My Mentors


R. Govinda
Senior Fellow and Head, School and Non-Formal Education Unit
National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA)
New Delhi, India
Ph.D. (Education) from M.S. University, Baroda; taught at the Centre of Advanced Study in Education, Baroda; was on the Faculty of International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, Paris and Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, Consultant for UNESCO, UNICEF, ACCU, NORAD, the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank; published several books and professional papers in Indian and international journals; specializes in Policy Analysis, Decentralised Management, Basic Education, Non-formal Education and Educational Evaluation.

rgovinda@niepa.org

Vijaya Sherry Chand

Professor, Ravi J. Mathai Centre for Educational Innovations
Indian Institute of Management
Ahmedabad, India

Ph.D. in Education from Gujarat University; Postgraduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad; vast experience in development action; research interest include - Status, problems and prospects of primary education, the phenomena of non-enrolment and 'dropping out' of school, gender imbalances in basic education, self-generated innovations of primary school teachers, role of teachers' associations in improving educational performance, assessments of institutional capacity in basic education, textbook reviews.

vijaya@iimahd.ernet.in

A R Vasavi
Fellow, Sociology and Social Anthropology Unit
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Bangalore, India

Ph.D. (Social Anthropology); taught at the Universities of Michigan State and Tufts (Massachusetts); was on the Ravi Mathai Centre for Educational Innovations, Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad); published several professional papers in Indian and international journals; research Interests include Anthropology of education, Agrarian cultures; Cultural change and communities; and Public culture.

 arvasavi@nias.iisc.ernet.in


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