Inequality of educational opportunity (original) (raw)

The pursuit of inclusive development raises questions and challenges for academics, practitioners and policy makers. Inclusive growth or development is a multi dimensional concept. It includes lower incidence of poverty, access to school, increased and improved access to higher education, skill development, better opportunities for both wage employment and livelihoods, improvement of basic amenities like water, electricity, roads, sanitation and housing etc. Particular attention needs to be paid to the needs of the SC/ST and OBC population, women and children and also minorities and other excluded groups. To achieve these goals in all these dimensions requires multiple interventions, and success depends not only on introducing new policies and government programmes, but also on institutional and attitudinal changes.