The Progress of Education in India A Quantitative Analysis of Challenges and Opportunities /

• Main Author: Borooah, Vani Kant (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Economic theory.; Education > Economic aspects.; Asia > Economic conditions.; Economics.; Asian Economics.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Education Economics.

This book quantitatively analyses data to demonstrate India's recent progress in the education sector. India, as one of the world's fastest growing economies, currently enjoys what is termed a 'demographic dividend' meaning that, compared to most other countries, it has a relativ...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Barriers to Accessing Higher Education: Caste, Religion, Gender, and Poverty
• 3. Coping with English as a Medium of Instruction
• 4. Students' Expenditure on Education
• 5. Educational Institutions
• 6. Affirmative Action in Education
• 7. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.