How do some teachers in government elementary schools achieve their educational goals in spite of facing the same constraints as thousands of other teachers? The answer lies in their ability to innovate and find solutions to their immediate problems. These teachers depend largely on their creativity and resourcefulness to transform the socio-economic constraints to schooling. … Continue reading
How many primary schools have a library, which is easily accessible to the children? Even the private schools may ration the number of books to one or two that are issued to the students per week. A government primary school in Kalol has created a new model of take home library for children. Recently, I … Continue reading
I joined Prof. Anil to meet B.V. Doshi at his architecture bureau Sangath in Ahmedabad. More than a week has passed since then, but still, I think I should blog about this meeting. For those non-Indians and few Indians who don’t know him, I am told that B.V. Doshi is one of the most influential … Continue reading
The exchange of knowledge between formal and informal sector can take place at different levels of abstraction: The most basic level is the artefactual level, i.e. adaptation of form, features, and functions of a product, process, service or institutional design. The next level is the analogic/metaphorical level implying learning by approximation. Not the exact … Continue reading
Dear All the coming Shodhyatra will be organised in Wardha District, Maharashtra, from 5th to 12th May, 2013. Who would like to participate in the coming Shodhyatra, please be present on 4th May 2013 at Wardha, Maharashtra by evening. Departure is possible on 12th May 2013 10:00 am onwards. In order to reach the grassroots … Continue reading
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