India and Education
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- Disability and inclusive education in India
- K. Giffard-Lindsay / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2007
- This paper aims to present a case study of the current status of inclusive education (IE) in India with a focus on children with disabilities. Children with disabilities are a minority that are not prioritised in the context of educat...
- Trends in educational access in India
- M. Bandyopadhyay; R. Govinda / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- India made a Constitutional commitment to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14 nearly 60 years ago. The goal, which was expected to be achieved by 1960, remains elusive, even now. This analytical r...
- An overview of the children of seasonal migrants in India
- Smita (first name only) / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- There are still many categories of children in India for whom adequate and appropriate strategies are not in place for their effective education. One such category are the children of seasonal migrants. This paper identifies...
- Ensuring access to quality education for marginalised groups in India
- M. Sedwal; S. Kamat / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- The Scheduled Castes (SCs, also known as Dalits) and Scheduled Tribes (STs, also known as Adivasis) are among the most socially and educationally disadvantaged groups in India. This paper examines issues concerning school access and e...
- The need to improve human capital in India
- M. Dougherty; R. Herd / OECD Development Centre, 2008
- The paper examines the state of human capital in India. It looks at areas such as primary and secondary education, and their interrelationships with health care. It also looks at the private sector and tertiary education as areas wher...
- Inter-relationships between class size, school size and learning
- A. Little / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- This monograph reviews literature on school and class size. It estimates the numbers of small schools and numbers of children learning in small schools worldwide, and concludes by looking at implications for on-going and future CREATE...
- Participation rates of Indian girls at school
- M. Bandyopadhyay; R. Subrahmanian / Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity, 2008
- India accounts for 30 per cent of the world’s total illiterate population and around 70 per cent of these illiterates are women. This review paper draws on recent data to map the access and participation rates of girls relative ...
- What are the prospects for disabled young people in India?
- Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty, 2008
- While attention is being focused on young people’s potential for social transformation, some of them – such as those with disabilities – remain alienated from mainstream debates on development. Little is known ...
- The impacts of trade reform's costs on schooling, poverty and work decisions of children
- E.V. Edmonds; N. Pavcnik; P. Topalova / International Monetary Fund, 2008
- This paper addresses the question about the influence of trade policy on schooling and child labor decisions in low income countries in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. In the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic incre...
- Documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience in engaging civil society in education budgeting
- V. Perry / Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008
- This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; a...
- Centre for Development Finance (CDF)
- The Centre for Development Finance focuses on improving the delivery of public goods that contribute to inclusive social and economic opportunity in India.
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies
- Centre for Science, Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) formerly known as Centre for Spatial Database Management and Solutions, is a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), located at Noida, near India’s capital city of New Delhi. CSDMS is committed to advocacy and developing solutions for under-privileged societies through the use of innovative and effective Information and Commun...
- Kerala Research Programme on Local Development
- Developing scientific research capability in Kerala
- Educational Resource Unit
- Educational Resource Unit is a consulting group in India working on education, health, rights, livelihood and sustainable development.
- Azim Premji Foundation
- Universal education in India
- Punjabi University Patiala, India
- Teaching and research university
- Social and Development Research and Action Group (SADRAG)
- Action research and development organisation focusing on gender and socio-economic issues in India
- Jadavpur University, India
- Teaching and research university in Kolkata, India
- Sampark, India
- Organization focussing on poverty reduction and women's empowerment in India
- National Council of Educational Research and Training, India (NCERT)
- Government-established organisation researching all aspects of education in India
