Publications & Resources
Our faculty, students and researchers work together everyday to contribute to a better world by grappling with urgent problems we are facing in India. We conduct rigorous work to produce high quality learning resources and publications to contribute to public discourse and social change. Here, we feature a sample from our work for everyone to access. You can explore featured resources, policies, and the latest publications from the University.
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How can we use textbooks to teach our students about forests from direct observation of local ecosystems? In ‘Teaching about forests: Interpreting curricular aims’ a government school teacher explores national curricular aims within a state’s cultural history. ‘Teaching about forests amidst sand dunes’ shows how a teacher educator extends dense, wet forest examples to community-managed scrub forests in arid landscapes. ‘Teaching about forests in the laboratory of the real world’ uses a journalist’s lens to reveal the uneven impacts of conservation models on forest-dependent communities. Together, these stories show how we can use the textbook to turn our surrounding environments into living, breathing science classrooms.
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Can textbook concepts on health and nutrition equip students with the ability to critically analyse common beliefs around the addition of eggs in midday meals?
What can students learn about infectious diseases and the nature of science from the real-world example of the GBS outbreak in Pune?
Explore these and related questions in our theme section ‘Science in Action’. Find articles and classroom resources that support you in creating opportunities for your students to appreciate the relevance of textbook concepts and principles in preparatory-stage EVS and middle-stage science in their real world.