Description
This edited volume focuses on the impact of education among different social groups in different geographical areas of South Asia. The chapters illustrate the effects of formal education on castes ranging from Dalits to Brahmins, Buddhists, and Christians, even as they consider a range of topics such as the relevance of practical knowledge prior to formal teaching, the personal educational experiences of young women, missionary education, curriculum, and the challenges and benefits of Information Technology. The geographical areas range from Sri Lanka and Nepal to various Indian states, including Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Maharastra, Odisha, and Rajasthan. Helen E. Ullrich, M.D., Ph.D., is a psychiatrist in private practice, as well as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Tulane University Medical School, USA. Her published works include three books (most recently, The Women of Totagadde: Broken Silence) and numerous articles in linguistics, psychiatry, transcultural psychiatry, and anthropology.
