Understanding Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s Idea of Social Democracy and Higher Education through Siddharth College, Bombay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22128534 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Minal Sangole (0000-0003-2594-0309, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-215 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Inclusion Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2394-4811 • E-ISSN: 2516-6123 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/23944811221075485 |
| OpenAlex | W4211218032 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Dr B. R. Ambedkar was a staunch believer in parliamentary democracy. He viewed that the most precedent condition for working it is the participation of the educated public opinion. By placing the features of Siddharth College of Arts and Science, Bombay (1946), the article explores the interface between Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s ideas of social democracy and higher education pragmatically. The article predominantly draws from the secondary data, especially from the annual magazine of the college from 1946 to 1981. It uses document analysis as a method of inquiry. The article shows the significance of Siddharth College and outlines Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s attempts to develop an alternative as well as an emancipatory educational model. For him, decentralisation of the educational system through the process of social endosmosis was requisite in the reformation of a democratic society, thus an integral part of his nation-building project
Decentralization · Democracy · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · The arts · Diverse Global Economic and Educational Challenges · Law · Public Administration
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |