Higher Education, Social Change and National Development

This Volume brings the papers presented and discussed at the seminar on Higher Education, Social Change and National Development organized by the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in collaboration with the Indian Council of Social Science Research. Higher education is a costly venture. Its importance is undeniable, but in some aspects it can also be dysfunctional. It has been felt that reorientation of higher education, especially in the developing countries, is essential to gear it adequately to the objectives of social change and national reconstruction.