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In this volume the author explores the contours of a school system that is facing a crisis of legitimacy. While India aspires to march towards a knowledge driven society & economy, millions of young people are left behind. Those who can afford march out of government schools only to realize that the private schools are no better. The schools they attend leaves them with little knowledge or skill, a low self-esteem & a bleak future. This book argues that the struggle for equality in education, is a struggle for quality - both being two sides of the same coin. Please note: Taylor & Francis does…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
In this volume the author explores the contours of a school system that is facing a crisis of legitimacy. While India aspires to march towards a knowledge driven society & economy, millions of young people are left behind. Those who can afford march out of government schools only to realize that the private schools are no better. The schools they attend leaves them with little knowledge or skill, a low self-esteem & a bleak future. This book argues that the struggle for equality in education, is a struggle for quality - both being two sides of the same coin. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Autorenporträt
Vimala Ramachandran is an educationist who lives in Delhi, India. She was involved in the conceptualization of Mahila Samakhya (Education for Women's Equality and established the Education Research Unit (now known as ERU Consultants Private Limited) in 1998. Her books include The Elementary Education System in India: Exploring Instutional Structure, Processes and Dynamics and Hierarchies of Acces: gender and Equity in Primary Education.