Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education: Hierarchies of AccessVimala Ramachandran In recent years, India has made impressive strides in increasing literacy rates and in enabling access to education. The country now seems well set to provide universal and good quality basic education. Yet, behind this otherwise rosy picture lie serious concerns relating primarily to gender and equity. /-//-/This volume provides an insightful understanding of the ground realities of primary education programmes, particularly those run by the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP). Combining secondary research with field studies conducted in six states, the contributors explore gender and social equity issues in primary education. They conclude that there is a subtle but nevertheless discernible ‘hierarchy of access’ to education, which has resulted in new forms of segregation in primary schools. |
Contents
List of Tables and Boxes | 11 |
LIST OF TABLES AND BOXES | 25 |
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BOXES | 44 |
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An Overview of Micro Studies | 169 |
2223 | 170 |
Long Live the Alphabet | 189 |
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What DPEP and Other Data Sources Reveal | 63 |
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Hierarchies of Access | 83 |
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Institutional Mechanisms and Strategies | 99 |
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Alternative Schools and Education Guarantee Scheme | 133 |
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Content Analysis of Classroom Processes Studies | 306 |
5 | 308 |
Infrastructure of the primary schools in Nallur | 321 |
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About the Editor and Contributors | 371 |
Vandana Madan | 372 |
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