Civil Engagement in Higher Education and its
Role for Human and Social Development
July 05, 2007
Dr. Rajesh Tandon, President42 Tughlakabad Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 062Tel: +91-11-29960931/32/33; Fax: +91-11-29955183
Email: [email protected]; Web: www.pria.org
Democratic Shifts and HE
Aristocracy to Elected Leaders
Public Provision of Education
Decline in Private
Changing Meaning of Human Development
Basic Needs and Welfare State
Sustainable Development and Human Rights
Citizenship and Democratic Governance
Civil Engagement
Who sets the agenda?
Models of Engagement
PRIA
MPAMBO
Community-Service Learning
Global Lessons
Contested Epistemologies
Unequal Power
Disincentive to Engage
Future Challenges
Partnerships for Human Development
Mandates for Civil Engagement
Deepening Democracy