期刊名称：International Journal of Innovative Research in Science, Engineering and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2347-6710
电子版ISSN：2319-8753
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：5
页码：3172
DOI：10.15680/IJIRSET.2015.0405173
出版社：S&S Publications
摘要：The beginning of the twenty-first century is an exciting time for education in India. There is constant talk of the need to revise old ways of thinking and doing things and of the associated need for flexibility, creativity and innovation. Education policy is a prime instrument for the fostering of socioeconomic develop ment. It is therefore not surprising that education policymakers, schools, principals, teachers and students are being swep t along in a literal tide of newly launched policy directives. This paper poses questions about several ongoing and future challenges and dilemmas facing India.s education system as it moves into the twenty-first century. It focuses on the ways in which schools are being urged to foster creativity and innovation to enhance national econo mic competitiveness in the global economy. It examines several key policies initiatives such as Thinking Schools, Learning Nation, and Master plan for Information Technology in Education , and revisions to university admission criteria. It.s also discuss the mo ve towers the mercerization of education, as manifested for instance in the push for intense interschool competition
关键词：Education; innovation; creativity and engineering.
