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Curriculum and Community with Research, Action and Service (CCBALwRAS), a Pedagogical Shift for Social Change
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Shweta Sinha Deshpande; Sulakshana Sen; Gayatri Mendanha; Roshni Raheja; Khushi Bajaj; Ananya Moorthy; Kuhelika Bisht; Sarah Cherian; Sharanya Nair; Naushi Mathur; Meghana Kodamarti – Higher Education for the Future, 2024
The article presents the replicable model of Curriculum and Community Based Academic Learning with Research, Action and Service (CCBALwRAS) through a framework of '2 Cs', the 'curriculum' and the 'community'. It puts forth a support strategy for participatory community-based interventions by formally inducting higher education institutions (HEIs)…
Descriptors: School Community Programs, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Action Research
The National Trust: A Viable Model of Care for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in India
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Menon, Desh Keerti; Kishore, M. Thomas; Sivakumar, T.; Maulik, Pallab K.; Kumar, Devvarta; Lakhan, Ram; Banerjee, Ruma – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2017
The longevity of people with intellectual disabilities is increasing in developing nations. However, developing nations lack a proper system of care for aging persons with intellectual disabilities. Until now the care has been provided by parents and relatives in the home environment in developing countries, but this scenario is also changing;…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Aging (Individuals)
Hope Amidst Hopelessness: Life Histories of Illiterate Oraon Tribal Women in Jharkhand, India
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Minz, Nijhar Jharia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This interpretive study asked the question: "What education and literacy insights can be gained from the studies of the life stories of illiterate Oraon women in Jharkhand, India?" Life history methodology was used to gain insights into the lived experiences of illiterate women. I hoped to provide meaning and give voice to the voiceless.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Indians, Illiteracy
Habilitation Programming for Severely Retarded Adolescents and Adults: An Experiment in Normalization.
Mitra, Sudhansu, B. – 1978
The paper presents an outline of an international research and demonstration project designed to evolve a paradigm for community services for severely retarded adolescents and adults in the State of West Bengal, India. It is explained that the program's special feature is to provide a community setting in all spheres of activities, so that the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Community Programs, Demonstration Programs
CBR Models and Training Viable for India. Proceedings of the Workshop (Chennai, India, March 3-5, 1997).
Spastics Society, Tamil Nadu (India). – 1997
This report describes the proceedings of a three-day workshop on community-based rehabilitation (CBR) models and training in India. The workshop included 72 professionals from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Sessions and papers from the workshop are summarized and address the following topics: (1) a training module for the…
Descriptors: Adults, Birth Weight, Children, Community Programs
Building ICT4D Capacity in and by African Universities
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Colle, R. D. – International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology, 2005
Universities and community telecenters have somewhat parallel missions in society. These include the generation, storage and diffusion of knowledge and information. Yet, in most developing countries where telecenters strive to be demand-driven, universities are seldom perceived as relevant to telecenters sustainability. Focusing especially on…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Information Technology, Universities, African Studies