Education and Caste in India

Education and Caste in India
Author: Ghanshyam Shah
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2020-06-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1000088537

Seven decades since Indian Independence, education takes the centre stage in every major discussion on development, especially when we talk about social exclusion, Dalits and reservations today. This book examines social inclusion in the education sector in India for Scheduled Castes (SCs). The volume: · Foregrounds the historical struggles of the SCs to understand why the quest for education is so central to shaping SC consciousness and aspirations; · Works with exhaustive state-level studies with a view to assessing commonalities and differences in the educational status of SCs today; · Takes stock of the policymaking and extent of implementations across Indian states to understand the challenges faced in different scenarios; · Seeks to analyse the differential in existing economic conditions, and other structural constraints, in relation to access to quality educational facilities; · Examines the social perceptions and experiences of SC students as they live now. A major study, the volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of education, sociology and social anthropology, development studies and South Asian studies.

Scheduled Castes and The Access to Education. How Fair is India?

Scheduled Castes and The Access to Education. How Fair is India?
Author: Maxime Dessy
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 27
Release: 2010-03-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3640565746

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2008 in the subject Sociology - Social System and Social Structure, grade: 19/20, Aarhus School of Business, course: Education Civique / Sociale, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I try to analyse the fairness of Scheduled Classes’ access to education. The paper starts with giving some introductive information about the cast system. Putting together the findings of several academic articles, different factors are then discussed such as the literacy level and school attendance of Dalit Children, the discriminative behaviours they face, some other important variables, the governmental initiatives and the discrimination on the labour market. It appears clearly that caste membership is still an important discriminative factor with regards to Dalit children’s access to education.

Scheduled Caste Women and Higher Education: A Sociological Study

Scheduled Caste Women and Higher Education: A Sociological Study
Author: Indira Priyadarshini N. Badiger
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2015-09-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1329414489

The status of women belonging to Scheduled Castes are perhaps best revealed by studying the social, economic, educational, health and political conditions of these women. They are the have not's of Indian society. They deserve all attention and support from State, Community and Society. Earlier they were neglected by upper castes and their own fellows. For a long period, the social justice was based on class, religion, creed and caste. The high rate of infant mortality, child mortality and maternal deaths among Scheduled Caste Women was serious problem. Scheduled Caste Women are discriminated due to a patriarchic dominated social structure on the one hand and humiliation within them due to caste ridden social system on the other. Therefore, a proper and transparent justice was never possible.

Social Integration of Scheduled Castes

Social Integration of Scheduled Castes
Author: Suneila Malik
Publisher: Abhinav Publications
Total Pages: 214
Release: 1979
Genre: Caste
ISBN: 9788170170891

This Book Investigates The Relative Impacts Of Changing Educational And Occupational Levels On The Life-Pattern Of The Scheduled Castes. It Highlights, On The One Hand, The Effectiveness Of Developmental Measures Taken So Far And Exposes The Shortcomings Of Operative Mechanisms, On The Other. This Is A Well-Presented Piece Of Research Work Giving Extremely Useful Data, Analyzed In A Proper And Systematic Manner. Students Of Sociology And Decision-Makers At All Levels Will Find This Study Both Enlightening And Thought-Provoking.