ACCU/WHO'S WHO IN LITERACY

Nayar, Usha (India)

Field of
Expertise

	Training
	Policy/Programme Planning

Detailed
Information
on Expertise

-	Worked in several professional capacities in the field of education to include teaching and research at post graduate level, orientation and training of policy makers, educational administrators, teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers, village communities, women's groups, parents and elected leaders.
-	Carried out awareness campaigns on education of girls' and women's empowerment.
-	Participated in policy formulation and implementation of National Policy on Education 1986 and Programme of Action, 1986, 1992.
-	Founder of TINNARI, A Centre for Third World Comparative Studies, New Delhi in 1997.
-	Guided over 30 field of research projects of educational administrators/teacher educators of Third World.

Position and
Organisation

Professor in Women's Studies and Head
Department of Women's Studies, National Council of Educational Research and Training

Contact
Address

Tinnari Third World Centre for Comparative Studies, 1147 Sector A, Pocket B, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070

E-mail

ushanayar@hotmail.com

Language
Proficiency

English, French, Hindi

Education
Background
and Degree

Ph.D. in Comparative Education

Experiences in Literacy Project:

(1)	Name of the Project	Haryana Action Research Project: Advocacy for Girls' Education and Women's Empowerment and School Based Programme for Equality between Sexes, Improved Quality of Education and Joyful Learning in all 68 Schools of Khol Block in District Rewari, Haryana
	Name of Organiser	UNESCO-NCERT-SCERT
	Duration	1997
	Project Location	Rewari, Haryana
	Your Role/ Responsibility	-
(2)	Name of the Project	Situation of Girls and Women in Delhi
	Name of Organiser	the Delhi State Commission for Women
	Duration	1996
	Project Location	Delhi
	Your Role/ Responsibility	-
(3)	Name of the Project	Study on Problems of Recruitment and Posting of Women Teachers in Rural Areas
	Name of Organiser	NCERT
	Duration	1995-96
	Project Location	Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajastan
	Your Role/ Responsibility	-
(4)	Name of the Project	District Primary Education Programme Gender Studies in 44 Low Female Literacy Districts in 8 States
	Name of Organiser	NCERT-MHRD (Department of Women and Child Development)
	Duration	1993-94
	Project Location	Assam, Maharashtra, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Orrissa
	Your Role/ Responsibility	-

Major Publication(s):

1.	"Women Teachers in South Asia-Continuity, Discontinuity and Change," Chanakya Publication, Delhi, 1988
2.	"From Girl Child to Person; Resource Material for Primary Teachers and Head Teachers," Commissioned by UNESCO, and published by the UNESCO, 1995.
3.	"Universalization of Primary Education of Rural Girls in India," NCERT (commissioned by UNESCO and published by the NCERT), 1993.
4.	"Trend Report on Education of Girls and Women" in Fifth Survey of Educational Research 1988-92, Volume I, National Council of Educational Research and Training, New delhi, 1997.
5.	"Balika Mein Sakaratmak Atma Bodh Vikas," Resource Materials in Hindi for Primary Teachers and Head Teachers, Commissioned by UNESCO and published by NCERT in 1997.
6.	Legal Literacy for Educational Personnel with focus on Girls and Women: Resource Materials," commissioned by UNESCO, published by NCERT, 1997.

[Updated in July 1999]

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