South Asian Nomads--A Literature Review. CREATE Pathways to Access. Research Monograph No. 58

Autor/in	Sharma, Anita
Institution	Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE)
Titel	South Asian Nomads--A Literature Review. CREATE Pathways to Access. Research Monograph No. 58
Quelle	(2011), (97 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-901881-65-1
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Educational Needs; Research Methodology; Nongovernmental Organizations; Access to Education; Government Role; Migrants; Migrant Children; Migrant Education; Culturally Relevant Education; Literature Reviews; Program Descriptions; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Mobile Classrooms; Cultural Differences; Social Bias; Politics of Education; Economic Development; Adult Education; Literacy Education; Adult Literacy; Distance Education; Educational Technology; Nontraditional Education; Asia; Bangladesh; India; Pakistan; Russia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Educational need; Bildungsbedarf; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Migrantin; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Kultureller Unterschied; Educational policy; Wirtschaftsentwicklung; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Unterrichtsmedien; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung; Asien; Bangladesch; Indien; Russland
Abstract	This review of literature on South Asian nomads is part of a series of monographs on educational access published by the Consortium for Research on Educational Access Transitions and Equity (CREATE). In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. CREATE research in India has focused on nutrition (Sood, 2010), governance (Govinda and Bandyopadhay, 2010; Little, 2010) and dropout (Anugula and Reddy, 2010) as well as seasonal distress migration (Smita, 2008). This monograph "focusing on communities who migrate voluntarily as part of their way of life," proposes to further refine this initiative, offering insights into how educational access can best be widened in a culturally sensitive manner for South Asian nomads. Children of nomads largely fall into CREATE's zone of exclusion 1, as they are denied any access to education. The conceptual framework of CREATE acknowledges that expansion of formal schooling can enrol only a proportion of these children (Lewin, 2007); this monograph attempts to firstly understand nomadism, and then explores how their basic education needs can be addressed. This review attempts to map the scale and location of nomadic populations likely to be excluded from normal school provision. It identifies different approaches to the education of the children of nomads adopted by governments, NGOs and the communities themselves and comment on the assumptions and theoretical propositions that underpin the approaches. The review also attempts to encapsulate the findings of the most significant analytic studies that give insight into meeting the educational needs of nomads in the general context of EFA and the MDGs. It identifies some successful strategies for different groups and the conditions that surround these strategies. The review also points out the research gaps in existing literature, and proposes a refinement of research approaches through a greater understanding of nomadism. An appendix presents: Database of Nomads in India. (Contains 1 figure, 1 box, and 31 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10