I have referred to this issue in earlier blogposts. In an unstructured programme, that has few external deadlines, we get a lot of time to read, which in itself is a fabulous thing. However, this also means that we can spend months and years together in reading things that may not contribute to our research….
Kamii, C., & DeVries, R. (1976). Piaget, Children, and Number: Applying Piaget’s theory to the Teaching of Elementary Number. Washington, D.C: National Association for the Education of Young Children. ISBN: 0-912674-49-0 (Guest Post by Alprata Ahuja) Chapter 2 – Principles of Teaching (pp. 11-25) The principles discussed in this chapter are implications of Piaget’s theory to teaching particularly to teaching of numbers. 1….
The Magician’s NephewC S Lewis1955 (This edition 2010)Harper Collinspp. 107Book one of the Chronicles of Narnia’s series, the Magician’s Nephew describes the beginning of Narnia. I was surprised to know that this wasn’t the first book of the series written be Lewis. If I were reading in the chronological order in which they were written,…
Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik Devdutt Pattanaik 2016Penguin with Epicpp. 182 Devlok is a collection of interactions with Pattnai over various aspect of Hindu mythology. I have always found mythological stories and the symbolism they hold to be a fascinating read. In that sense it is ofcourse an enjoyable read. If like me, you have been watching…
Education and Society: Themes, Perspectives and Practices 2015 Ed. Meenakshi Thapan New Delhi OUP ISBN: 9780199451319 Chapter 12: Texts and Values Krishna Kumar pp. 345-357 In this chapter, Kumar raises fundamental questions on the ‘patterns of response’ that are evoked by texts. Acknowledging that response is person-specific, the author goes on to highlight that texts…
The Saga of Goods and Services Taxes in India – Deepak Nair* The idea of bringing GST to India was first introduced by ex-FM P. Chidambaram in Union budget 2006-07 with an expectation of making it effective from 1stApril 2010. Post that, the framework underwent a number of discussions and committees with the most recent…
Developing an appropriate research design is one of the key decisions in ensuring the quality of research work that you undertake. A wrong research design can mean that you end up changing the direction of your research. You may also end up spending more time trying to look for excuses to defend your research design…
1984 George Orwell 1949 (This impression 2016) KRJ Publication pp. 259 A work of fiction, 1984 is a brilliant piece by Orwell, on the hunger for power, human instinct, and social class struggle. Critiquing what he foresaw as the likely outcome of the downfall of capitalism, Orwell’s descriptive accounts of the new social order…
Kamii, C., & DeVries, R. (1976). Piaget, Children, and Number: Applying Piaget’s theory to the Teaching of Elementary Number. Washington, D.C: National Association for the Education of Young Children. ISBN: 0-912674-49-0 (Guest Post by Alprata Ahuja) An Overview (pp. 1-4) The question of how to apply Piaget’s theory to teaching of elementary number in classrooms…
Sainath. 1996. Everybody Loves a Good Drought: Stories from India’s Poorest Districts. New Delhi: Penguin. ISBN: 9780140259841 This is the Way We Go to School: Getting Educated in Rural India (pp. 47-68) Published in 1996, Sainath’s book captures stories from India’s poorest district. This section on education, presents three stories that represent the diverse settings…
