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037			_cGeneral Book
040			_aRTL _cRTL _beng
041			_2eng _aeng
084			_aY9(T).2, Q4/TD _qRTL
100			_aThapan, Meenakshi
245		0	_aEthnographies of schooling in contemporary India
260			_a New Delhi _bSage _c2014
300			_ax, 368 p. _bIncludes bibiographical references and index
500			_aBibliography: p323-30
520			_aThe influence of popular culture, media and aggressive marketing of consumer goods all enter the school arena to compete with the more formal aspects of being at school and contribute to the creation of a unique school culture. It is essential to unpack and unravel the rich and engaged world of student culture as it is constructed in school life. Ethnographies of Schooling in Contemporary India attempts to understand meaning and meaning-making in school processes in India as active aspects of a vibrant school culture. We are reminded that students, in any kind of school, are engaged participants in schooling processes. The significance of autobiographical experience in both writing school ethnographies and understanding school life cannot be overemphasised. This volume seeks to also understand this significant aspect of constructing school worlds
650			_aEducation--Social aspects _9819419
650			_aIndia Education--Aims and objectives--India _9819420
650			_aIndia Educational anthropology _9819421
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