An Ethnographic Study of a Single‐Management Aided School in Kerala, (India)
Contesting Policy, History, and Narratives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24030271 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ardra K Sreenivasan (0009-0006-0775-5045, Indian Institute of Technology Palakkad, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2026-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology & Education Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-7761 • E-ISSN: 1548-1492 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/aeq.70100 |
| OpenAlex | W7203588357 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper analyses the local manifestation of Kerala's aided school policy evolution, exploring historical and ethnographic narratives within a village‐school ecosystem to reveal how this postcolonial reform shaped public education sector alongside liberalization's effects. It argues that family‐run single‐management aided schools form a distinct category, fostering a habitus rooted in property ownership and local power dynamics, which led to skewed teacher demographics, disengagement from children's needs, and infrastructural deficits—yet challenged by political purchasing power of village population to be critical about their experiences and exercise choices.
Apprenticeship · Disengagement theory · Ethnography · Habitus · Narrative · Politics · Power (physics) · Power structure · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · School Choice and Performance · Social and Economic Development in India
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |