DR. AVINASH KUMAR SINGH
Associate Professor
Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
E-mail: aksingh@tiss.edu
|
Qualifications
|
- M.A. (Sociology), Jawaharlal Nehru University
- M.Phil (Sociology), Jawaharlal Nehru University
- M.St. (Social Anthropology), Oxford University
- Ph.D. (Education), University of London
|
Areas of Interest
|
- Elementary Education (Formal and Non-Formal)
- Decentralisation of Educational Administration
- Knowledge Systems: Global and Indigenous
- Education of the Disadvantaged Groups: The Tribal, The Muslims…
- Higher Education and Employment
- Qualitative Research Methods
|
Recent Research & Projects
|
- Community and School Linkages in Tribal Areas
- Decentralisation of Elementary Education
- Evaluation of Post-Literacy Programmes
d
|
Recent/Significant Publications
|
- Community Participation in Elementary Education. In The Social Context of Education, New Delhi: IGNOU, 2005.
- ‘Language Polarity and Tribal Participation in Primary Schools: A Case Study of the Kolhan Estate: Jharkhand, Arunachal University Research Journal, 3(1), 21-34, 2000.
- Cultural Construction of Home and School Knowledge in Tribal India, Prospects (publication in six language), XXV (4), 735-747, 1995.
|
