This book studies the state of tribal education in India. India has the single largest tribal population in the world, yet the tribal community remains one of the most economically impoverished and marginalized groups in the country.
The volume:
Examines the educational status of the tribal population and studies developmental issues such as unemployment, illiteracy, caste discrimination, and inequality faced by the community Studies the implementation and execution of welfare schemes, initiatives, and reforms in place to tackle issues faced by tribal students and identifies loopholes in the various centrally sponsored schemes Emphasizes the importance of the Right to Education Act and presents policy implications for the educational uplift of India’s very many millions of tribal people
A critical study of the Indian education system, this book will be indispensable to students and researchers of education, education policy, minority studies, indigenous studies, sociology of education, and South Asian studies.
Section I: Introduction: A Historical Perspective 1. Adivasi Education and Politics in India: A Perspective from Below Ramdas Rupavath Section II: Tribal Education: Achievements and Challenges 2. Community Participation in the Framework of Decentralization: Move towards Local Self-Governance Sunita Chugh and Charu Smita Malik 3. Livelihood Security through Land Distribution: An Empirical study on Chenchus of Andhra Pradesh L. Reddeppa 4. Education Among Indian Tribes: A Far-Fetched Reality Amit Rajak 5. Educational Development of Scheduled Tribe Children: Opportunities and Challenges Malli Gandhi 6. Tribal Education in Rajasthan: A Policy Analysis Cheruku Jeevan Kumar Section III: Politics of Tribal education: Intervention of State and Non-State Actors 7. Impact of Poverty On Education and Adivasis in India Ramdas Rupavath 8. Governance Reform and Implementation of Right to Education (RTE) Act: A Case Study of Malabar Coastal Region Salman A. K. 9. Education and Adivasis' Cultural Transformation: A Perspective from Below Ramdas Rupavath 10. Challenges and Opportunities in Formal Schooling of De-Notified Tribes: A Case Study of Kaikadi Community in Aurangabad District of Maharashtra Sunil Sonwane Section IV: Approaches to Tribal Education 11. Access and Gate-Keeping Force in Higher Education: A Narrative Analysis of Students’ Experience in Higher Education Bharat Chandra Rout 12. Tribal Girls and Dropping Out: The Politics of Girls’ Schooling Pankaj Das 13. Issues of Educational Governance in Fifth Scheduled Areas Nayakara Veeresha 14. Education, Cultural Issues, and Politics: Some Reflections from Todas of the Nilgiris Jakka Parthasarathy 15. Tribal Population of Gujarat and Their Educational Conditions in the Milieu of Gujarat Model of Development Salu D' Souza 16. Educational System for The Tribes in India: The Need for Redesigning Satchidananda Misra 17. Social Justice Education and Politics of Social Justice Himanshu Sekhar Mishra 18. Linguistic Politics and Education Policy: A Case Study of Rajbanshis Nandini Basistha 19. Monastic Education in Ladakh and the Possibilities of Engaging with Tradition as a Source for Education M.N. Rajesh and Arnav K. Anjaria
Ramdas Rupavath, Head, Centre for Human Rights, and Professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Hyderabad, Telangana State, India. His research interests include the Indian political process, democratic theory and practice, tribal development in India, social movements, education and politics in India, and the political party system in India. He has published six books and several research papers.
