Elementary Education for the Poorest and other Deprived Groups: The Real Challenge of Universalization

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Rough estimates indicate that nearly 60-70 million children in the age group of 6-13 years do not attend school in India and remain deprived of the basic right to learn. This despite the fact that the goal of the universalization of elementary education has been a stated objective of the Indian nation state since its inception and has received greater attention in the recent past. Existing information clearly reveals that the majority of children outside the school system belong to poor and other deprived groups. Although many studies exist on related issues, we felt that the process through which poverty and deprivation influence exclusion from school participation deserves further enquiry and systematic investigation. This study is based on detailed fieldwork in different parts of the country applying both qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques. The focus is on understanding schooling participation from the perspective of poor and deprived families and analysing the present policy and interventions in the context of this understanding. Basic livelihood insecurity, adverse socio-political positioning, lack of school accountability and oversimplification of equity issues in policies and delivery modes emerge as critical issues. The commitment to education among poor and deprived families is not uniform and depends upon a number of factors in a broad life situation of vulnerability and powerlessness.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dhir Jhingran

Dir Jhingran belongs to the Indian Administrative Service and is presently Director in the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. He has worked extensively in the area of elementary education in the past decade at the state and national levels. His research and programme implementation work in the past few years have focused on the inclusion of disadvantaged children in the fold of elementary education. The author can be contacted at [email protected].

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jyotsna Jha

Jyotsna Jha was awarded a Ph.D. in Economics of Education from Zakir Hussain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in 1995.

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Title
Elementary Education for the Poorest and other Deprived Groups: The Real Challenge of Universalization
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1st ed.
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817304631X
Length
348p., 25cm.
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