The Learning Landscape Perspectives of School Principals on Education

Book Summary : Is the learning that we need essentially different from the education that we receive? Prominent school Principals who have contributed to this book are of the view that if high-quality learning is going to be global, inclusive and lifelong, we will need to refine, extend and reinforce the existing model by re-engineering methodology, pedagogy and transaction. The contributors try to look at innovative strategies that blur lines between formal and informal learning, which is critical to transformation. Many of them speak from a lifetime’s perspective on learning while others are on a personal quest, a journey where they see themselves as part of a complex, interconnected and interdependent world as they move towards creating centres of coexistence, alliance and cooperation. This book then, brings together a myriad strands and weaves a fabric of learning which will be of interest to specialists, teachers, Principals and civil society—in fact, to all those who are on a voyage of discovery of an evolving child-centered educational experience.

Table of Contents:
PART I: EDUCATION: PREPARING MINDS AND HEARTS
(1) Educated Minds: A Societal Need - Lata Vaidyanathan
(2) Effective Teacher - Effective School: Suraj Prakash
(3) School and Society: The Role of the School Leader - Abha Sahgai
(4) Swachh Bharat Abhiyan - M. Kasturi
(5) Who Dares to Teach Must Never Cease to Learn - Pratibha Kohli
(6) The Intangible Vector - Ruchi Sheth

PART II: INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS: TOGETHER WE LEARN BETTER
(7) Every Child is Precious and Deserves a Wonderful Childhood! - Usha RAm
(8) Inclusive Education - Neera Sharma
(9) Gender Sensitisation in Schools - Rekha Sharma
(10) Challenges in Developing an Inclusive School Environment - Rita Sen

PART III: THE SOFTER SIDE: EDUCATION BEYOND ACADEMIC KNOWLEDGE
(11) Role of Value Education in Schools: Aiming for a Humane Society - Mamta V. Bhatnagar
(12) All That is Modern is Not Ultimate - Suman Nath
(13) Bringing Heritage into Schools - Anjana Gupta
(14) Education for Values: A School Responsibility
(14) Comprehensive Value-based Education - Chitra Nakra
(15) Self-Confidence - Jyoti Arora
(16) Integration of Co-Scholastic Activities: A Brief Overview of Good and Innovative Practices - Jyoti Gupta

PART IV: REFLECTIONS: WALKING DOWN MEMORY LANE
(17) Reminiscenses of a Nonagenarian Educator - Rajni Kumar
(18) The Patchwork Quilt - Meera Balachandran
(19) Only a Personal Note - Jyoti Bose
(20) I Teach .. Therefore I Am - RR Kumar
(21) In Teaching was My Learning - Meeta Rai

PART V: LOOKING AHEAD: TRANSFORMING EDUCATION, TRANSFORMING LIVES
(22) Road Ahead Amidst Chaos - SL Jain
(23) Desirable Dynamics for Indian Education - Sonia Luthra
(24) Emerging Trends in Education - Bhawana
(24) Reinventing Schools for the Twenty-First Century: Adapting to Change - MI Hussain
(25) ICT - I's to the Future: Invention, Innovation, Impact - M. Kannan
(26) Collaborating for Success: Preparing Teachers for Twenty-First Century Learning: Ashok Pandey
(27) Brain-Based Thinking: Transforming the School into a Learning Organisation - Indu Khetarpal

About the Author
Ameeta Mulla Wattal is the chairperson of National Progressive Schools Conference (NPSC) and the Principal of Springdales School.