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ERIC Number: EJ565595
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-8756-0534
Rural Women in India: Assessment of Educational Constraints and the Need for New Educational Approaches.
Bhandari, Rajika; Smith, Frank J.
Journal of Research in Rural Education, v13 n3 p183-96 Win 1997
Focuses on common issues of program access, quality, relevance, and sustainability in providing education to rural women, particularly in India. Addresses familial, sociocultural, individual, and institutional factors that constrain female educational attainment. A study in Madhya Pradesh, India, provides insight on form, content, and operation of literacy programs for rural women. Contains 41 references and 7 data tables. (Author/SAS)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Influences, Developing Nations, Economic Factors, Educational Attainment, Educational Needs, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Literacy Education, Mother Attitudes, Mothers, Rural Areas, Rural Education, Rural Women, Social Influences, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Constraints; India