Caste Relations in Student Diversity: Thinking through Dr Ambedkar's Perspective towards a Civic Learning Approach in Higher Education

Autor/in	Sabharwal, Nidhi Sadana
Titel	Caste Relations in Student Diversity: Thinking through Dr Ambedkar's Perspective towards a Civic Learning Approach in Higher Education
Quelle	In: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 19 (2020) 1, S.30-43 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2202-493X
Schlagwörter	Democracy; Social Change; Higher Education; Democratic Values; Peace; Intergroup Relations; Administrator Attitudes; Constitutional Law; Foreign Countries; Peer Groups; Self Concept; Social Discrimination; Student Diversity; Role; Civics; Learning Processes; Social Class; Social Differences; Civil Rights; Affirmative Action; Role of Education; School Culture; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Demokratie; Sozialer Wandel; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Frieden; Intergruppenbeziehungen; Staatsrecht; Ausland; Gleichaltrigengruppe; Peer Group; Selbstkonzept; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Rollen; Staatsbürgerkunde; Learning process; Lernprozess; Social classes; Soziale Klasse; Sozialer Unterschied; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Bildungsauftrag; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Indien
Abstract	The chairman of the drafting committee of the modern Indian Constitution, Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar, emphasized that education cultivates democracy in society, strengthens the roots of democracy, and brings about social transformation. The social transformation includes a way of life that will promote liberty, equality, and fraternity, which are Dr Ambedkar's "key elements of an ideal society". This paper discusses the implications for higher education campuses for achieving an ideal society in light of the emerging evidence on peer group formation around identities and issues of discrimination associated with caste in the context of increasing student diversity. The paper also emphasizes the important role of a civic-learning approach to higher education; meaning an active engagement with values of liberty, equality, and fraternity. There is a shared belief that higher education has a great potential to be a social laboratory for civic learning and to inculcate democratic values and foster peaceful interactions among members of diverse groups. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01