Bhutanese stakeholders’ perceptions about multi-grade teaching as a strategy for achieving quality universal primary education

This study employed document analysis and qualitative interviews to explore the perceptions of different Bhutanese stakeholders about multi-grade teaching, which the Bhutanese Government identified as a strategy for achieving quality Universal Primary Education. The data from Ministry officials, teachers and student teachers were analyzed using Leximancer software and the results showed that all stakeholders saw some benefits of multigrade in rural and remote communities in terms of children's access to education. However, future teachers expressed preferred not to teach in multi-grade schools due to challenges such as inadequate resources, difficulties with timely adjustment to the aligned curriculum and limited capacity building among teachers.     

Three dimensional Couette flow and heat transfer through a porousmedium with variable permeability

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印度私立高等教育的新动向:私立名誉大学的崛起

虽然印度高等教育在学人口规模位居世界第三,但其高校的数量却几乎占到世界高校总数的一半,是美国和欧洲高校总数的四倍、中国高校数的七倍.目前,印度共有18000所高校,其中绝大多数是学院(college),大学(university)只有370所左右.     

Higher Education in India: Growth, Concerns and Change Agenda

Higher education in India has grown large since the country's independence in 1947. Starting from a small base, the pace of growth was initially rapid. Initially, the pace of growth was rapid. Enrolments grew by 13 to 14 per cent per annum during the 1950s and 1960s. Over the past few decades, the growth rate has declined noticeably. Since then it has remained stable between 4 and 5 per cent. The nature of growth over the past two decades is, however, strikingly different from the growth in the previous period. This article maps the growth pattern of higher education in India with particular focus on enrolment growth and change in funding patterns. On analysis of the trends, it identifies the concerns and builds a case for change in Indian higher education so that the country's virtuous cycle of economic growth fuelled mainly by its large pool of qualified manpower is sustained.