Looking Beyond Literacy: Disparities in Levels of and Access to Education in a Kerala Village

Kerala, the southernmost state of India, is increasingly celebrated as a ‘model’ for third world countries to emulate due to its higher levels of literacy, universal enrollment in schools and better educational facilities. This paper discusses the findings of a micro level study conducted in a villa...

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Main Author: Suma Scaria
Format: Printed Book
Published: Ahmedabad Gujarat Institute of Development Research 2009
Subjects:
HIGHER EDUCATION; > LITERACY; > INEQUALITY; > ENROLLMENT
Online Access:http://10.26.1.76/ks/005151.pdf
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