Towards More Effective Education: Emergence of STEM Education in India. VIF
<br>Task Force Report.
<br>by Vivekananda International Foundation, New Delhi, 2019.
<br>
<br>*About the Report/ Foreword*
<br>Science and innovation have been long-embedded in India's civilisation and
<br>culture. Today, they are playing an important role in shaping the country's
<br>future in an increasingly globalised world. The current pace of
<br>technological change across the world is unprecedented and is opening up
<br>new ways of manufacturing and creating knowledge and innovations. This
<br>creates huge opportunities for economic growth and social benefits for
<br>India's large population. However, to achieve these benefits, India needs
<br>to develop and grow human expertise in the inter-related fields of Science,
<br>Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – STEM.
<br>For the vast Indian population, which is at the cusp of rapid
<br>socio-economic transition, it is paramount to develop people's skills so
<br>that they can be meaningfully employed in specialised STEM sectors. STEM
<br>impacts on almost all employment types and careers and affects society at
<br>large. It is thus important that every individual in the society is able to
<br>develop the understanding of STEM and to fully engage with it. Apart from
<br>employment generation, the future advances in science and technology will
<br>also be essential to combating the greatest social and environmental
<br>challenges we face, and suitably qualified experts are required to tackle
<br>these.
<br>In this context, the VIF had set-up a Task Force under the chairmanship of
<br>Prof. K.K. Aggarwal, Former Vice Chancellor, GGS Indraprastha University,
<br>New Delhi to examine the issues relating to STEM education in India. The
<br>report identifies the main issues involved in STEM education; provides
<br>guidance on how the industry can contribute to science education; and
<br>proposes a new framework for all types of science education from formal, to
<br>non-formal and informal approaches. It lays down the 21st-century vision on
<br>how best to equip Indian youth with the necessary skills through STEM
<br>education and foster the country's long-term economic growth and
<br>development.
<br>The experts offer several important recommendations and among other, the
<br>need to start the integrated B.Tech programmes which will align not only
<br>spur innovation and creativity in students but also serve requirement in
<br>India's growing small-scale industrial sector. The experts rightly identify
<br>the need to bring scientific temper to translate Indian society's strength
<br>of 'Jugad Culture' into 'Culture of Innovation'. For young people aspiring
<br>careers in STEM, the report identifies the need to bring emerging
<br>technologies and markets closer to the classroom, and also to fire the
<br>imagination of young children through innovative learning. This is mainly
<br>so keeping in mind the workforce requirements for future markets and
<br>innovative industries in India.
<br>The VIF is pleased to publish the work of experts who have compiled this
<br>report and made a substantive contribution to the STEM education thinking
<br>within India.
<br>Dr Arvind Gupta, Director, VIF
<br>
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<br>*Table of Content*
<br>
<br>Chapter 1: Higher Education in India – Developments, Status and Challenges
<br>Chapter 2: STEM Education in India – Status Report and Perspective
<br>Chapter 3: Creativity and STEM Education – A Strong Interdependence
<br>Chapter 4: Leveraging ICT for STEM Education
<br>Chapter 5: STEM Education in USA and China – A Case Study
<br>Chapter 6: Emerging STEM Domains and New Job Opportunities
<br>Chapter 7: Some More Suggestions
<br>Summary of Recommendations
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<br>*Download Full-text PDF (Open Access)
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<br>*Video of the Report Release Event
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<br>Dr. Anup Kumar Das
<br>Centre for Studies in Science Policy
<br>School of Social Sciences
<br>Jawaharlal Nehru University
<br>New Delhi - 110067, India
<br>ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9490-7938
<br>Web: www.anupkumardas.blogspot.com
<br>Twitter: @AannuuppK | @IndiaSTS
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