Manisha Priyam

Contested Politics of Educational Reform in India

Aligning Opportunities with Interests

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Produktbeschreibung

This book analyses the role of politics in the process of social sector policy reforms in the context of developing countries. It provides a unique analysis of why Indian states are at varying levels of human development despite two decades of federally sponsored policy reforms in education. Substantiating her arguments with statistics, the author gives a local view of how reforms unfold on the ground, close to the lives of poor people for whom this change is meant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• UK edition
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780198098874
• ISBN-10: 0198098871
• Artikelnr.: 48812055

Autorenporträt

Manisha Priyam is ICSSR Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, and teaches Political Science at Gargi College, University of Delhi.

Inhaltsangabe

* List of Figures and Tables
* Preface
* List of Abbreviations
* Introduction: Understanding the 'Missing' Politics in Educational
Reform
* 1. Theory and Practice of Educational Reform in India: A Review
* 2. The Context of Change: Centre Sets the Agenda
* 3. Federal Opportunities, State-level Implementation: The Puzzle of
Contrasting Outcomes in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar
* 4. Reform Opponents: Do Teachers and their Unions Resist the
Implementation of Change?
* 5. Reform Proponents? Contrasting Effects of Educational
Decentralization and Community Participation
* 6. Politics, Schools, and the Poor: A Local View
* 7. Politics Matters: The Continuing Agenda of Educational Reform
* Research Methods Appendix
* Glossary
* Bibliography
* Index
* About the Author