Experiments in Favour of a Publicly Funded and Socially Responsive Higher Education System in the State of Kerala: A Study in the Context of Fast Changing National Preference for Private Funding

Autor/in	Tharakan, P. K. Michael
Titel	Experiments in Favour of a Publicly Funded and Socially Responsive Higher Education System in the State of Kerala: A Study in the Context of Fast Changing National Preference for Private Funding
Quelle	In: Higher Education for the Future, 4 (2017) 1, S.82-100 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2347-6311
DOI	10.1177/2347631116682081
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Finance; Public Support; Private Financial Support; Higher Education; Preferences; Educational Equity (Finance); Grants; Merit Scholarships; Student Financial Aid; Administrative Organization; Educational Policy; Policy Formation; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Bildungsfonds; Öffentliche Förderung; Öffentliche Trägerschaft; Private Investition; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Grant; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Leistungsvergütung; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politische Betätigung; Indien
Abstract	It was not far back in history when a significant section of society in India preferred public funding over private funding for education. This article attempts to go back to the decisive point when private funding replaced public funding for education. It also investigates the reasons for such a shift in preference. Even after the preference for private funding became clear, there were dissenting voices. The logic of the dissenting arguments is also discussed. This review will assess three important experiments undertaken in the State of Kerala during 2006 and 2011 in favour of a publically funded and socially responsive educational system. They were (i) working out a formula for equitable distribution of government grants to universities on the basis of performance and needs; (ii) steps towards social preparation for higher education with focussed merit-cum-means scholarships; and (iii) an attempt at clustering of colleges with diverse capacities which can eventually turn into decentralized and flexible universities or university like formations at the district level. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01