Dalit women and dropout rates in collegiate education : a study of the Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh / by Silveru Harinath.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harinath, Silveru, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dalit women--India--Andhra Pradesh--Social conditions.

Dalit women.

Dalit women--India--Andhra Pradesh.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (102 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Caste is an inescapable aspect in terms of education in the Indian state, as it is in many other aspects of public life. Education standards have changed throughout the course of Indian history, but the subjugated Dalits, and particularly female children belonging to this caste, still face the hurdles of caste discrimination in society and in the education sector in particular. Despite introducing state education policies, the scale and size of these policies have not resulted in an increase ...

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER TWO - REVIEW OF LITERATURE; CHAPTER THREE - COLLEGIATE EDUCATION AND THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE OF DALIT WOMEN IN PALAKURTY MANDAL; CHAPTER FOUR - DALIT WOMEN IN COLLEGIATE EDUCATION; CHAPTER FIVE - CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary,viewed October 3, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-6710-1

OCLC:

891446584