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The impact of public secondary school education on the empowerment of Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh, South India

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dc.contributor.advisor Krock, Thomas
dc.contributor.author Reith, Magdalena
dc.date.accessioned 2019-05-21T08:48:51Z
dc.date.available 2019-05-21T08:48:51Z
dc.date.issued 2017-11
dc.date.submitted 2019-05-21
dc.identifier.citation Reith, Magdalena (2017) The impact of public secondary school education on the empowerment of Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh, South India, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25464>
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25464
dc.description.abstract Women are central to human development and yet, nowhere around the globe are they treated as equals to men. Although the need to empower them has been widely recognised, equality is not more than a theoretical construct and empowerment remains low, especially for female Dalits (the most disadvantaged social group in India). This study thus seeks to explore the impact of public secondary school education on the empowerment of Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh, India. Twelve female Dalits were interviewed to better comprehend the effects of their educational experiences from their own perspective. Nine indicators for empowerment were used, among them decision making, social and physical mobility, choices surrounding sexuality and self-reported attitude changes. Findings showed a positive effect of education on empowerment, although deeply embedded social and patriarchal thought patterns were challenged only partly. The study suggests that education clearly needs to exceed primary schooling to result in empowerment. en
dc.format.extent 1 online resource (x, 161 leaves) en
dc.language.iso en en
dc.subject Empowerment en
dc.subject Dalits en
dc.subject Women en
dc.subject India en
dc.subject Education en
dc.subject Secondary schooling en
dc.subject Human Development en
dc.subject Capability Approach en
dc.subject Caste discrimination en
dc.subject Gender equality en
dc.subject.ddc 373.1822095485
dc.subject.lcsh Dalit women -- Education (Secondary) -- India -- Andhra Pradesh en
dc.subject.lcsh Dalit women -- India -- Andhra Pradesh -- Social conditions en
dc.subject.lcsh Educational equalization -- India -- Andhra Pradesh en
dc.subject.lcsh Women in development -- India -- Andhra Pradesh en
dc.title The impact of public secondary school education on the empowerment of Dalit women in Andhra Pradesh, South India en
dc.type Dissertation en
dc.description.department Development Studies en
dc.description.degree M.A. (Development Studies)


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