BARRIERS TO EXPANSION OF MASS LITERACY AND PRIMARY SCHOOLING IN WEST BENGAL: A STUDY BASED ON PRIMARY DATA FROM SELECTED VILLAGES
Publication details: 2003; Centre for Development Studies-WP345Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: This paper examines factors affecting literacy and access to school education in West Bengal, India, and reports the results of a binomial probit model estimated with primary data from ten villages of West Bengal. In the analysis of adult literacy, the significant variables were sex, caste and occupational status and village location. In the probit results for educational achievements of children of ages 6 to 16 years in the same villages, however, occupational status was not statistically significant. In contemporary West Bengal, we argue, class barriers to school attendance have become less significant; other features of educational deprivation persist.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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This paper examines factors affecting literacy and access to school education in West Bengal, India, and reports the results of a binomial probit model estimated with primary data from ten villages of West Bengal. In the analysis of adult literacy, the significant variables were sex, caste and occupational status and village location. In the probit results for educational achievements of children of ages 6 to 16 years in the same villages, however, occupational status was not statistically significant. In contemporary West Bengal, we argue, class barriers to school attendance have become less significant; other features of educational deprivation persist.
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