ERIC Number: EJ926640
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-May
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0738-0593
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Low Cost Private Schooling in India: Is It Pro Poor and Equitable?
Harma, Joanna
International Journal of Educational Development, v31 n4 p350-356 May 2011
India has seen an explosion in low-fee private (LFP) schooling aimed at the poorer strata of society, and this once-urban phenomenon has spread in the last decade to rural areas, with implications for equity due to the level of direct costs involved. This study explores whether or not LFP schooling in rural India is pro-poor and equitable, and finds that these schools are unaffordable to the bottom two wealth quintiles of families. This conclusion has implications for policy formation and shows that increased reliance on a market in education will not help to achieve equitable access to primary schooling for all. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Economically Disadvantaged, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries, Educational Equity (Finance), Private Schools, Equal Education, Educational Policy, Access to Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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