ABOUT THE BOOK:- This book, describing key ways in which contemporary education research has framed the questions of gender equality in and through education, is aimed at scholars interested in research on education and gender and related issues. Mainly drawing articles published earlier in the Journal of Educational Planning and Administration of the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration and a few articles authored by faculty members of NIEPA, it attempts at giving an idea on trends and varied perspectives on education of women, influence of culture and opportunity on education development, equity, impact of women's education on various facets of development. While each piece stands on its own, taken together this collection offers a coherent overview of what has been examined, and remains to be examined, in this field. Building on what is known, it is hoped that scholars would identify research on gender and education, that would advance our understanding of the ways in which education could lead to substantive equality in the society.
About the Author
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:- Ratna M. Sudarshan was formerly National Fellow at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration (2013-15). She is a Trustee and former Director of the Institute of Social Studies Trust, New Delhi; and has been on the research staff of the National Council of Applied Economic Research. She has been a consultant to the ILO, World Bank, WIEGO, SEWA Bharat, and other national and international organisations, and is associated in an advisory capacity with Uttarakhand Environmental Education Centre, Almora; Federation for Education and Development, Jaipur; Sandhan, Jaipur, and other organisations. She has researched extensively on aspects of gender and development. Her publications have mainly been on the linkages between gender, education and work, with focus on the informal economy; research, action and policy linkage; gender and evaluation. She received a DSE Distinguished Alumni Award from the Delhi School of Economics in February 2017. Jandhyala B.G. Tilak, Former Professor and Vice-chancellor, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, is Distinguished Professor at the Council for Social Development. He taught in the University of Delhi, the Indian Institute of Education, and as a Visiting Professor, at Centre for International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima University, Virginia University, and Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning. Prof Tilak was also on the research staff of the World Bank. Prof. Tilak has been felicitated with many awards and honours such as the prestigious Swami Pranavananda Saraswati National Award of the UGC in Education for his outstanding scholarly research (1999), Dr. Malcolm Adiseshiah Award for distinguished research contributions to development studies (2003), Inspirational Teacher of the Year Global Education Award 2012, and Devang Mehta Award for outstanding contributions to education (2015). Among many other honours, he also had the privilege of delivering a keynote address to a meeting of the Nobel laureates in Barcelona in 2005. Prof Tilak has authored and edited over a dozen books and about 300 papers in the area of economics of education and development studies. Former President of the Comparative Education Society of India, Dr Tilak served as the Editor of Journal of Educational Planning and Administration for 27 years and is on the editorial board of several professional journals.
Table Contents:
CONTENTS:- Preface . 9 Acknowledgements . 11 Contributors . 13 1. Gender in Contemporary Education Research: An Overview. 17 — Ratna M. Sudarshan and Jandhyala B.G. Tilak PART – I: THE STORY OF GIRLS’ EDUCATION 2. De-construction of the Interaction of Colonial Rule with the Education of Indian Girls. 31 — Shushmita Chatterji Dutt 3. Elementary Education for Girls in India . 59 — Gurminder Singh 4. Gender Equality Outcomes of the SSA: A case study . 75 — Ratna M. Sudarshan 5. Education and Empowerment of Women: Project Maher . 83 — V. V. Chiplunkar PART – II: FRAMING GENDER IN EDUCATION: EQUITY CONCERNS 6. Education, Caste, Gender: Dalit Girls’ Access to Schooling in Maharashtra . 97 — Padma Velaskar 7. Equity and Education . 123 — Dhanwanti Nayak 8. Gender, Educational Deprivation and Exclusion: A Case Study of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh . 141 — Madhumita Bandyopadhyay 9. Heterogeneous Gendered Realities and Multiple Disadvantages: Issues that Frame Women and Girls Education in India . 169 — Vimala Ramachandran 10. Women in Higher Education Today — Structure and Agency from a Gender Perspective . 189 — Nelly P. Stromquist PART – III: CULTURE VS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY 11. Gender Bias in Education Among the Rural Sikhs of Punjab . 215 — Satinderjit Thind and Sushma Jaswal 12. Women’s Education, Dowry, Bargaining and Gains to Marriage .225 — T. Lakshmanasamy 13. Enrollment and Dropouts of Muslims in West Bengal: Evidence from NSS 61st Round . 251 — Zakir Husain 14. Higher Education in and for a Changing World . 273 — Karuna Chanana PART IV: WIDER IMPACTS OF FEMALE EDUCATION 15. Education and Earnings: Gender Differences in India . 293 — Jandhyala B.G. Tilak 16. Returns to Education by Gender among Wage Employees in Urban India . 303 — Jeemol Unni 17. Understanding School Attendance and Children’s Work Participation in India. 325 — Usha Jayachandran 18. Women’s Education and Empowerment in Rural Areas – A Case Study of West Bengal, India . 365 — Rakhee Banerjee, Pradip Kumar Sahu and Santiranjan Pal 19. Non-Market Benefits of Women’s Education. 399 — Madhusudan Raj 20. End Note . 421 – Ratna M. Sudarshan and Jandhyala. B. G. Tilak ORIGINAL SOURCES OF CHAPTERS . 425 INDEX . 427
