literacy and education, recruited from the rural district of Ballabgarh in northern. India. Subjects were asked .... battery for use in Ballabgarh, another sample of Hindi speaking subjects with varying levels of education .... read more
There is a huge disparity in the opportunities for children to learn in India based on their social status. Poor children often have fewer opportunities to learn and less incentive to go to school. Poor schools are understaffed and may have one teacher to 60 students, and many of the teachers are barely qualified to teach. read more
Poverty in rural India: It is said that rural India is the heart of India. In reality, the life of people living in rural areas is marked with severe poverty. Inspite of all the efforts, the condition of poor villagers is far from satisfactory. read more
Illiteracy in India is characterized by wide gaps between the urban and rural populations. The rural population depends mainly on agriculture and the rate of illiteracy is high, while the urban population is more of the ‘employee class’ and also more educated. read more