Language, Education, and Identity - 9780367626525

Taylor & Francis

Language, Education, and IdentityMedium in South Asia\nAuthor(s): Chaise LaDousa, Christina P. Davis\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367626525, 978-0367626525\nSynopsis\nThis book examines medium of instruction in education and studies its social, economic, and political significance in the lives of people living in South Asia. It provides insight into the meaning of medium and what makes it so important to identity, aspiration, and inequality. It questions the ideologized associations between education and social and spatial mobility and discusses the gender- and class-based marginalization that comes with vernacular-medium education. The volume also considers how policy measures, such as the Right to Education (RTE) Act in India, have failed to address the inequalities brought by medium in schools, and investigates questions on language access, inclusion, and rights. \n\nDrawing on extensive fieldwork an.