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National Seminar on

Right to Education –

 An Agenda for Common School System

Organized by

A. P. Save Education Committee

& Centre for Human Rights ( HCU )

 

On 21st June, 2009;

At Seminar Hall,

South Regional Centre of ICSSR,

O.U. Library Building,

Osmania University

Hyderabad.

&

On 22nd June, 2009;

At New Seminar Hall;

Arts Collage, Osmania University,

Hyderabad

 

******* PROGRAM ******

Date :          21st  JUNE, 2009

Venue:   Seminar Hall, South Regional Centre of ICSSR,

                O.U. Library Building,

                Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Inaugural Session

(10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.)

President:            Prof. K. Chakradhara Rao

v  Introducdtion to the seminar                     :               Prof. K. P. Subba Rao

v  Introduction of centre for human rights :              Prof. G. Sundarshan

v  Introduction of APSEC                                   :               Dr. K. Laxminarayana

Inaugural Address:     Dr. P. M. Bhargava

                   Founding Director, Centre for Cellular and MolceularBiology.

                  Hyderabad.

Message:     Prof. Abani Boral

                    President, All Orissa Federation Of teachers’ Organizations       

Tea Break

Second Session

( 11.45 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. )

Perspectives – Education as a critical component in societal transformation

President:     Sri Maarpu Balajrishnamma,

                            Vice president, APSEC

Key Note Address:  Prof. G. Haragopal

RTE – CSS Discourse in a Historical Perspective-

The Emerging Debate:    Prof. Anil Sadgopal

 

Lunch break

Third session

( 2.00 p.m. to 3.15 p.m.)

Neo-Liberal Policy Shifts – impact on education

Note: Among other things, this will include

1)      Structural Adjustments and Public Finance in Education,

2)      Privatization and Commercialization of Education,

3)      Public Private Partnership (PPP) in general and Voucher System in Particular and

4)      Market injluence on Knowledge and Curriculum

President:  Sri A. Narasimha Reddy

                           Vice president, APSEC

Introduction to Subject:   Prof. D. Narasimha Reddy & Dr. Ravi Kumar

****Discussion by participants follows****

 

Tea break

Fourth Session

(3.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. )

Common School System – as an inclusive paradigm

( This session includes subjects like Nature of CSS-NS, essential definitions and organization; nature of knowledge, geo-cultural diversity, language, curriculum and pedagogy; governance, people’s participation in decision making and decentralization and devolution of powers, state list versus concurrent list; special measures to guarantee equality (including social, cultural, religious, linguistic, gender and disability- related), social justice and other Fundamental Rights and to ensure fulfillment of the objectives of the Preamble.)

President:    Dr. K.Y. Ratnam,    

                    Dept of Political Science, Central University of Hyderabad

Introduction to subject: Dr. Ghanta Chakra Pani & Ms. Madhu Prasad

 

*****Discussion by participants follows*****

 

Fifth Session

( 5.00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m. )

Neglected conditions in government schools and inevitable crisis in private schools

– a case for common school system

This subject includes

1)      The issues like neglect of government schools by state with respect to provision of infrastructure. Appointment of class and subject teachers;

2)      The issues like comparative study of different managements within govt. sector to identify the best practices and alternative approaches;

3)      The lack of economic measures like provision of books, cloths and nutritious food to retain students in the school up to class 12th and

4)      The crisis in private schools run on commercial basis; treatment meted out to children, the ranks oriented ‘ teaching ’, heavy working hours for students and bad service conditions of the teachers there in

President:    Sri Nikhieswar

                           Vice President, APSEC

Introduction to Subject:  Ms. Simantinl Dhuru & Prof. B. Siva Reddy

*****Discussion by participants follows*****

Date:                     22nd JUNE, 2009

Venue:                 At New Seminar Hall, Arts College,

Osmania University, Hyderabad.

                                                                               

Sixth Session

( 10.00 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. )

Common School System – Required Constitutional changes

President:   Sri. K. Narayana,

                            Vice President, APSEC

Introduction to the subject:      Prof. Seshaiah & Prof. Madabhushi Sridhar

*****Discussion by participants follows*****

Tea break

Seventh Session

( 11.40 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. )

 

Common School System

Versus

The right of children for free and compulsory education Bill 2008

President:  N.S.S. Sharma

Introduction to the subject:        Prof. Anil Sadgopal

 

 

*****Discussion by participants follows*****

Lunch break

Eighth Session

( 2.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m. )

Summing up – identification of points of consensus and

measures to conduct nation wide debate

  • A presidium would be elected to conduct this session.

This session includes: Conceiving and building a nation-wide people’s debate for RTE-CSS:

Objectives, Role & Strategy, Organization, Co-ordination and Co-operation with groups/ organizations in different states, Guidelines for Funding, Major Demands and Manifesto and Outline of a Six-Month Action Program. 

Note:                    There may be some small changes in the program given above

Contact:   Ramesh Patnaik, Mobile: 9440980396

      Organizing Secretary, Andhra Pradesh Save Education Committee.

    E-mail: Drameshptk@gmail.com, drameshp@yahoo.com

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