Field Studies in the Sociology of Education: The Report on Mysore (Sociology of Education 5)

Abstract

From Preface: A chance meetimg with Mr. J. P. Naik, Secretary, National Commission on Education, in the summer of 1964 led to a discussion of the need to interest sociologists in the field of education and of the desirability of convening a seminar to see what help sociologists could give in the deliberations of the Commission.. The idea was a good one and it was tentatively agreed that if sociologists responded to the idea a seminar entitled Sociology of Education in a Modernising Society should be convened under the auspices of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. The seminar would be sponsored by the Education Commission who would also meet the travelling expenses of the participants. The University Grants Commission would make a grant to meet other incidental expenses.