Education and Modernity

This book explores some of the basic changes happening in our times and the questions they pose for education. Many of the changes lead to an intense questioning of older ways. Many changes may also lead to new problems. This book may help in understanding these changes better. It aims mainly to help the reader grasp some of the key changes shaping this country and the world. These are discussed with reference to education and how they have influenced it and also the new challenges these pose for education in India and other countries.

The three broad areas it deals with are:
(i) the emergence of complex societies in today’s world,
(ii) the impact of capitalism and commodified exchange on society and education, and
(iii) the growing rationalisation and bureaucratization of society and education.