Education is the most important element in the development of any community. The role of education as an investment in human resources has been increasingly recognized in all countries. For all-round development of the Indian society the importance of educational development of general masses is a well-established fact universally accepted. Social and religious reformers in India realised the importance of education and worked for the educational uplift of the people throughout the ages.Education also economically helps the people to understand and expand their mental faculty to learn modern jobs skills and technology in production process. The complete universalisation of school education is also very essential for promoting socio-cultural development and it enhances the overall quality of life of people.

Nongovernmental organizations working in education in India are professional resource centers and innovators able to reach children who are educationaly disadvantaged. The Indian government could improve the effectiveness of primary education by increasing its collaboration with such organizations.

Education specially at the primary level,contributes to a great extent to the physical,mental,emotional,social and spiritual growth of the child.Primary education promotes the sikls,knowlege,attitudes and habits.This book question the reasons behind non-universalization of primary education in India.Rampant child labour and poverty are the two most commonly cited resons in Inidia,which did not deter some of the other developing countres from making primary education compulsory.

Equality and Sustainable Human Development is the need of our under Globalisation. This volume is useful to Social Sciences, Commerce and General Readers in Particular.

After 70 years after independence, the tragic reality of Indian schools is that who we are, where we live, how much we earn and our gender influences the kind of education we will get. In this collection of essays the author explores the contours of a school system that is facing a crisis of legitimacy. While India aspires to march towards a knowledge driven society and economy, millions of young people are left behind. Those who can afford march out of government schools only to realize that the private schools are no better. The schools they attend leaves them with little knowledge or skill, a very low self-esteem and a bleak future. This book argues that the struggle for equality in education, is ultimately a struggle for quality – both being two sides of the same coin. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.