Education in a 'Ghetto'

The Paradoxes of a Muslim-Majority School

Farah Javed Farooqui

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Routledge India
09 October 2024

Regional studies; Moral & social purpose of education; Organisation & management of education; Regional geography; Sustainability

In her compelling journey with a government-aided, Muslim-majority school of (old) Delhi, a manager discovers structures of power, politicking, conflict and harmony. This book explores how teachers, administrators and students of low-income and disadvantaged communities navigate limited opportunities and resources. It examines the socio-economic-cultural background of students, institutional rituals and practices, and the impact of power relations in neo-liberal contexts on the worker-children. It uncovers the power and privilege of those in authority and elucidates how bureaucratic systems in state-run schools tend to overlook the interests and circumstances of students, thus perpetuating their subalternity.

Education in a “Ghetto” will be of interest to educationalists, sociologists, historians, political scientists, developmentalists or just about anybody interested in the interface of state, society, and education.

By: Farah Javed Farooqui
Imprint: Routledge India
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032525525
ISBN 10: 1032525525
Pages: 206
Publication Date: 09 October 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Farah Farooqi is Professor of Education in the Faculty of Education at Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, India. Previously, she worked for eight years at the Department of Elementary Education, Lady Sri Ram College, University of Delhi. Her research interests include education, school and community ethnographies, issues of identity, marginalization, ghettoization, and cultural politics.