected to influence higher education in quantitative terms in future. Higher education in India is at crossroads. While the identity of the system is protected through an indigenous approach to education, the onslaught of globalization has set in. The WTO regime particularly the GATS is threatening the very existence as several international operators are entering the field on the basis of market. Higher education promotes social and economic development by building human and technical capabilities of a society. The development of higher education is highly correlated with the level of overall development. Technical change and institutional change are two key components of the development. Higher education has an important role to play in facilitating these changes by helping to integrate advanced training and research with shifting economic realities. Further, the dimensional perspective related to higher education and its policy have been examined since the planning area. An attempt has been made to justify the need for new policies for higher education at different levels. CONTENTS : (1)Introduction (2)Provision of Secondary and Higher Education (3)New Challenges of Higher Education Global Scenario (4)Women Challenges of Higher Education in India (5)Indian Higher Education: Global Challenges and Local Issues (6)Opportunities for Higher Technical Education in India.