Pradeep Kumar Misra – författare

A must-read for every teacher in the 21st century, this book provides a comprehensive guide to facilitating joyful, sustainable, holistic, multidisciplinary, and active learning. The book discusses different approaches, principles, techniques, and activities for creating a classroom where different learning types can thrive. The methods outlined in this volume help teachers ensure that every learner, regardless of background or orientation, can engage in participatory, reflective, self-directed, experiential, entrepreneurial, and collaborative learning and develop holistically. Essential for the 21st century, the book highlights the significance of digital technologies and examines how teachers can easily use digital technologies to offer personalized and blended learning.This book is a vital resource for teachers who want to improve their teaching skills and create a positive and engaging learning environment for their learners. This book helps teachers across the globe to enhance learning outcomes in classrooms and, subsequently, develop the quality of their education systems.This volume is useful to students, researchers, and teachers in education, psychology, development studies, social work, and sociology. It is also an invaluable companion to policymakers and professionals from government and non-government organisations working in the education and social development sectors.

A must-read for every teacher in the 21st century, this book provides a comprehensive guide to facilitating joyful, sustainable, holistic, multidisciplinary, and active learning. The book discusses different approaches, principles, techniques, and activities for creating a classroom where different learning types can thrive. The methods outlined in this volume help teachers ensure that every learner, regardless of background or orientation, can engage in participatory, reflective, self-directed, experiential, entrepreneurial, and collaborative learning and develop holistically. Essential for the 21st century, the book highlights the significance of digital technologies and examines how teachers can easily use digital technologies to offer personalized and blended learning.This book is a vital resource for teachers who want to improve their teaching skills and create a positive and engaging learning environment for their learners. This book helps teachers across the globe to enhance learning outcomes in classrooms and, subsequently, develop the quality of their education systems.This volume is useful to students, researchers, and teachers in education, psychology, development studies, social work, and sociology. It is also an invaluable companion to policymakers and professionals from government and non-government organisations working in the education and social development sectors.

This book traces the contours of higher education research in India. It analyses the Indian higher education system that has seen unprecedented expansion in the last couple of decades with increasing institutional and programme diversification, diverse participants accessing higher education, and curricula becoming more market oriented in a globalised context.The book provides an empirical analysis of issues related to higher education research in the country including international collaboration; analysis of institutions and research programs; and state- and national-level policies determining higher education and research trajectories. It explores the extent to which sources and supplies of funding impact research agenda, research questions, and outcomes. The book conceptually engages with the role of higher education research in providing a direction for policymakers and paving the way towards quality higher education.An important critique of higher education policy and planning, this book will be valuable for researchers and scholars in the field of education, public policy, political science, international relations, law, sociology, economics, and political economy. It will also be of interest to policy makers working in higher education and research.

Principles of Technology Integration and Learning explores the fundamental relationship between learning and technology across a variety of integrative and symbiotic areas. Today’s digital tools hold great potential to define and improve educational experiences and outcomes, but the teachers, learners, designers, and educational leaders responsible for their implementation need coherent, evidence-based guidance before the benefits and rewards are fully attainable. This book’s holistic, sustainability-oriented approach offers comprehensive descriptions of and competencies for integrating technology into the kinds of teaching, learning, and assessment initiatives that are common in educational institutions all over the world. Each chapter of the book delivers actionable insights that adapt to the evolving learning landscape, varied learner needs, diverse pedagogical practices, outcome-focused strategies, and a variety of digital tools and learning environments. Teaching faculty and graduate students in learning design, educational technology, educational leadership, and teacher training programs will find detailed, legible demonstrations of the mutually beneficial dynamics between ubiquitous digital technologies and high-quality, needs-based learning.

Principles of Technology Integration and Learning explores the fundamental relationship between learning and technology across a variety of integrative and symbiotic areas. Today’s digital tools hold great potential to define and improve educational experiences and outcomes, but the teachers, learners, designers, and educational leaders responsible for their implementation need coherent, evidence-based guidance before the benefits and rewards are fully attainable. This book’s holistic, sustainability-oriented approach offers comprehensive descriptions of and competencies for integrating technology into the kinds of teaching, learning, and assessment initiatives that are common in educational institutions all over the world. Each chapter of the book delivers actionable insights that adapt to the evolving learning landscape, varied learner needs, diverse pedagogical practices, outcome-focused strategies, and a variety of digital tools and learning environments. Teaching faculty and graduate students in learning design, educational technology, educational leadership, and teacher training programs will find detailed, legible demonstrations of the mutually beneficial dynamics between ubiquitous digital technologies and high-quality, needs-based learning.

