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Author:   Satish Deshpande ,  Usha Zacharias
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge India
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.810kg
ISBN:  

9780415832076

ISBN 10:   0415832071
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   18 April 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures. Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Beyond Inclusion Satish Deshpande. 1. Caste Quotas and Formal Inclusion in Indian Higher Education Satish Deshpande 2. The Polarity between the ‘Few and the Many’ in Indian Higher Education Mrinalini Sebastian 3. Affirmative Action in Three Dream Institutions Ganesh Devy 4. Reservations in Medical Education in Maharashtra: An Empirical Study Vandana Dandekar 5. Bridging the Rural–Urban Gap: Experiments in Engineering Education in Punjab Ranjit Singh Ghuman and Davinder Kumar Madaan 6. Defying the Odds: The Triumphs and Tragedies of Dalit and Adivasi Students in Higher Education Anoop Kumar Singh 7. Quota’s Children: The Perils of Getting Educated N. Sukumar 8. Beyond Contested Categories: An Experiment of the Ford Foundation International Fellowships Programme for Social Return through Affirmative Action Sony Pellissery, Vivek Mansukhani and Neera Handa 9. Confronting Social Exclusion: A Critical Review of the CREST Experience D. D. Nampoothiri 10. To Race with the Able? Soft Skills and the Psychologisation of Marginality Usha Anna Zacharias. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index

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Satish Deshpande is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Usha Zacharias is Associate Professor of Communication, Westfield State College, Massachusetts.

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