Religion, Community, and Education.

The Case of Rural Bihar
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-807694-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 146 mm, Gewicht: 413 g

In recent times, religion-based educational disparities in India, especially between Hindus and Muslims, have been the focus of passionate debate. Yet, there is considerable gap in understanding the dynamics of religion and propensity to education. This book assesses literacy and educational levels among Hindus and Muslims in rural Bihar as well as the disparity therein.

The author uses a distinctive conceptual and analytical framework to examine educational disparities in schooling between these religious communities in particular. In doing so, he applies spatially embedded historical trajectories to examine their educational development. It is argued that religious communities have to be seen as spatially embedded rather than as homogeneous socio-cultural aggregates, for spatial locatedness reflects varying and complicated patterns of socio-economic and
educational outcomes. The study is based on extensive fieldwork conducted in rural Bihar, covering 300 households and 700 schoolchildren. It also draws upon empirical data from the Census and NSSO.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of education, sociology, economics, and development studies and minority studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Alam, Sanjeer

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Multikulturelle Pädagogik, Friedenserziehung
• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Pädagogik Pädagogische Soziologie, Bildungssoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Religionssoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables and Figures
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
PART I: Introduction;
1: Iniquities in Education in India: Genesis and Dimensions;
2: Religion and Educational Inequality: Past and Present;
3: Religion and Education: Theoretical Foundations;
PART II:
4: Understanding the Context: Structures and Processes;
5: Religion and Educational Attainment: A Micro View;
6: Unpacking the Dynamics of Inequality in Education; Summary and Conclusion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Alam, Sanjeer
M. Sanjeer Alam is Research Associate, Lokniti, Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, Delhi.