The use of technology in higher education has grown significantly in India since the Covid-19 pandemic. This volume examines the intersection of technology and higher education, tracing the evolving landscape of technology adoption in higher education in India.Moving beyond theoretical discussions, the book examines how various technologies are actively reshaping educational opportunities. The volume presents a comprehensive analysis of policies, practices, and achievements while also engaging with ongoing concerns about technology-driven innovation and its use. Key themes include state and market-led technology initiatives, policy frameworks, integration of digital tools in teaching and learning, and the role of technology in promoting access, equity, and inclusion. It also covers disruptive innovations, best practices, and success stories that reflect the promise and challenges of sustainable digital transformation in Indian higher education.This book, a contemporary critique of the policies and practices surrounding technology and higher education, will be of interest to teachers, students, and researchers in education, public policy, technology studies, economics, law, sociology, and development studies. It will also be helpful for academicians, policymakers, and anyone interested in Indian higher education.

This book delves into how India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 envisions multidisciplinary higher education as a transformative approach to equip learners with diverse perspectives and skills to address complex global challenges. Tracing the evolution of multidisciplinary higher education from ancient centres of learning such as Takshashila and Nalanda to modern specialized institutions, it advocates for a return to holistic learning.Unlike narrow disciplinary silos, multidisciplinary higher education integrates insights from diverse fields, blends methods and approaches to create innovative solutions, and transcends traditional boundaries to address real-world challenges. The book offers a comprehensive analysis of multidisciplinary higher education across five critical themes: foundational principles, global and local perspectives, governance and leadership, skill development and technology integration, and teacher professional development. Written by leading academicians, researchers, and policymakers, it combines theoretical frameworks with empirical evidence to demonstrate how multidisciplinary higher education institutions can drive innovation, enhance problem-solving capabilities, and strengthen India’s position in the global knowledge economy.Essential for researchers, academics, and policymakers, this book serves as a roadmap for reimagining higher education to meet 21st-century challenges while honouring India’s rich educational heritage. It will be of interest to those working in education, public policy, the social sciences, the sociology of education, and higher education research.

This bookpresents a synopsis of six emerging themes in adult mathematics/numeracy and acritical discussion of recent developments in terms of policies, provisions, andthe emerging challenges, paradoxes and tensions. It also offers an extensivereview of the literature adult mathematics education. Why do adults want tolearn mathematics? Did they enjoy mathematics at school so much that they wantto continue? NO! Most of these adults have to learn mathematics because it ispart of a formal qualification they need, because their job demands the abilityto apply mathematics, or because they need basic numeracy in their daily lives.Lastly, the authors discuss five potential strategies to promote lifelonglearning of mathematics among adult learners.

This book provides a comprehensive and balanced description of learning and teaching by connecting it to secondary and higher education teachers’ experiences and practices in day-to-day life.

This book provides a comprehensive and balanced description of learning and teaching by connecting it to secondary and higher education teachers’ experiences and practices in day-to-day life.

This book offers a comprehensive and multifaceted examination of global trends and national strategies, with a particular emphasis on internationalization within India’s higher education sector. Unlike traditional comparative studies, this book presents a practical, policy-oriented approach that integrates perspectives on student and faculty mobility, collaborative research, and digital learning. It emphasizes the implementation of India’s National Education Policy 2020 and strategic initiatives, such as GIAN and SWAYAM. It also explores the role of international collaborations, such as ECCTIS in the UK, and UNESCO’s Global Convention. With contributions from leading experts in India, the United States, and the United Kingdom, this book presents innovative approaches and forward-thinking solutions to promote inclusive and transformative internationalization strategies. It equips academicians, researchers, policymakers, and university administrators with practical strategies to navigate the evolving landscape of international higher education.

This volume offers a comprehensive exploration of the challenges and expectations teachers and trainers face in practicing blended learning approaches.