Open and distance learning in secondary school education in India : potentials and limitations / Jyotsna Jha, Neha Ghatak, Puja Minni, Shobhita Rajagopal and Shreekanth Mahendiran.

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

©2020

1 online resource (xx, 210 pages : : illustrations (black and white.)

Access is available to the Yale community.

Description based on print version record.

Access restricted by licensing agreement.

This book examines the state of the Open and Distance Learning (ODL)-based secondary education in India. ODL-based education has been a key resource for children in India who can neither cope with nor avail of regular schooling opportunities due to economic, health and disability, or other constraints. The volume uses large-scale empirical data collected from various Indian states and a sensitive theoretical framework to study the equity, efficiency, and effectiveness of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and the State Open School (SOS). Highlighting the roadblocks and barriers in terms of its reach, inclusion, and delivery, particularly to the marginalised, this book explores whether ODL has a potential of being a sustainable and effective option at the secondary and senior secondary level in India. Thus, it seeks to generate policy discourse around delivery mechanisms and effectiveness of ODL in developing countries. First of its kind, this comprehensive volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of education, education policy, public policy, and political studies.

Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.

Original

Books / Online

English

August 07, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.