About the Book

The book examines the development of secondary education encompassing different aspects like access, participation, the trends in expansion, delivery mechanism-role of government and private providers, gender and equity perspectives and financing of secondary education in India. One of the unique features of this book includes analysis of different aspects of secondary education in a comparative perspective at all India, inter-state, inter-district and that of the case study schools. Further the present study examines extensively development of secondary education in four states i.e., Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh which are at varying levels of educational and economic development.

About Author

Dr. K. Sujatha is Professor and Head of Department of Comparative Education and International Cooperation, NUEPA, specializes on education of disadvantaged and comparative education. She authored six books including two by IIEP/ UNESCO, Paris and several research papers and articles published in national and international journals. She has conducted several empirical research studies on education of disadvantaged, scheduled tribes and secondary education.

Dr. P. Geetha Rani, Associate Professor, Department of Educational Finances, NUEPA specializes in the area of Economics and Financing of Education. She has authored several research papers published in national and international journals and conducted few empirical research studies.

Contents

Foreword v
Preface vii
1. Introduction
2. Educational Expansion and Participation: Access and Coverage in Secondary Education
3. Role of Government and Private Sector in Secondary Education: Extent of Privatisation
4. Gender and Social Equity Perspective in Secondary Education
5. Financing Secondary Education in India
Index

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