The role of education in facilitating social and economic progress is well recognized. Education is both a human right in itself and a means for realizing and promoting other human rights. The children have the Right to Education because it is education that sharpens their innate abilities and converts them into responsible citizens. It is therefore, necessary that the parents and the society should protect the child with utmost care. The recently enacted Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009 in India is an important step and defining event in that direction. As a consequence of the implementation of this Act, a paradigm shift in the education system is imminent in the days to come. It is essential for the society to understand the nature and the direction of this shift. Parents, teachers, civil society organizations, NGOs, Panchayati Raj institutions, local government bodies etc. all need to understand their duties, roles and responsibilities as envisaged in the Act. The volume is aimed to generate large scale awareness on the Right to Education Act, leading to rise of opinions, discussions, debates and the formulation of a constructive discourse on the same. It presents field stories of actual implementation of the Act, the experiences and difficulties faced.
Dr. Noushad Husain is presently working as an Associate Professor in Maulana Azad National Urdu University, College of Teacher Education, Bhopal (M P). He is increasingly involved in theory and practice of teaching and learning with new media. His areas of interests are: Educational Computing, ICT in Education, Research Methodology, Web and Internet Technologies, Online Intellectual Communities, Group Collaboration and Knowledge Management. He has participated and presented many papers at several national and international seminars and conferences. He has published many articles and research papers in various reputed journals in the field of Education. He is also the author of many important books in the field of education. He is actively engaged in research, training, consultancy and social service programmes.
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Introduction
Annexure
IThe Progress of RTE Act, 2009
Contributors