A. Teachers’ Lives and Careers

1.The identity and status of teachers

2.Teachers’ dispositions and beliefs

3.Market forces and everyday concerns of teachers

4.The challenges of teachers’ work

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B. Quality Concerns in Higher Education

1.Marginals and Higher Education in India

2.Crisis of Social Sciences: Debating Higher Education in Contemporary India.

3.Teacher effectiveness: national and international perspectives

4.Context sensitivity and Community Orientation in Higher Education curriculum

5.Inclusion: Challenges and Possibilities.

6.Liberalisation Privatisation and Globalisation: Implications for higher education

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C. Teacher in the Age of Technology

1.The use of technology in higher education: problems and prospects

2.Use of ICT in higher education

3.MOOCS, SWAYAM, Virtual Education, E-Learning and Future Technologies

4.Technology: Issues of exclusion and inclusion

5.Technology as a learning tool.

6.Innovative Initiatives

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D. Historical & Philosophical Perspectives in Higher Education

1.(Re)envisioning higher education: Missed Opportunities and Future Possibilities

2.Unpacking the notions of ‘merit’, ‘excellence’ and ‘quality’.

3.Curricular reforms in higher education: local and global perspectives

4.Issues of equity and social justice in higher education

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E. Equity and Quality

1. Access and Participation Issues.

2. Public Private Partnerships:  Concept and issues.

3. Egalitarian reforms across countries

4. Distance and open learning paradigm.

5. Intellectual property rights and open access sources

6. Teaching-learning considerations

7. Financial issues

8. Mechanisms for Quality Assurance: Accreditation agencies, credit based semester system etc.

9. Emerging trends in higher education: Virtual, collaborative ventures etc.

10. Autonomy and Accountability

11. Building life-long learning communities

12. Facilitating Inter cultural dialogues.

13. NGO initiatives