Education in a 'Ghetto': The Paradoxes of a Muslim-Majority School [Hardcover]

This book explores the structures of power and politics within a government-aided school situated in a Muslim-majority area in Delhi, India.?This book will be of interest to students of education, sociology, development studies, political science and social work.

In her compelling journey with a government-aided, Muslim-majority school of (old) Delhi, a manager discovers structures of power, politicking, conflict and harmony. This book explores how teachers, administrators and students of low-income and disadvantaged communities navigate limited opportunities and resources. It examines the socio-economic-cultural background of students, institutional rituals and practices, and the impact of power relations in neo-liberal contexts on the worker-children. It uncovers the power and privilege of those in authority and elucidates how bureaucratic systems in state-run schools tend to overlook the interests and circumstances of students, thus perpetuating their subalternity.

Education in a Ghetto will be of interest to educationalists, sociologists, historians, political scientists, developmentalists or just about anybody interested in the interface of state, society, and education.

Introduction

School organisation and leadership

1 An introduction to the School

2 The many facets of power

The childrens context

3 Children of labourers, working children, and vicissitudes of the market

Children, childrens groups, and teachers perceptions

4 Different groups of children

5 Religious education

6 Maintenance of boundaries