Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education

Hierarchies of Access
1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-7619-3248-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 380 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 428 g

This book highlights the complexities of gender and social equity in primary education in India. It makes an assessment of the District Primary Education Programme and supplements this with six qualitative micro-studies from different states for a more extensive analysis.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ramachandran, Vimala

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Schulen, Schulleitung Schulleitung, Schulentwicklung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART ONE: DESK RESEARCH
Introduction - Vimala Ramachandran
What DPEP and Other Data Sources Reveal - Leela Visaria and Vimala Ramachandran
Hierarchies of Access - Vimala Ramachandran
Institutional Mechanisms and Strategies - Vimala Ramachandran
Alternative Schools and Education Guarantee Scheme - Avik Ghosh
Inside the Classroom - Vandana Madan
Content Analysis of Classroom Processes - Studies in Eight States
PART TWO: QUALITATIVE MICRO-STUDIES
An Overview of Micro-Studies - Vimala Ramachandran and Aarti Saihjee
Long Live the Alphabet! Reflections from Betul District, Madhya Pradesh - Aarti Saihjee
More Unequal Than Others - Vidya Das
Evidence from Surguja District, Chhattisgarh
The Hidden Picture - Vandana Mahajan
A Case Study from Hisar District, Haryana
Second Generation Issues in Equity and Education - Vani Periodi
Learning from Kolar District, Karnataka
So Close and Yet So Far - Kameshwari Jandhyala
Primary Schooling in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh
The Weft and Warp of Public Education - Aruna Rathnam
A Tale of Two Primary Schools in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu

Über Autor(innen)

Ramachandran, Vimala
Vimala Ramachandran is Director of the Educational Resourc Unit, Jaipur and Delhi, a research and consulting group which she established in 1998. She began her career teaching Indian politics and political philosophy at a women's college in Delhi University.