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Papers by Fardeen Ahmad
Journal of Disability Management and Special Education, 2018
The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of inclusion of Students w... more The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of inclusion of Students with Disabilities (SwDs) in Higher Education at Delhi University. Totally 103 SwDs (9 students with locomotor disability, 94 with vision disability) were surveyed to assess the available facilities in colleges, problems faced by them, awareness regarding schemes and initiatives for PwDs and their views on the issues concerned. Purposive sampling technique was used in selection of participants. A questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions was used for data collection. Data analysis was done qualitatively. The results show that 70% of the SwDs face limited access to information and 39% of the SwDs face administrative issues. In the survey, only 40% of the SwDs found the sensitivity level of their colleagues satisfactory, 30% of the SwDs found it average while 8% found it below average.
Journal of Disability Management and Special Education, 2018
The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of the inclusion of Studen... more The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of the inclusion of Students with Disabilities (SwDs) in Higher Education at Delhi University. Totally 103 SwDs (9 students with locomotor disability, 94 with vision disability) were surveyed to assess the available facilities in colleges, problems faced by them, awareness regarding schemes and initiatives for PwDs, and their views on the issues concerned. A purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of participants. A questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions was used for data collection. Data analysis was done qualitatively. The results show that 70% of the SwDs face limited access to information and 39% of the SwDs face administrative issues. In the survey, only 40% of the SwDs found the sensitivity level of their colleagues satisfactory, 30% of the SwDs found it average and 8% found it below average.
Conference Presentations by Fardeen Ahmad
Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, 2021
India, with over 1.5 million schools, over 9.2 million teachers and more than 250 million student... more India, with over 1.5 million schools, over 9.2 million teachers and more than 250 million students, is home to the largest and most complex education system in the world. Almost the people of every state in India are threatened due to the speedy spread of dangerous disease namely 'coronavirus' (COVID-19). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across India, as in many other parts of the world, were closed in mid-March 2020. Covid-19 pandemic impacted significantly on the education sector. Uttar Pradesh is one of the states in India which has always performed poorly in the ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) survey which measures learning levels of children in language and mathematics. Closure of schools has made the situation even worse. The purpose of this paper is to understand the scenario of school education, repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic and impact of remote learning initiatives on school education in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This paper will also briefly discuss the initiatives taken by the central and state government to improve the quality of education.
Thesis Chapters by Fardeen Ahmad
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, 2022
India is a country of villages. About seventy percent of its population resides in 6.5 lakh villa... more India is a country of villages. About seventy percent of its population resides in 6.5 lakh villages. The main source of employment for the rural people is agriculture and those who do not have land, either have joined agriculture as landless labourers in the villages or migrated to cities in search of livelihood. About 53% of the population are involved in agriculture, which is not only providing food and raw material but also giving livelihood to a large proportion of the rural population. Rural development has always been a matter of concern for government of any nation. But still rural India lags behind urban areas in almost all development parameters. Model Villages can be an answer to the revival of poor infrastructure and socio-economic condition of rural areas.
This dissertation discusses the concept of Model Villages in India and how they can serve as micro-embodiments of the concept of rural development. It deals with the relationship between the constituents/ components of the idea of model village and the concept of rural development. The paper highlights some of the notable Model Village efforts of India and what have been their development indicators in the backdrop of global inventory of Rural Development Indicators. It also provides a practice framework/model for social workers in order to facilitate the process of Rural Development.
Journal of Disability Management and Special Education, 2018
The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of inclusion of Students w... more The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of inclusion of Students with Disabilities (SwDs) in Higher Education at Delhi University. Totally 103 SwDs (9 students with locomotor disability, 94 with vision disability) were surveyed to assess the available facilities in colleges, problems faced by them, awareness regarding schemes and initiatives for PwDs and their views on the issues concerned. Purposive sampling technique was used in selection of participants. A questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions was used for data collection. Data analysis was done qualitatively. The results show that 70% of the SwDs face limited access to information and 39% of the SwDs face administrative issues. In the survey, only 40% of the SwDs found the sensitivity level of their colleagues satisfactory, 30% of the SwDs found it average while 8% found it below average.
Journal of Disability Management and Special Education, 2018
The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of the inclusion of Studen... more The following research paper attempts to understand the current status of the inclusion of Students with Disabilities (SwDs) in Higher Education at Delhi University. Totally 103 SwDs (9 students with locomotor disability, 94 with vision disability) were surveyed to assess the available facilities in colleges, problems faced by them, awareness regarding schemes and initiatives for PwDs, and their views on the issues concerned. A purposive sampling technique was used in the selection of participants. A questionnaire containing both open-ended and close-ended questions was used for data collection. Data analysis was done qualitatively. The results show that 70% of the SwDs face limited access to information and 39% of the SwDs face administrative issues. In the survey, only 40% of the SwDs found the sensitivity level of their colleagues satisfactory, 30% of the SwDs found it average and 8% found it below average.
Delhi School of Social Work, University of Delhi, 2021
India, with over 1.5 million schools, over 9.2 million teachers and more than 250 million student... more India, with over 1.5 million schools, over 9.2 million teachers and more than 250 million students, is home to the largest and most complex education system in the world. Almost the people of every state in India are threatened due to the speedy spread of dangerous disease namely 'coronavirus' (COVID-19). In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across India, as in many other parts of the world, were closed in mid-March 2020. Covid-19 pandemic impacted significantly on the education sector. Uttar Pradesh is one of the states in India which has always performed poorly in the ASER (Annual Status of Education Report) survey which measures learning levels of children in language and mathematics. Closure of schools has made the situation even worse. The purpose of this paper is to understand the scenario of school education, repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic and impact of remote learning initiatives on school education in the state of Uttar Pradesh. This paper will also briefly discuss the initiatives taken by the central and state government to improve the quality of education.
Department of Social Work, University of Delhi, 2022
India is a country of villages. About seventy percent of its population resides in 6.5 lakh villa... more India is a country of villages. About seventy percent of its population resides in 6.5 lakh villages. The main source of employment for the rural people is agriculture and those who do not have land, either have joined agriculture as landless labourers in the villages or migrated to cities in search of livelihood. About 53% of the population are involved in agriculture, which is not only providing food and raw material but also giving livelihood to a large proportion of the rural population. Rural development has always been a matter of concern for government of any nation. But still rural India lags behind urban areas in almost all development parameters. Model Villages can be an answer to the revival of poor infrastructure and socio-economic condition of rural areas.
This dissertation discusses the concept of Model Villages in India and how they can serve as micro-embodiments of the concept of rural development. It deals with the relationship between the constituents/ components of the idea of model village and the concept of rural development. The paper highlights some of the notable Model Village efforts of India and what have been their development indicators in the backdrop of global inventory of Rural Development Indicators. It also provides a practice framework/model for social workers in order to facilitate the process of Rural Development.