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Sahni, Urvashi – Center for Universal Education at The Brookings Institution, 2018
Both globally and in India, the discourse around girls' education is particularly charged. There is an urgency as it is now understood that developmental promises cannot be fulfilled unless gender equality is taken seriously. Generally, a complete, high-quality secondary school education for girls is seen as a vital pathway to achieving gender…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Gender Bias, Secondary Education
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Sahni, Urvashi – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999
Interviews children and adults living in rural areas in the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India regarding education, revealing individuals' hopes and dreams against a backdrop of severe class, caste, and gender stratification. Examines the promise of schooling and literacy in India, the relationship of schooling and literacy to work, and of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Educational Objectives