Higher Education

Contents: 

What is orientation programme •  • Section 1: Awareness of Linkages between Society, Environment, Development and Education • Inclusive Development in India: An Overview • Dr. Syed Noman Ahmad • Youth Power • Dr. Nafees Ansari • National Integration: The Indian Experience • Prof. Mirza Asmer Beg • Secularism: The Indian Perspective • Prof. Mirza Asmer Beg • Multiple Cultures • Dr. Reeta Bagchi • Poverty and Unemployment • Prof. S.M. Bijli • Status of Women • Dr. Seemin Hasan • Multilingualism • Prof. Imtiaz Hasnain • Value-Based Education • Prof. S. Abdul Kareem • Rural Development • Prof. Ali Mohammad • Public Interest Litigation Movement and Consumer Protection in India • Dr. M. Zafar Mahfooz Nomani • Public Interest Litigation (PIL): Reflection on Conceptual Evolution • Prof. M. Shabbir • Rural Development • Prof. M. Shafi • Gender Justice • Dr. Namita Singh • Dimensions of National Integration • Dr. R.S. Varshney • Human Rights • Prof. Abdulrahim P. Vijapur • Egalitarian Society and Equality • Prof. Abdulrahim P. Vijapur • Section 2: Philosophy of Education, Indian Education System and Pedagogy • Educational Evaluation: Some New Trends • Prof. C.P.S. Chauhan • Macro Teaching: Lectures at the University Stage • Prof. Najmul Haq • Learning Process and Theories for Teachers • Prof. Najmul Haq • Higher Education System in India: Policies, Programme, Planning and Autonomy • Prof. Masoodul Hasan • Technologies for Teaching and Learning in the Internet Age • Prof. Ahrar Husain • Higher Education: Issues and Challenges • Prof. Farhatullah Khan • Rethinking Quality Parameters in Higher Education • Prof. S.L. Sharma • Educational Research and Policy Decisions • Prof. R.P. Singh • Section 3: Resource Awareness and Knowledge Generation • Information Technology • Prof. Shabahat Hussain • Fundamentals of Computer Systems • Dr. Aasim Zafar • Information Network: An Overview • Dr. I.A. Khan and Dr. Aasim Zafar • Section 4: Management and Personality Development • Communication Techniques • Prof. Javed Akhtar • Leadership Effectiveness • Dr. C.N. Kumar • Management of Education • Prof. Mirza S. Saiyadain • Thinking Skills and Scientific Temper • Dr. Syed A. Sayeed

About the Editor: 

Prof. Abdur Raheem Kidwai completed his M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. in English literature from Aligarh Muslim University, India. He obtained a second Ph.D. in English from the University of Leicester, UK, and an Advanced Certificate in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language from Aston University, UK. He has been a Professor at the Department of English, Aligarh Muslim University, and a Visiting Professor, Department of English, University of Leicester. He has published several books including Orientalism in Lord Byronos Turkish Tales (1995), The Crescent and the Cross: Image of the Orient in English Literature (1997), Stranger than Fiction: Image of Islam/Muslims in English Fiction (2000), Essential Teachings of the Quran (2004), Behind the Veil: Representation of Muslim Women in Indian Writings in English 1950-2000 (2007), Bibliography of the English Translations of the Quran 1647-2002: A Critical Study (2007), 365 Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad (2007) and Literary Orientalism: A Companion (2009). Prof. Kidwai is currently Director, Academic Staff College, Aligarh Muslim University.