Indian Educational Review aims to enhance the theory and practice of research in education. It is a journal of opinion and research in the field of education. Contributions may comprise scholarly discussion of new issues, reports of research, reviews of researches in particular field, reports of developments, and debate on educational research generally or on specific issues. Contributions are also invited reporting all kinds of empirical research in education, whether sociological, psychological, economic or organisational. The journal is intended to cover a wide range, including interdisciplinary studies. In addition, the purpose of this journal is to provide a medium for dissemination of educational research and exchange of experiences among research workers, scholars, teacher educators, teachers and others interested in educational research and related fields and professions. Indian Educational Review is published half-yearly, in January and July by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi. Copyright of the articles published in the Journal will vest with the NCERT and requests for reproducing the material should be addressed to the Academic Editor. The journal is indexed in Indian Psychological Abstracts and Reviews, Sociological Abstracts and Contents Pages in Education (U.K.).