Education is simultaneously produced by, and reproduces, inequities in the context of South Asia. Educational policy and practice are not only imbricated with broader structural inequalities, such as those of caste and gender, but also shape newer registers of marginality and discrimination through the unequal adoption of technology or normative pedagogies in contemporary times.
‘Education and Inequity: Perspectives from South Asia’ is a one-day research symposium that focuses on identifying the sites, forms and operations of inequity in education and contributing to the growing body of scholarship on rethinking and redesigning education systems to be more inclusive and equitable. The symposium will be hosted by Education South Asia and Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development at the University of Oxford, and aims to bring together graduate students, researchers and practitioners to explore these entanglements from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Themes:
- Education, state policy and recent approaches to inequity in South Asia
- Existing and emerging barriers to educational access
- Reproducing marginality and exclusion through classroom practices and pedagogy
- Language hierarchies, standardisation and mediums of instruction
- Technological integration and its discontents
- Aspirations, educational outcomes and the promise of mobility
- Education, social movements and democratic practice
Structure
The symposium will feature panels with selected research presentations by graduate students, researchers and practitioners on relevant topics. These can be work-in-progress presentations across various stages of the graduate student journey. Each session will provide opportunities for participants to engage in meaningful dialogues, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations.
Call for Papers
Graduate students, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a 250-word abstract on topics
related to education and inequities in South Asia.
Timeline
Abstract Submission deadline: 30 March 2024
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Decisions announced: 15 April 2024
For queries, write to oicsd@some.ox.ac.uk