He volume is concerned with important issues in education seen in different contexts, from the local to the global. The papers presented in conferences by Prof. G. Pankajam take up aspects from planning to implementation in the education sector. The papers deal with broad issues like the Right to Education, inclusive growth for sustainable development through education, achievement of Millennium Development Gaols and the role of education, and issues of access and equity in the context of higher education with reference to the Twelfth Five Year Plan. They examine internal quality assurance systems and curriculum transaction, technology for rural development, empowerment of women and their development plan, challenges before the youth and conflict resolution education for them. They focus on the role of teachers in building human resources and providing quality education with the emphasis on information and communication technologies, and teacher education in the context of globalisation.