Labouring to learn
Subtitle: towards a political economy of plantations, people, and education in Sri Lanka
By: Angela W. Little.
Series: International political economy series
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
Subjects: Plantation workers -- Education -- Sri Lanka.; Tamil (Indic people) -- Education -- Sri Lanka.; Plantations -- Economic aspects -- Sri Lanka.; Sri Lanka -- Politics and government.
Description: Sri Lanka is hailed internationally for its high standards of education despite rather modest levels of economic growth. Much of this achievement has been underpinned by economic revenues generated by the labours of the plantation community whose own achievements in education fell well below the national norm. In recent years, however, educational participation among this community has increased. Why, and how?

A day in the life of Vickneswari provides the starting-point for an analysis of educational progress among the Tamil plantation community.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-307) and index.