TY - BOOK ID - 77878933 TI - Gender and social equity in primary education : hierarchies of access PY - 2004 SN - 128242470X 9786612424700 8132103300 9788132103301 076193247X 9780761932475 0761932488 9780761932482 817829382X 9788178293820 8178293838 9788178293837 PB - Thousand Oaks, CA : Sage Publications, DB - UniCat KW - Education, Elementary KW - Educational equalization KW - District Primary Education Programme (India) KW - DPEP KW - India. KW - Jilā Prāthamika Śikshā Kāryakrama KW - Ḍī. Pī. Ī. Pī. KW - Evaluation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77878933 AB - In recent years, India has made impressive strides in increasing literacy rates and in enabling access to education. The country now seems well set to provide universal and good quality basic education. Yet, behind this otherwise rosy picture lie serious concerns relating primarily to gender and equity. This volume provides an insightful understanding of the ground realities of primary education programmes, particularly those run by the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP). Combining secondary research with field studies conducted in six states, the contributors explore gender and socia ER -