Education and Inequality in India. A classroom view. (signed!)

Majumdar, Manabi; Mooij, Jos

ISBN 10: 0415495342 / ISBN 13: 9780415495349

Published by Routledge, London, 2011

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Signed dedication by Jos Mooij. Hardcover. 206 pp. Minor scratching on the cover, but otherwise the book is as new. ISBN 9780415495349.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Education and Inequality in India. A classroom view. (signed!)
• Publisher: Routledge, London
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415495342
• ISBN 13: 9780415495349
• Binding: Hardcover
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Universalization of primary education has been high on the policy agenda in India. This book looks at the reproduction of social inequalities within the educational system in India, and how this is contested in different ways. It examines whether the concept of `education for all’ is just a mechanically conceived policy target to chasing enrolment and attendance or whether it is a larger social goal and a deeper political statement about the need for attacking entrenched social inequalities.

Drawing on original data collected in the two states of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, the authors present the multiple ways in which social class impinges on the educational system, educational processes and educational outcomes. The book goes on to explore issues around autonomy and accountability via an analysis of the position of teachers within the educational hierarchy, and by looking at the various possibilities of making teachers accountable. Recommendations related to the necessity for a larger debate and normative framework are made, including whether private schools should play a role, and whether it is necessary to move from government action and responsibilities to a broader concept of public action. The book presents in interesting contribution for students and scholars of South Asian studies, as well as Education and Public Policy studies.

About the Author

Manabi Majumdar is a member of the academic faculty at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India. She has published on issues of human development and democracy.

Jos Mooij is Associate Professor at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), The Netherlands. Her main research interests are the politics of public policies, policy process, food policy, education policies, decentralisation, also in the context of India.