(Declared by the
GOI under Section 3 of the UGC Act, 1956)
Dr. Mona Sedwal
A
Ph.D. (History of Education), from Jawaharlal Nehru
University, New Delhi. She has worked extensively in the
area ofEducation for All (EFA) at
National University of Educational Planning and
Administration, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF and
the Government of India’s Ministry of Human Resource
Development and brought out several publications in the
related area. The most significant outcome of EFA was
brought out in the form of a book by Oxford University
Press entitled India Education Report, A Profile of
Basic Education in India, edited by R. Govinda,
2002.
She
was associated in the preparation of Country Report
titled ‘India’ published in 2000 and 2007 respectively.
She was also associated in the preparation of a
synthesis document titled Different Approaches for
Achieving EFA: Indian Experience published jointly
by UNESCO, New Delhi and National Institute of
Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New
Delhi, 2003. She played a significant role in the
publication of State reports and thematic papers for the
National Evaluation of Operation Blackboard in
2007.
She
has authored a book titled Development of University
Education, and co-authored several articles related
to history of education, higher education, teacher
education and disadvantaged groups.
She had taught at Department of
Elementary Education, University of Delhi. Her research
interests include Education for All (EFA), education of
disadvantaged groups, teacher education and higher
education.
Education for All (EFA) at
National University of Educational Planning and
Administration, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNICEF and
the Government of India’s Ministry of Human Resource
Development and brought out several publications in the
related area. The most significant outcome of EFA was
brought out in the form of a book by Oxford University
Press entitled India Education Report, A Profile of
Basic Education in India, edited by R. Govinda,
2002.