Date: December 6, 2012 By: Editor Rumpa Das, Mahestala College, West Bengal, India Abstract Acknowledging education as a tool for social change necessitates incorporating changes in the methods of dissemination of knowledge to synchronise with emerging trends in all sectors of life. According to a World Bank report, disparities in the levels of ICT readiness and use could…
Date: December 6, 2012 By: Editor Mohammad Shaheer Siddiqui,Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, India Abstract Three discoveries of man gave revolutionary dimension to human race viz. fire, wheel and language but fourth one has changed the global face i.e. ICT. No doubt ICT played much important part in almost all the arenas for national development but its role in education should…
Date: December 6, 2012 By: Editor Ajit Mondal, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal & Dr. Jayanta Mete, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal Abstract Since time immemorial, education has been an important instrument for social and economic transformation. Presently higher education in India is experiencing a major transformation in terms of access, equity and quality. This transition…