CONTENTS Preface vii 1. The Social Context of Elementary Education in Rural India 1 2. Elementary Education and Child Labour in India 61 3. Creation of Knowledge-Ethical Dimensions of Research 87 4. The Paradox of Compulsory Education and Child Labour : A Critical Interpretation 91 5. Trends in Literacy Rates and Schooling among the Scheduled Tribe Women in India101 6. Achieving Universal Primary Education : Some Preliminary Observations 111 7. A Political Economy of Education in India : The Case Study of UP 123 8. Child Labour and Human Rights : Issues and Constraints 160 9. Solvation for Child Labour : An Outlook 173 10. Native's Education : Issue and Prospectives 183 11. Child Labour and Health : A Theoretical Review 187 12. Tribal Education : A Framework for Research Monitor and Interventions 203 13. Why Poor People Stay Poor : A Review of Current Concepts and Prospectives 213 14. Good Governance and Democracy : The Way Forward 224 15. Educational, Socio-cultural and Health Care needs among Scheduled Tribes of Nandurbar District, Maharashtra 229 16. Rural - Urban Disparity in India : A Hurdle for Indian Planning 236 17. Forest Policies to Promote Livelihood of the Tribals from Non Timber Forest Products 250 18. Excluded, Isolated and Forgotten : Scheduled Tribe Experience of Karnataka (India) 255 19. GIS Technology for Indigenous Knowledge : A Review 291 Bibilography 297