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Anjali Noronha

A post graduate in Economics from Delhi School of Ecnomics 1982, I have been working in school and teacher education and policy development in India for over 35 years. I have developed curriculum and materials for schools and for teachers and teacher educators in language and social sciences, particularly critical citizenship. I have done research and evaluation studies on issues of inclusion, primary education and teacher conditions.

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Research paper thumbnail of Education for democracy – the relevance of social science education in schools

It is only through conscious effort of a certain kind (education being one of them) that the atti... more It is only through conscious effort of a certain kind (education being one of them) that the attitudes, values and competence required for converting democracy from principle to practice can be developed and inculcated

Research paper thumbnail of Variation and dialogic communication in maths teacher education in a multilingual context: A response to Anthony Essien

Anthony Essien, in his plenary session, presented a triadic Framework to analyse the choice of &q... more Anthony Essien, in his plenary session, presented a triadic Framework to analyse the choice of "exemplification" in teachers education mathematics classrooms in a multilingual context, with a focus on the role of the teacher educator, who is seldom the object of research in education. In my response, I will be reviewing his paper on two counts. A. I will be reflecting on the pre­sentation of the triadic framework developed and B. Reviewing how the selection of examples and the classroom interaction can be further extended to bring a greater multilingual and multi cultural input into maths teacher education, with a greater focus on dialogue. I will end with a few suggestions as to how the framework may be extended and enriched to incorporate multilinguality in a stronger way.

Research paper thumbnail of Pursuing the Elusive Goal of Systemic Change in School Education

Research paper thumbnail of Review: NCERT Quality Monitoring Formats

Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2010

his is a monitoring tool, developed by the National TCouncil of Educational Research and Training... more his is a monitoring tool, developed by the National TCouncil of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), for the monitoring of quality dimensions of Elementary Education. It consists of 14 quarterly and 2 annual formats as well as 3 analytical sheets. There are four types of formats — Attendance, Community/ Village Education Committee (VEC) support, Teacher Preparation, Teacher–learning Materials (TLM) & Teaching Learning Process and Learners' Assessment.

Research paper thumbnail of Education for democracy – the relevance of social science education in schools

It is only through conscious effort of a certain kind (education being one of them) that the atti... more It is only through conscious effort of a certain kind (education being one of them) that the attitudes, values and competence required for converting democracy from principle to practice can be developed and inculcated

Research paper thumbnail of Variation and dialogic communication in maths teacher education in a multilingual context: A response to Anthony Essien

Anthony Essien, in his plenary session, presented a triadic Framework to analyse the choice of &q... more Anthony Essien, in his plenary session, presented a triadic Framework to analyse the choice of "exemplification" in teachers education mathematics classrooms in a multilingual context, with a focus on the role of the teacher educator, who is seldom the object of research in education. In my response, I will be reviewing his paper on two counts. A. I will be reflecting on the pre­sentation of the triadic framework developed and B. Reviewing how the selection of examples and the classroom interaction can be further extended to bring a greater multilingual and multi cultural input into maths teacher education, with a greater focus on dialogue. I will end with a few suggestions as to how the framework may be extended and enriched to incorporate multilinguality in a stronger way.

Research paper thumbnail of Pursuing the Elusive Goal of Systemic Change in School Education

Research paper thumbnail of Review: NCERT Quality Monitoring Formats

Contemporary Education Dialogue, 2010

his is a monitoring tool, developed by the National TCouncil of Educational Research and Training... more his is a monitoring tool, developed by the National TCouncil of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), for the monitoring of quality dimensions of Elementary Education. It consists of 14 quarterly and 2 annual formats as well as 3 analytical sheets. There are four types of formats — Attendance, Community/ Village Education Committee (VEC) support, Teacher Preparation, Teacher–learning Materials (TLM) & Teaching Learning Process and Learners' Assessment.

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