DR. RANU JAIN
Professor
Centre for Studies in Sociology of Education
SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
E-mail: rj[At]tiss.edu |
Qualifications |
- M.A. (Sociology), University of Calcutta
- Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Calcutta
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Areas of Interest |
- Minority and Minority Education
- Muslim and Muslim Education
- Ethnicity
- Multiculturalism
- Culture and Pedagogy
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Teaching |
- Have taught a course on ‘Social Issues in India ' for the last 10 years. The course focused on the issues emerging in plural India
- From the academic year beginning in June 2006, I will be teaching the part on ‘Culture, Power and Resistance in India ' as part of the Foundation Course for students of the all Master's Degree programmes .
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Research
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- ‘Educational Status of Religious and Linguistic Minorities in India ', sponsored by National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities in India . (Ongoing, commenced in July, 2005)
- ‘Evaluation of Alternative Modes of Education in Lok Jumbish as a part of Mid-term Review and Impact Assessment Studies on Lok Jumbish Project', sponsored by DFIDI. (September 2003 - April 2004).
- ‘Creating Shared Meanings: An Exploration of the Recent Efforts Towards the Indianisation of Education in India ', sponsored by Board of Research Studies, TISS. (Ongoing, commenced in January 2001).
- ‘Evaluation of the Scheme of Assistance For Strengthening Culture and Values in Education', sponsored by the Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resources Development, Government of India. (Project completed in April, 1999).
- ‘Evaluation of National Scholarship Scheme', sponsored by the Government of India. (Report submitted in November, 1996).
- ‘Combating Communalism: Documentation of Ongoing Empirical Programmes', sponsored by Board of Research Studies, TISS.
- ‘Minority Rights in Education in Bombay : An Exploration', sponsored by TISS. (Report submitted January 1993).
- ‘Ethnicity: A Sketch of the Narmada Valley', as part of a project titled Monitoring and Evaluation of Resettlement and Rehabilitation of Sardar Sarovar Project Displaced in Maharashtra , sponsored by the Government of Maharashtra. (Report submitted in May 1992).
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Field Action
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Recent/Significant Publications |
- Minority Rights in Education: Reflections on Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, Economic And Political Weekly, 40(24), 2005.
- Educational Backwardness Among the Muslims in India: A Case of Misrepresentation? In R. Punyani (Ed.), Religion, Power and Violence: Expression of Politics in Contemporary Times, New Delhi: Sage Publications, 2005.
- Research Design: An Intricacy of Data Collection (Reprinted). In M. Pawar (Ed.), Data Collecting Methods and Experiences: A Guide for Social Researchers, New Delhi: New Dawn Press, 2004.
- Research Design: An Intricacy of Data Collection, The Indian Journal of Social Work, 60(3), 1999.
- On The Concept of Ethnic Group, The Eastern Anthropologist, 48(2), 1995.
- National Integration in India: Relevance of Government Policy in the Field of Education, New Frontiers in Education, 20(1), 1990.
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| Additional Relevant Information |
• Involved in policy research on minority education in India . |
