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The book provides excellent perspective on the different dimensions of higher education, and how it took shape during the pre- and postcolonial British rule, thanks to the meticulously carved milestones set up by the most eminent educationists and illustrious scholars like, S. Radhakrishnan, D. S. Kothari, Yash Pal and others. The book provides a much-needed orientation to college and university faculty by explaining the real meaning and spirit of higher education and its role in transformation of the society through human resource building. It also sheds light on the changing scenario of higher education in the 21st Century and the direction in which we should traverse. Therefore, the governing bodies, administrators and faculty members will find the book very valuable in accomplishing excellence in academic as well as administrative management of higher education institutions, the colleges and varsities.

Contents: Preface.1. Introduction/S. K. Saidapur. 2. Value of higher education and role of teachers/S. K. Saidapur. I. Higher Education And Its Dimensions: 3. Brief history of Indian higher education/S. P. Thyagarajan. 4. Progression of higher education in the post-independent India/A. B. Shanbhag. 5. Terrain under shadow: teaching social sciences at college/R. S. Deshpande. 6. Teaching is reaching out/Sohan Prabhakar Modak. 7. Nurturing excellence in science education and research/B. G. Mulimani and J. Tonannavar. II. Leadership, Governance and Quality Assurance: 8. Leadership role of principals/S. K. Saidapur. 9. Imperatives of good governance/S. S. Patagundi. 10. Fulfilling the objectives of ‘Right to Information Act’/C. S. Patil. 11. Fostering quality/S. Sivasubramanian. 12. Quality assurance system: challenges, concerns and the way forward/H. A. Ranganath. 13. Internal quality assurance cell and its functions/H. M. Kasinath.14. Aligning colleges for assessment and accreditation/S. K. Saidapur. III. Library Resources and Digital Literacy: 15. From clay tablet to digital tablet: towards ideal library/N. V. Sathyanarayana.16. Library: a learning resource centre/Anupama N. Joshi. 17. Importance of digital literacy in the 21st century/J. S. Bhat. IV. Student Support Systems: 18: Promotion of skill India initiatives/Farzana M. Pathan. 19: Stress management/Manika Ghosh. 20. Counselling students/Manika Ghosh. V. All-Round Development of Colleges. 21. Resource Mobilization for Research and Institutional Development/A. B. Shanbhag and S. K. Saidapur. 22. Developing a green campus/A.B. shanbhag. 23. Involving alumni in college development/A. B. Shanbhag. VI. Future Prospects: 24. Education in the 21st century/S. K. Saidapur. 25: Redesigning higher education: a few tidbits/S. K. Saidapur.