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Direct linkKalyanpur, Maya – Journal of Special Education, 2008
In contrast to the phenomenon of minority overrepresentation in special education in developed countries such as the United States, a paradoxical situation occurs in many developing countries, whereby majority populations are underrepresented in the educational system. The author examines some of the prevailing and traditional societal and…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Disproportionate Representation, Child Rearing, Academic Aspiration
Bertrand, Marianne; Hanna, Rema; Mullainathan, Sendhil – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
Many countries mandate affirmative action in university admissions for traditionally disadvantaged groups. Little is known about either the efficacy or costs of these programs. This paper examines affirmative action in engineering colleges in India for "lower-caste" groups. We find that it successfully targets the financially…
Descriptors: Social Class, Negative Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Engineering Education
Parekh, Suresh – Journal of Gay & Lesbian Issues in Education, 2006
Unfortunately, as far as the research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals in India is concerned, the situation is almost the same as it was in the 1980s. Why have Indian psychologists and psychiatrists avoided researching LGB youth? And, more importantly, why does this silence continue? The first and the foremost reasons are the stigma…
Descriptors: Negative Attitudes, Psychologists, Adolescents, Rural Areas
