Routledge - Schooling and Aspirations in the Urban Margins

This ethnographic study by Routledge provides a deep look into education within an Indian urban slum. The book examines how a State school functions as a social and pedagogic institution, shaping the worldviews and aspirations of children living in urban margins. Readers will explore how children navigate experiences of marginality and exclusion through the lenses of caste, class, gender, and citizenship. The text also examines how daily school life is affected by power asymmetries between teachers and the local community. This volume offers a detailed analysis of the political dynamics between the State and marginalized urban populations through a sociological lens.