The crisis of elementary education in India /
Kumar, Ravi,1975-
New Delhi ; London ; London : Sage,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : equality, quality and quantity - mapping the challenges before elementary education in India / Ravi Kumar -- Child rights to elementary education : national and international provisions / Vasudha Dhagamwar -- Dilution, distortion and diversion : a post-Jomtien reflection on the education policy / Anil Sadgopal -- Operationalising the constitutional guarantee of the right to education : issues of resource crunch and state commitment / Amarjeet Sinha -- Marginalisation of the equity agenda / Sadhna Saxena -- Educate girls, prepare them for life? / Karuna Chanana -- Terms of inclusion : dalits and the right to education / Geetha B. Nambissan -- Inclusive education in the context of common schools : a question of equity, social justice and school reforms / Madan Mohan Jha -- Educational deprivation of the marginalised : a village study of the Mushar community in Bihar / Ravi Kumar.
Education, Elementary