Who makes it to secondary school? Determinants of transition to secondary schools in rural India

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 394-401

  Siddhu, Gaurav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dropout; India; Primary schooling; Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan; Secondary schooling; Transition

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; RURAL SOCIETY; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

INDIA; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 79956142443     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2011.01.008     Document Type: Article

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