The Progress of Education in India

A Quantitative Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-319-54854-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 3342 g

This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India's recent progress in the education sector. India, as one of the world's fastest growing economies, currently enjoys what is termed a 'demographic dividend' meaning that, compared to most other countries, it has a relatively young working age population. In order to exploit this advantage, the author argues that India needs to make this young population economically productive through education. The chapters in the book address whether India has succeeded in doing so, both in terms of numbers educated and the quality of their education. The author draws on specialist surveys conducted by India's National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2008 and 2014 which examine the state of education in India.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Borooah, Vani Kant

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Bildungssystem Bildungsökonomie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Internationale Wirtschaft Volkswirtschaften einzelner Länder und Regionen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Barriers to Accessing Higher Education: Caste, Religion, Gender, and Poverty.- 3. Coping with English as a Medium of Instruction.- 4. Students' Expenditure on Education.- 5. Educational Institutions.- 6. Affirmative Action in Education.- 7. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.

Über Autor(innen)

Vani Kant Borooah is Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, UK.