Educational Access in India. Country Policy Brief.

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ERIC Number: ED508811

Record Type: Non-Journal

Publication Date: 2009-May

Pages: 4

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Educational Access in India. Country Policy Brief

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This Policy Brief describes and explains patterns of access to schools in India. It outlines policy and legislation on access to education and provides an analysis of access, vulnerability and exclusion. The quantitative data is supported by a review of research which explains the patterns of access and exclusion. It is based on findings from the Country Analytic Report on Access to Basic Education in India (Govinda and Bandyopadhyay, 2008) which can be found on the CREATE website.

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Equal Education, Social Bias, Dropout Rate, Educational Quality, At Risk Students, Gender Bias, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Secondary Education, Socioeconomic Influences, Government Role, Developing Nations, Rural Schools, Poverty

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: Elementary Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education

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Language: English

Sponsor: Department for International Development

Authoring Institution: Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE)

Identifiers - Location: India

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