Aspiring for distinction: Gendered educational choices in an Indian village

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Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-183

  Rao, Nitya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distinction; Ethnicity; Gender; India; Schooling choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77149156671     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920903546021     Document Type: Article

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