Vikas Mane

Biography

Dr. Vikas Mane has done his Doctoral studies in the area of Globalization and Higher Education from University of Pune. He received the NET- JRF from the UGC for his doctoral studies. As a researcher his subjects of interest include Political Science, Sociology and Education especially in an Interdisciplinary approach. His areas of research include Globalization and education (especially Higher Education), education of the marginalized communities and the interface of the Right to Education. Following an interdisciplinary approach he has worked on various research projects, funded by external agencies such as the ICSSR and also the Indian Institute of Education, on tribal education including Ashram shala’s and the School Curriculum He has also carried out extensive research on the Educational Status of the Denotified and Nomadic tribes of Maharashtra. Currently he is working on the Right to Education and its implications for the education of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students. He has also worked on various evaluation projects in education, funded by government agencies, such as SCERT and other NGO’s. He has also written in English and Marathi on various aspects of education. He is the co-ordinator of the M.Phil program in Education Interdisciplinary. Currently he is working on the editorial board of advisor’s of the ‘Shikshan ani Samaj’, research journal of the Indian Institute of Education. He is also working on a project on Inter-disciplinarity in higher education and its implications.

Research Interest

Political Science, Sociology and Education