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082 _a371.0954
_bVIT/A
245 0 _aAlternative schooling in India/
_cedited by Sarojini Vittachi, Neeraja Raghavan with Kiran Raj.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aLos Angeles:
_bSAGE Publications,
_c2007.
300 _a267 p.
505 _a Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Foreword by Professor Krishna Kumar -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Sarojini Vittachi -- 2. Origins of alternative education in India: a continuing journey -- Deepti Priya Mehrotra -- 3. Ripples that spread: can innovations of alternative schools spread to mainstream education? -- Neeraja Raghavan -- Voices from Practitioners -- 4. An alternative school is born -- Indira Vijaysimha -- 5. Living without comparison, learning without competing -- G Gautama -- 6. Examinations: an empowering tool or a fatal blow to self-confidence? -- Asha Sudarshan -- Interviews -- 7. Parent of a child who has gone from a mainstream to an alternative school -- Sheela Gowda -- 8. Teacher who works in an alternative school -- Diba Siddiqi -- 9. Student who studies in an alternative school -- Druva -- 10. Cinematographer who went to an alternative school -- Navroze Contractor -- 11. Student who went from an alternative to a mainstream school -- Sharik -- 12. Former student of an alternative school -- Avinash -- Some Efforts After School Hours -- 13. Come after school -- Afterword -- Directory of alternative schools in India -- Appendix -- About the editors and contributors.
651 _zSarojini Vittachi, Neeraja Raghavan with Kiran Raj.
700 _aVittachi, Sarojin, ed.
700 _aRaghavan, Neeraja, ed.
700 _a Raj, Kiran,ed.
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