Abstract

The 2009 Compulsory Education Act radically restructured state commitment to universal schooling across India, particularly for marginalised rural Scheduled Tribe and Scheduled Caste children. Though rural Odishan school buildings are more visible, inside, students are often present and teachers absent. In this presentation I examine Mayurbhanj District students' engagement with school and argue rural schools can best be understood as interactions of educational desire amongst three discrete sets of stakeholders: state, local provider and students. Given their pivotal roles in enacting schooling,  much can be learned by bringing students enactments to the fore.

S2 2016 Series Speakers

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Date                  Speaker
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Jul 27          Jane Ferguson
Aug 3          Alison Witchard
Aug 10        Hans Baer
Aug 17        Simone Dennis
Aug 24        Debra McDougall
Aug 26        Michael Hertzfeld
Aug 31        Robbie Peters
Sep 21         Zazie Bowen
Oct 5           Jennifer Alexander and Shun Deng Fam
Oct 12         Bonnie McConnell
Oct 19         Francesca Merlan
Oct 26         Avail
Nov 2          Heidi Sinevaara-Niskanen
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