Life in the Time of Covid-19: Mapping the Impact of Covid-19 on the Lives of School-Going Children Especially Girls in India
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected marginalised populations globally. With most schools being closed, and online education emerging as a common substitute, children from underprivileged backgrounds have been the worst hit. Not surprisingly, gender has added an additional layer to this disenfranchisement. In India, numerous girls at the intersections of gender, class and other structural […]
Public Expenditure Review of Secondary Education Sector In Tamil Nadu
This policy brief reviewed the status of secondary education in Tamil Nadu (TN) and analysed public expenditure in this sector, highlighting challenges and opportunities for improvement. Despite TN’s performance exceeding the all-India average, it lagged behind Kerala, the top-performing state. The study found high net attendance ratios (NAR) at the upper-primary and secondary levels, yet […]
Public Expenditure Review of Secondary Education in Tamil Nadu
This report analysed public expenditure on secondary education in Tamil Nadu, focusing on its implications for educational access and quality. The study aimed to understand the directions, priorities, and reach of public spending in this critical sector, particularly given the state’s notable economic growth juxtaposed with significant disparities in educational attainment across districts. Data from […]
In-School Mentoring Module: A Handbook of Tools, Activities, and Games for Adolescent Girls and Boys
This module consists of a pedagogical approach that incorporates various experiences of empowerment-based education initiatives such as the ones practiced within Mahila Samakhya (MS), the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV), social learning approaches (as practiced within CARE India), and other small-and large-scale models practices around the world. This module is developed as a flexible and […]
Centering Children in the Development Debate in India: Public Action for Early, Fair, and Fitting Start
CBPS in collaboration with Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSS) undertook a study, titled ‘Centering children in the development debate in India: Public action for early start, fair start, and fitting start’, to understand children’s development in relation to their social of development. The study, funded by the Indian Council for Social Science […]
Teachers and Teaching Profession in South Asia
This working paper provides a historical analysis of education systems in the South Asian countries and tries to contextualise the development of the education system, with a special focus on teaching profession, within this framework. It looks at present system of education and teacher management (pre-service training, recruitment, transfers, in-service professional development, grievance redressal procedures) […]
Examining Contexts, Practices and Costs of Early Childhood Care and Education in India: Report 2
While it is important to have an estimate for the cost of services by any provider, whether public or a private entity, governments engaged in the business of providing public services rarely undertake detailed costing exercises and opportunity costs of available government land or infrastructure is often ignored. Thus the cost of high quality public […]
Examining Contexts, Practices and Costs of Early Childhood Care and Education in India: Report 1
This report details findings from an ethnographic study of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in two states – Bihar and Tamil Nadu. Focusing on the relationship between families and ECCE institutions, the study set out to examine how institutionalised forms of ECCE provision could be responsive to local political economies and social contexts of […]
Evaluation of the ISST project ‘Capacity Building in Gender Transformative Evaluation’
CBPS evaluated ISST’s online course, “Facilitating Gender Transformative Evaluations,” which aims to enhance evaluators’ capacities through a feminist lens. The evaluation involved reviewing course materials and interviewing coordinators and participants to assess efficacy and provide recommendations for future iterations of the module.
Adaptive Behaviour Among Pre-School Children: Constructing Contextually Relevant Assessment Tools
Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) has gained significant global attention due to its critical role in child development and long-term societal benefits. Research from neuroscience and developmental psychology highlights sensitive periods in early brain development, influencing lifelong outcomes (Woodhead, 2006). The rationale for investing in ECCE extends beyond educational improvements to encompass economic returns, […]