Accessing Higher Education: The Dilemma of Schooling Women, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Contemporary India.

Chanana, Karuna

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ERIC Number: EJ470963

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Publication Date: 1993

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Accessing Higher Education: The Dilemma of Schooling Women, Minorities, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Contemporary India.

Chanana, Karuna

Higher Education, v26 n1 p69-92 Jul 1993

An examination of higher education in India focuses on the complexities of the sociocultural context in which it operates. Public policy concerning equity for specific social groups, including women, racial minorities, castes, and tribes, is discussed and difficulties in bridging the gap between policy and practice are noted. (MSE)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Indigenous Populations, Minority Groups, Public Policy, Religious Cultural Groups, Selective Admission, Sociocultural Patterns, Womens Education

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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