The Great Indian Education Debate

The Great Indian Education Debate
Author: Martin Moir
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1136828095

A bitter debate erupted in 1834 between Orientalists and Anglicists over what kind of public education the British should promote in their growing Indian empire. This collection of the main documents pertaining to the controversy (some published for the first time) aims to recover the major British and South Asian voices, broaden our understanding of imperial discourses and recognise the significant role of the colonised in the shaping of colonial knowledge. Bringing together into a single volume documents not easily obtained - long out of print, never before published, or scattered about in sundry books and journals - enables modern readers to judge the relative merits of the various arguments and undermines the common impression that the controversy was simply an exercise in colonial power involving only Europeans.

Secularism, Islam and Education in India, 1830–1910

Secularism, Islam and Education in India, 1830–1910
Author: Robert Ivermee
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: History
ISBN: 131731705X

During the nineteenth century British officials in India decided that the education system should be exclusively secular. Drawing on sources from public and private archives, Ivermee presents a study of British/Muslim negotiations over the secularization of colonial Indian education and on the changing nature of secularism across space and time.

Pathways to Nationalism

Pathways to Nationalism
Author: S. Ganeshram
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2016-09-13
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 135199736X

This book examines the socio-economic factors in the rise and development of nationalism in the Tamil-speaking region of the Madras Presidency in India between 1858 and 1918. It analyses the dynamic interaction between socio-economic conditions and nationalism in Tamil Nadu by applying both historical methods of documentary analysis and a sociological perspective. The volume looks at the advent of Western education and the role of Christian missionaries, the growth of the local press, socio-religious reform movements, decline of indigenous industries and the land revenue policies of the colonial government to arrive at a comprehensive portrait of the rise of nationalism in the Madras Presidency. The volume is invaluable for scholars of colonial history and the Indian freedom movement in southern India.

Encyclopedia of Language and Education

Encyclopedia of Language and Education
Author: Ruth Wodak
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9401145385

This volume covers basic fields of Sociolinguistics and the Sociology of Language; both macro- and micro-domains are presented in the fields of language teaching, minority languages, and problems of language acquisition as well as practical issues of curricula planning and textbook writing. This book addresses students and scholars in the social sciences as well as public officials in education, language teachers and textbook writers.

Ideology, Politics and Language Policies

Ideology, Politics and Language Policies
Author: Thomas Ricento
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2000-11-28
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027299315

This volume critically examines the effects of the spread of English from colonialism to the ‘New World Order’. The research explores the complex and often contradictory roles English has played in national development. Historical analyses and case studies by leading researchers in language policy studies reveal that deterministic relationships between imperial languages, such as English, and societal hierarchies are untenable, and that support of vernacular languages in education and public life can serve diverse ideologies and political agendas. Areas and countries investigated include Europe, North America, Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The role of theory in language policy scholarship and practice is critically evaluated. A variety of research methodologies is used, ranging from macro-sociopolitical and structural analyses to postmodern approaches. The work collectively represents a new direction in language policy studies.