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Gender Equity in Education: A Review of Trends and Factors
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- Bandyopadhyay, Madhumita (Author)
- Subrahmanian, Ramya (Author)
Title
Gender Equity in Education: A Review of Trends and Factors
Abstract
This review paper draws on recent data to map the access and participation rates of girls relative to boys. This paper offers a critical assessment of findings of different recent researches on school education in India identifying the areas that need further research. The paper reveals that while enrolment of girls has increased rapidly since the 1990s, there is still a substantial gap in upper primary and secondary schooling and gender inequalities interlock with other forms of social inequality, notably caste, ethnicity and religion. The paper concludes with recommendation for implementation of enabling policy to meet the challenges for improving the quality of schools ensuring better opportunities for girls at higher levels of education, notably upper primary and secondary schools. (Contains 18 tables and 7 footnotes.).
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Create Pathways to Access
Series Number
18
Place
Brighton
Publisher
The Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE)
Date
2008
Language
English
ISBN
978-0-901881-19-9
Library Catalogue
Open WorldCat
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OCLC: 1062964451
Citation
Bandyopadhyay, M.; Subrahmanian, R. 2008. Gender Equity in Education: A Review of Trends and Factors. Create Pathways to Access, 18. Brighton: The Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE). Last accessed http://www.create-rpc.org/pdf_documents/PTA18.pdf.
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