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Educating nomadic children : an experiment with the convergence of technologies

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Title Educating nomadic children : an experiment with the convergence of technologies
 
Creator ANANTHAKRISHNAN, MV
 
Subject nomads
education
convergence
technology
 
Description The wandering nature of the nomads in a vast country like India has had a toll on their children, who are denied even a semblance of formal or regular education. This results invariably in the children continuing with the traditional nomadic culture. Maharashtra, a state in western India shares borders with a number of neighbouring states. The nomadic tribes in this state, therefore, invariably wander amongst the neighbouring states. This paper is a report on an exciting experiment with convergence of tradition and ICT. The author and his team have studied the tribes in detail and have evolved a methodology that involves the use of all available technologies, based on relevance, availability, portability, repeatability and flexibility. The initial experiments carried out with three tribes in Maharashtra, have created the much needed motivation in the children and mothers and given the assurance that the efforts will bear fruit.
 
Publisher IEEE
 
Date 2011-10-25T11:40:05Z
2011-12-15T09:11:52Z
2011-10-25T11:40:05Z
2011-12-15T09:11:52Z
2006
 
Type Proceedings Paper
 
Identifier TENCON 2005 - 2005 IEEE REGION 10 CONFERENCE, VOLS 1-5,2030-2034
978-0-7803-9311-0
0886-1420
http://dspace.library.iitb.ac.in/xmlui/handle/10054/15709
http://hdl.handle.net/100/2348
 
Source IEEE Region 10 Conference (TENCON 2005),Melbourne, AUSTRALIA,NOV 21-24, 2005
 
Language English