1st Edition
Youth, Class and Education in Urban India The year that can break or make you
By David Sancho
Copyright 2016
192 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
190 Pages
10 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Urban India is undergoing a rapid transformation, which also encompasses the educational sector. Since 1991, this important new market in private English-medium schools, along with an explosion of private coaching centres, has transformed the lives of children and their families, as the attainment of the best education nurtures the aspirations of a growing number of Indian citizens.
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1. Introduction 2. Education and the Rise of a Middle-Class Dream 3. Aspirational Regimes 4. ‘Keeping up with the Times’: Rebranding Education in Globalising India 5. Experiencing Middle-Class Schooling 6. Education at the Fringes: Schooling in the Kerala Backwaters 7. Living the Final Year of Schooling 8. Conclusions
Biography
David Sancho holds a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship and is currently carrying out research on transnational educational trajectories with Indian-origin pupils in Dubai.
