The focus of this book is on estimating costs (private, public and social) and rates of returns (private and social) on higher education of women in India at the post-graduate and doctoral levels. Presenting the analysis of primary data collected from 2,500 women samples drawn from 14 universities and 50 organisations from all over India, the book provides the costs involved in pursuing higher education and the returns available for the individuals and his society as a whole. For the first time, costs have been determined in respect of various courses at the post-graduate and doctoral levels in branches ranging from Arts and Humanities to Science. From such costs what are the returns? Answer to these and other related questions have been provided and explained threadbare in this book. With its vast data, incisive analysis and thought-provoking findings and discussions, the book will be of immense values to educational planners, researchers, administrators and students alike.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.V. Bhaskaran Nair
P.V. Bhaskaran Nair took his Master’s Degree in Economics from Sri Venkateswara University in 1974. He was awarded Ph.D. Degree by the University of Calicut in 1988 for his thesis ‘Finances, Costs and Returns of University Education in Kerala: A Study of Calicut University. This is the area in which Dr. Nair has done research for over two decades while he was with the University of Calicut holding important administrative positions including the Office of the Special Officer, Publications Division, and later with the Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, as its Publication Manager. As a Senior Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India, New Delhi (1997-2000), he investigated several aspects of costs and returns of pursuing higher education in Indian Universities besides contributing several papers in leading research journals. He also attended/participated in various all-India conferences and Seminars and presented papers. Dr. Nair authored a book ‘Costs and Returns of University Education’, in 1990.
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