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Education and occupational mobility among the Hmars of Manipur

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Title Education and occupational mobility among the Hmars of Manipur

 
Contributor Ahmad, Karuna
 
Subject Social Science
occupational mobility
Educational mobility
 
Description The study focuses on education and the occupational
newlinemobility of the Hmar tribe of Manipur. It also seeks to
newlinehighlight the extent of educational inequality among the
newlinedifferent sections of the Hmar society.
newlineThe study is based on field work conducted in three
newlineHmar villages in the South district of Manipur, viz.
newlineSielmat, Saidan and Pherzawl. Data were obtained through an
newlineinterview of the heads of households. The total sample
newlineincludes 320 households which accounted for 75.6 per cent of
newlinethe total Hmar households in the three villages. The
newlinespecific objectives of the study are as follows:
newline1. To examine the growth and expansion of education
newlineamong the Hmars.
newline2. To examine inequality of educationa: opportunity
newlineamong the different sections of the Hmar society on
newlinethe basis of:
newlineDifferential access to educational opportunities
newlinei.e. differential enrolment of children in the age
newlinegroup of 6-21 years.
newlineDifferential levels of educational attainment by
newlinethe adult members (i.e. above 21 years)
newline3. To see as to what extent education influences
newlineoccupational mopility among the Hmars.
newlinevii.
newline4. To examine the extent of inequality between men and
newlinewomen.
newlineThe Hmaohave a significantly high literacy rate of
newline52.2 per cent (1981). However, a closer examination of the
newlineeducational attainment of the Hmars revealed that more than
newlinehalf of t~e literate population does not have any
newlineeducational qualification. Further, only a small proportion
newlinehad attained matric or higher qualification. This indicates
newlinethat despite their high crude literacy rate, only a small
newlinesection of the Hmars are able to obtain formal school
newlineeducation; and higher education is yet to be developed among
newlinethem.
newlineThe study revea~s the presence of a certain level of
newlineeducational inequality among the various sections of the
newlineHmar society. Considerable difference is noticed in the
newlineeducational development of the samples villages. In
newlinegeneral, educational development if found to be highest in
newlineSielmat where exposure to urban facilities is also the
newlinemaximum.
Appendix p. 249-252, Bibliography p. 253-260
 
Date 2014-01-13T04:35:49Z
2014-01-13T04:35:49Z
2014-01-13

1992

 
Type Ph.D.
 
Identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10603/14988
 
Language English
 
Relation -
 
Rights university
 
Format 260p.
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None
 
Coverage Social Science
 
Publisher Delhi
Jawaharlal Nehru University
School of Social Sciences
 
Source INFLIBNET