Contrasting School Culture and Education

Autorentext

V. Sucharita is a faculty in the Department of Educational Administration at the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, New Delhi. She received her doctorate in the discipline of Anthropology. She has widely published in different areas of education. Currently, she is involved in teaching, research, and training in aspects relating to educational governance. Her research interests include School Culture, Quality, Low-Fee Private Schools, Privatization of School Education, Equity in Education, Innovations, and Change in Public Systems.

Klappentext

This book presents a comparative ethnographic understanding of government and low-fee private schools in India within the context of ever-increasing privatization and commercialization of education and growing presence of non-state actors.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Mapping the PublicPrivate Binary 2.Theoretical and Methodological Underpinnings 3.Tangible Structure Shaping the Culture 4. Teachers' Work Culture, Role Conflicts, and Voices 5. Students' Negotiations between Family, Peers, and School 6. The Pedagogical Terrain: Impediments and Constraints 7. Conclusion