Expanding Education Market and Parental Choice for Secondary Schools in India: Evidence from IHDS Data

Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Choudhury
2005 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mel Ainscow

The articles in this journal focus on what is, arguably, the biggest challenge facing school systems throughout the world, that of educational inclusion. It is hardly surprising that this is particularly challenging in secondary schools. Within such schools, internal factors, such as size and organisational complexity, clearly complicate attempts to foster more flexible and responsive arrangements. At the same time, external factors, not least the effects of competition between schools and parental choice, create particularly intensive pressures to achieve improved results in tests and examinations.


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