Education in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands is a critical reference guide to development of education in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Comoros Islands, Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Zanzibar. The chapters provide an overview of the education system in each country, focusing particularly on contemporary education policies and some of the problems countries in this region face during the processes of development. Key themes include the practice of implementation of educational policy and the impact of global and local educational decisions on societies. Due to the demographic scale and the cultural diversity of India, the volume contains a particularly extensive coverage of the distinctive educational issues in this country.

Including a comparative introduction to the issues facing education in the region as a whole, this book is an essential reference for researchers, scholars, international agencies and policy-makers.

Debotri Dhar is Visiting Assistant Professor in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at the College of Wooster, USA.

Hema Letchamanan is Researcher in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge, UK. Previously she was Education Consultant in Sadhana Visionary Academy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Notes on Contributors
Series Editor's Preface
Introduction: Regional Overview, Debotri Dhar (College of Wooster, USA) and Hema Letchamanan (University of Cambridge, UK)
1. Bangladesh: An Overview, Nasir Uddin (University of Chittagong, Bangladesh)
2. Bangladesh: Academy-industrial Complex and the Future of Women and Gender Studies, Nafisa Tanjeem (Rutgers University-New Brunswick, USA) and Aditi Sabur (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
3. Bangladesh: The Use of Information & Communication Technology (ICT) in the Education Sector of Bangladesh, Md Mahfuz Azhar (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh)
4. Bhutan: Politics, Culture and the Modernisation of Education, David Johnson (University of Oxford, UK)
5. India: Education in India: Trajectory and Transitions, Ch.Radha Gayathri (Jawarhal Nehru University)
6. India: Madrasas: an enduring space for dissemination of education for Muslim girls, Rekha Pande (University of Hyderabad, India)
7. India: Contextualising Educational Needs in Kashmir, Anub Mannaan (University of Cambridge, UK)
8. India: Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) in Delhi, Aanchal Jain (University of Cambridge, UK)
9. Nepal: An Overview, Pramod Bhatta (Martin Chautari Institute, Nepal)
10. Nepal: A History of Higher Education in Nepal: from urban elitism to global aspirations, Andrea Kölbel (Freie University Berlin, Germany)
11. Sri Lanka: Education in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Islands: An Overview of Sri Lanka, Sujatha Gamage (LIRNEasia, Sri Lanka)
12. Sri Lanka: Revitalizing Higher Education in Sri Lanka to Develop 21st Century Graduates, Gominda Ponnamperuma (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka) and Vishaka Nanayakkara (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka)
13. Sri Lanka: An Overview, Raja Gunawardhane (University of Colombo, Sri Lanka)
14. Comoros Islands: An Overview, Ben Mohadji Charif Abdallah (TBC)
15. The Maldives: An Overview, Ibrahim Lirar, Shan Anees and Mimrah Gafour (University of St. Andrews, UK)
16. Mauritius: Unlocking Educational Sustainability's Hidden Value, Kumar Dookhitram, Chandradeo Bokhoree and Hermant B. Chittoo (University of Technology, Mauritius)
17. Mauritius: Theory and Practice of Education for Sustainability - The case of secondary schools in Mauritius, Anneloes Smitsman (Ecological Living In Action, Mauritius), Kritika Treebhoohun (Ecological Living In Action, Mauritius) and Gilberte Chung Kim Chung (Bureau of Catholic Education, Rose-Hill, Mauritius)
18. Seychelles: Education Reforms in Seychelles, Marie-Therese Purvis (Independent education consultant)
19. Zanzibar: A Small Island in a Global Arena, Cathryn S. MacCallum (Sazani Associates, UK)
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