Dalit Women and Dropout Rates in Collegiate Education

A Study of the Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4438-4454-3
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 102 Seiten

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 in Dalit women participating in higher education. Like several other states, Andhra Pradesh (the focus of this book) has been undergoing checks and imbalances in terms of providing education. This book throws light on several issues pertaining to Dalit women and the social stigma they have been facing in dropping out from college education in the Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Harinath, Silveru

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen

Über Autor(innen)

Harinath, Silveru
Silveru Harinath is currently a Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hyderabad. His areas of interest include Dalit education. He has worked on several research projects including “Teachers’ Absenteeism”, “Students’ Achievement Survey”, “Functioning of Kasturiba Mahila Schools” and “Discrimination Practices in School Education in the State of Andhra Pradesh”.

Silveru Harinath is currently a Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at the University of Hyderabad. His areas of interest include Dalit education. He has worked on several research projects including “Teachers’ Absenteeism”, “Students’ Achievement Survey”, “Functioning of Kasturiba Mahila Schools” and “Discrimination Practices in School Education in the State of Andhra Pradesh”.