Sanjukta Das

Primary Education In Hills Of Arunachal Pradesh

A Micro Study in India

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Produktbeschreibung

Hilly north-eastern state of ArunachalPradesh is not only a late starter but also a lowperformer in schooling and educational achievement.Its journey towards literacy and education is mainlya post-independence phenomenon. Despite the goodprogress in educational performance it is among theleast educationally developed state. Multipledisadvantages like, hilly and steep terrain, lowroad connectivity and isolation, infrastructuralbottlenecks, subsistence economy and the low income together cause low enrolment and attendance amongchildren. While research works on Economics ofeducation in Arunachal Pradesh are scarce, this workwould fill up the gap and would be very much usefulto students, teachers, researchers interested in thisarea and the policy makers. It discusses theeducational progress of this state from a historicalperspective; makes a cross section analysis of itsliteracy and examine the different alternatives forachieving the MDG and universal enrolment. It alsoanalyses the enrolment, stagnation and dropout amongthe primary school children; and finds out thedifferent school specific and household specificfactors of dropout.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 167g
• ISBN-13: 9783844382532
• ISBN-10: 3844382534
• Artikelnr.: 33682031

Autorenporträt

Sanjukta Das, doctorado de la Universidad de Utkal. Trabajó como miembro del cuerpo docente de la Universidad Rajiv Gandhi, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, durante unos 12 años, participando en la preparación del Informe sobre Desarrollo Humano de Arunachal Pradesh, 2005. Actualmente trabaja como profesor de economía en la Universidad de Sambalpur. Área de interés: Pobreza, desarrollo rural y desarrollo humano.