Ignored Claims: Focus On Tribal Education in India

Book Summary of Ignored Claims The main and vital objective of this volume is to make the book represent some of the most worthwhile contributions to the Knowledge of Tribal (Natives) Education issues with special reference to India. It emphasises on concept, principles and applied aspects and has tried promptly to concentrate more on combination of social and technology related components in the advancement of tribal education in India. This volume will be highly useful to the policy makers, development organizations, academic members, researchers and NGOs working on rural and tribal education/development and the other general readers as well. About the Author Dr. Nanjunda. D C, is associated with Center for Advanced Rural and Tribal Policy Innovation and Management, Coorg (D), Karnataka. Dr. Anjali Kurane, is associated with the Department of Anthropology, University of Pune, Pune. Dr. Steven Wing, is a Medical and Development Anthropologist at Arizona (USA). Dr. (Miss.) Annapurna M, is associated with the Department of Anthropology, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka. Jyoti Lakshmi S, (Ph.D), is associated with Rural Organisation for Appropriate Development-ROAD TRUST (R), a Mysore based NGO. Table of Contents Foreword Introduction Tribals and Human Development : A Policy Analysis Education Among the Scheduled Tribes in India Isolated Communities and Ignored Claims: Tribal Childrens Rights to Education in India Contextualizing Classrooms in Tribal Area Schools: An Empirical Experience Strategies for Tribals Education: A Psycho Social Approach Indigenous Education in Karnataka: Issues and Constrains School Absence among the Tribal Children: Where Rubber hits the Road?