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ERIC Number: EJ602264
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-4086
The Challenge of Education for All in India.
Evans, David R.
Comparative Education Review, v44 n1 p81-87 Feb 2000
Two recent books complement each other to provide a more complete and realistic understanding of the challenge of Education for All in rural India. The World Bank report offers a macrolevel, statistical perspective on Indian primary education, while the "Public Report" portrays the reality of village primary education as lived and narrated by rural pupils, teachers, and parents. (SV)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Educational Experience, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Institutional Characteristics, Rural Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: India; World Declaration on Education for All
Note: Essay Review of "Primary Education in India" (World Bank Development in Practice Series) and "Public Report on Basic Education in India" by Anuradha De, Jean Dreze, and Others on the PROBE Team.