In tip #11, I started a series on developing a thesis structure, with plans to write at least one post on each chapter that needs to be written. This blog post will focus on the conceptual framework and review chapter. The specific focus in this post is on locating references. This will also have to…
Sarangpani, P. M. 2009. Quality, Feasibility and Desirability of Low Cost Private Schooling. Economic and Political Weekly, XLIV (43):67-69. The discussion paper is a critical commentary on the paper by Jain and Dholakia (2009), “Feasibility of Implementation of Right to Education Act”. Jain and Dholakia argue for budget private schools that compromise on teachers’ salaries,…
(Guest Post by Deepak Nair*) I used to be indecisive.. But now, I am not quite sure… Back in school, I was taught about corporate strategies- Upsize, downsize or do nothing. Doing nothing, my learned teacher told me, is also an action. It reflects that by ignoring imminent adversities or opportunities, you have left things to chance and chosen to swim with the tide. Indecisiveness is a state of “not being able to make decisions quickly and effectively”. An indecisive person is a hung human, with inability to choose from available options. Indecisiveness is something we come across everyday with millennials. We find it hard to make decisions at something as simple as choosing food to what hobby to pursue. Everyone seems to be bombarded with options, finding it difficult to choose any one of the them and in fact, feeling sad about rejecting at all. Not only does this cause…
Talking to a fellow scholar today gave me the insight that one of the keys to writing your thesis quickly is to recognise the process that you follow for writing. It helps in not just setting a pace for writing but will also bring a qualitative change in what we write. By identifying the writing…
Apple, M. W. 2008. Can schooling contribute to a more just society? Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 3:239. DOI: 10.1177/1746197908095134 The paper is written using Apple and Bean’s book ‘Democratic Schools’ as its base. The focus is on revisiting the debates of creating democratic school spaces as essential in “pursuit of social justice”. Through a…
Ravikaant. (2017) “Ek Adhyaapak Shikshak ki Diary – V” (Diary of a Teacher Educator-V), “Acche Bacche kaise? –Aise” (What are good children like? – Like this.), Shiksha Vimarsh, 19(5): 41-45. (September- October, 2017) The paper begins by discussing the stressors and dilemmas faced by school teachers, particularly those in the government school system, on an everyday basis. Systemic…
Research Tip #11- Writing your thesis- Thesis Structure One of the scholars I met today inspired me to write chapter by chapter tips for writing a thesis. I thought of giving it a try. This will be thus, the first in a series of such blog posts. I want to begin with a disclaimer and this…
Chatterji, B (2015). On Education. Economic and Political Weekly, L(34): 39-43.Chaterji presents his perspective on education in India, referring to it as one of the greatest challenges of contemporary times. He begins the paper by highlighting the significant role of Universities across the world in the process of development, particularly in their role as the breeding grounds…
Venkatesh, K. 2017. Negotiating the ‘Social’ in Elementary School Social Sciences. Economic and Political Weekly, LII (24): 169-172. The paper begins by raising the fundamental question of what constitutes Social Science at the school level. The argument of Mills (1959) is used to resolve the debate of including the older discipline of History into the…
Manjrekar, N. (2013) Gujarat: Patriarchy Revisited – A Dress Code for Teachers. Economic and Political Weekly, 48(43) The paper addresses the phenomenon of making a dress code compulsory for teachers. This in turn points towards the authoritarian approach of bureaucracy as also towards the attempt to curtail the freedom of teachers, in their personal domain…
