Aspiring for Distinction: Gendered Educational Choices in an Indian Village

Autor/in	Rao, Nitya
Titel	Aspiring for Distinction: Gendered Educational Choices in an Indian Village
Quelle	In: Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 40 (2010) 2, S.167-183 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0305-7925
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Gender Bias; Access to Education; Equal Education; Social Bias; Social Status; Public Education; Private Education; English (Second Language); Rural Areas; Poverty; Migrant Education; Educational Environment; Costs; Muslims; Religious Cultural Groups; India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Geschlechterstereotyp; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Sozialer Status; Öffentliche Erziehung; Privatunterricht; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Armut; Lernumgebung; Pädagogische Umwelt; Schulumwelt; Cost; Kosten; Muslim; Muslimin; Kirchliche Gruppe; Religionszugehörigkeit; Indien
Abstract	Schooling is not a benign process, rather the choice of schooling is often an opportunity for marginalised groups to creatively express particular sets of values in an attempt to gain distinction. Educational attainments carry the potential to open up a range of employment opportunities, but even if these options fail due to structural constraints, particular types of schooling are socially valued for the lifestyles, culture and values they inculcate. This paper, based on field research in Jharkhand, India, explores how people of different social categories make educational choices, focusing particularly on the gendered nature of both their aspirations and strategies for gaining distinction. The experience of state-run schooling is compared to private (including mission) education, both in the locality and at a distance, the latter often perceived to provide higher-quality English education by both parents and children. (Contains 7 notes and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10