Husain, Zakir (2005): Analysing demand for primary education: Slum dwellers of Kolkata. Published in: Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. XL, No. 2 (8 January 2005): pp. 137-147.
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Abstract
The low level of literacy within the Muslim community is traditionally explained in terms of the conservative values characterising Muslim society. Based on a field survey of slum dwellers in selected areas of Kolkata, this article argues that economic factors and uncertainties in the labour market combine to create a different perception of the cost-benefits of education. It also examines other facets of educational decisions: its cost and components, the choice of educational institutions and the preferred medium of instruction, presence of gender bias, and the relation between dropouts and child labour.
Item Type: | MPRA Paper |
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Original Title: | Analysing demand for primary education: Slum dwellers of Kolkata |
Language: | English |
Keywords: | Education; Muslim; India |
Subjects: | I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I2 - Education and Research Institutions > I20 - General C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C3 - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models ; Multiple Variables > C33 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models |
Item ID: | 21184 |
Depositing User: | Zakir Husain |
Date Deposited: | 08 Mar 2010 14:42 |
Last Modified: | 27 Sep 2019 09:11 |
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URI: | https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/21184 |