Gender and Social Equity in Primary Education : Hierarchies of Access

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. Contents......Page 6 List of Tables and Boxes......Page 8 Abbreviations and Glossary of Indian Terms......Page 12 Acknowledgements......Page 16 Section 1: Desk Research......Page 18 1 - Introduction......Page 20 2 - What DPEP and Other Data Sources Reveal......Page 33 3 - Hierarchies of Access......Page 71 4 - Institutional Mechanisms and Strategies......Page 91 5 - Alternative Schools and Education Guarantee Scheme......Page 121 6 - Inside the Classroom: Content Analysis of Classroom Processes Studies in Eight States......Page 144 Section 2: Qualitative Micro Studies......Page 168 7 - An Overview of Micro Studies......Page 170 8 - Long Live the Alphabet!......Page 190 9 - More Unequal than Others: Evidence from Surguja District, Chhattisgarh......Page 236 10 - The Hidden Picture: A Case Study from Hisar District, Haryana......Page 260 11 - Second-Generation Issues in Equity and Education: Learning from Kolar District, Karnataka......Page 284 12 - So Close and Yet So Far: Primary Schooling in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh......Page 305 13 - The Weft and Warp of Public Education: A Tale of Two Primary Schools, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu......Page 337 References and Select Bibliography......Page 365 About the Editor and Contributors......Page 372 Index......Page 374 Contents 6 List of Tables and Boxes 8 Abbreviations and Glossary of Indian Terms 12 Acknowledgements 16 Section 1: Desk Research 18 1 - Introduction 20 2 - What DPEP and Other Data Sources Reveal 33 3 - Hierarchies of Access 71 4 - Institutional Mechanisms and Strategies 91 5 - Alternative Schools and Education Guarantee Scheme 121 6 - Inside the Classroom: Content Analysis of Classroom Processes Studies in Eight States 144 Section 2: Qualitative Micro Studies 168 7 - An Overview of Micro Studies 170 8 - Long Live the Alphabet! 190 9 - More Unequal than Others: Evidence from Surguja District, Chhattisgarh 236 10 - The Hidden Picture: A Case Study from Hisar District, Haryana 260 11 - Second-Generation Issues in Equity and Education: Learning from Kolar District, Karnataka 284 12 - So Close and Yet So Far: Primary Schooling in Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh 305 13 - The Weft and Warp of Public Education: A Tale of Two Primary Schools, Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu 337 References and Select Bibliography 365 About the Editor and Contributors 372 Index 374 076193247X,9780761932475,0761932488,9780761932482 Sage Publications Ltd Edited By Vimala Ramachandran. Research Funded By The European Commission. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [264]-370) And Index.