Education and Rural Development
Books / Hardcover
ISBN: 0803994915 / Publisher: SAGE Publications Pvt. Ltd, March 1986
This pioneering book explores, through a detailed case study, the relationship between education and...
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This pioneering book explores, through a detailed case study, the relationship between education and the development process. The general assumption is that the provision of educational opportunities will promote upward mobility, reduce the disparities between various caste and class groups, and accelerate the process of socio-economic development. Rao's research reveals that education has served to reinforce the existing disparities instead of acting as an agent of social change.
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