Nation''s Got Talent - Education, Experimentation and Policy Discourses in India

This book explores the construction of the idea of the 'talented' student in India and its relationship to the discourse of the 'nation'. It situates the evolution of the National Science Talent Search (NSTS), and subsequently, the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) with state sponsored ideas and practices of 'nation-building'.

List of contents

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1 The National Talent Search Examination: A History of Evolving Aspirations
2 'National Science Talent': Historicizing an Articulation
3 In Search of 'Talent': Constructions in Indian Education Policy
4 The 'Science' in the Search: The Legacy of a Brief Experiment
5 The 'National' in the Search: A Social Geography of Talent Identification
6 The 'Scholar' in the Search: Memories of the Talent Search Programme
7 The 'Scholar' and the 'Nation': The Worldview of the 'Talented'
8 Seeking 'Talent', Finding the 'Nation'
Index

About the author

Rachel Philip is an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal Arts, IIT Jodhpur. Her work explores the social imagination, construction, and application of discourses like 'talent', 'equality', 'quality', 'interest', etc. through the critical documentation of education interventions. With an interdisciplinary background in English Literature, Sociology, and Education, Dr Philip has previously worked with the ICICI Foundation, Pune, and taught at the Departments of Sociology of the Lady Shri Ram College for Women (LSR) and the Indraprastha College for Women (IPCW), University of Delhi. She has also undertaken fieldwork and implemented a pre-school reading program in Innopolis, Russia.

Summary

This book explores the construction of the idea of the ‘talented’ student in India and its relationship to the discourse of the ‘nation’. It situates the evolution of the National Science Talent Search (NSTS), and subsequently, the National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) with state sponsored ideas and practices of ‘nation-building’.

Product details

• Authors: Rachel Philip
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032384085
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3238408-5
• No. of pages: 214
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, Society & culture: general, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Evaluation & Assessment, India, Politics & government, Regional Studies, Educational strategies & policy, Politics and government, Regional / International studies, Teaching of a specific subject, Society and culture: general, Regional Geography, Primary & middle schools, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy