About the Book : Once in a while somebody feels that it is time To grasp this sorry scheme of things entire . . . and then . . . remould it nearer to the heart desire. But the, after the dreamland design is complete, someone blows the whistle and points out that the king has no clothes. This is because the field of education is so vast and the matters that need attention are so many, that any amount of financial jugglery is unable to take care of them. However, those interested in education keep mulling over various aspects of the subject and express their views though print as also other communication media. The present CICIL publication going over the period, 1979-1986, provides a key to items grouped in 2462 subject descriptors from 31 educational journals in English published in India.

About the Author : S.P. Agrawal (b. 1929) was Director, National Social Science Documentation Centre, ICSSR, and Member Secretary, Indian Association of Social Science Institutions. He was also the Vice-Chairman of the Asia and Pacific Information Network in Social Sciences (APINESS). In 1988 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Honoris Causa) by International University Foundation. Presently, he is Member, Round Table on Research in Reading, IFLA, and Member, International Committee for Social Science Information and Documentation. He is also Member of Board of Studies of National Archives of India and Hindi Advisory Committee, Ministry of Coal, Government of India. Born and brought up in the cradle of freedom movement which he joined at the tender age of twelve, he gained an insight into political problems and 'developed a sense of responsibility which bore fruit as an information scientist committed to Gandhiji's philosophy and action-plan in the field and its social concept. He. has written extensively on various aspects of education, Indian Polity and library and information science.