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LaFave, Daniel; Thomas, Duncan - eSocialSciences - 2014

among extended family members. IFLS is ideally suited for this research since the survey collects detailed information about …

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Position Paper: National Focus Group on Education of Children with Special Needs

eSocialSciences; National Council of Educational … - 2011

The paper discusses the issues relating to the provisions, practices and curricular concerns for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Though SEN may result from a number of factors, in this paper, however, we are concerned with those arising from physical, sensory and intellectual...

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An Arrested Virtuous Circle? Higher Education and High-Tech Industries in India

Basant, Rakesh; Mukhopadhyay, Partha - eSocialSciences - 2009

regulatory structure that separates research from the university and discourages good faculty from joining, which erodes the …

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Transgenics in Indian Agriculture: Experiences so far and implications of KIA proposals on Indian Farmers

V, Ramanjaneyulu G - eSocialSciences - 2008

KIA proposes to bring a paradigm shift in Indian Agriculture in terms of human resource development, research …

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Girls, Educational Equity and Mother Tongue-based Teaching

Benson, Carol - eSocialSciences - 2007

One of the principal mechanisms through which inequality is reproduced is language, specifically the language used as the medium of instruction. The learnerâ€™s mother tongue holds the key to making schooling more inclusive for all disadvantaged groups, especially for girls and women.

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The Universities for Research and Innovation Bill, 2012

eSocialSciences; Parliamentary Research Service PRS - 2012

A bill to provide for the establishment and incorporation of Universities for Research and Innovation and for enabling … them to emerge as centres for ecosystems to develop as hubs of education, research and innovation and to promote research … incidental thereto. [PRS]. URL:[http://www.prsindia.org/uploads/media/Universities%20for%20Research%20and%20Innovation …

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Persistent Inequality: An Explanation Based on Limited Parental Altruism

Das, Mausumi - eSocialSciences - 2008

This paper provides an explanation for the observed persistence in income inequality across households in terms limited parental altruism. It is postulated that the degree of parental altruism is â€˜limitedâ€™ by the financial status of the parent. [CDE WP 101].

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Literacy Traps: Society-wide Education and Individual Skill Premia

Basu, Kaushik; Atal, Vidya; Gray, John; Lee, Travis - eSocialSciences - 2009

Using a model of O-ring production function, the paper demonstrates how certain communities can get caught in a low-literacy trap in which each individual finds it not worthwhile investing in higher skills because others are not high-skilled. The model sheds light on educational policy. It is...

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Emerging Asia's Middle Class-A Force to be Reckoned With

Dyck, Steffen; Hansakul, Syetarn; Saxena, Rachna - eSocialSciences - 2009

The emergence of a large and dynamic middle class raises Asiaâ€™s profile as an attractive market destination for products ranging from consumer goods to financial services. There are even hopes that the Asian consumer will replace the US as â€œworld consumer of last resortâ€,...

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Public Expenditure on Education : A Review of Selected Issues and Evidence

Mukherjee, Anit N - eSocialSciences - 2007

public expenditure on education. The outcome of these lines of research also has implications for the financing of education …

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