Which of the following statements correctly characterizes schooling in rural India?A.Rural Indian students, on average, outperform students in most high-income nations in science and math.B.Rural India sends a higher share of students to college than does the United States.C.Schooling is considered less important for girls than it is for boys.D.Students attend school for more than sixty hours a week

India has recently become a middle-income country, but poor families there __________.A.are required to send children to school through collegeB.will not allow the education of any girlsC.still depend on the earnings of childrenD.all remain illiterateSubmit

Strengths and shortcomings of school education in India.Please write your views on the topic given below in 300 - 330 words. Note that a write-up under 200 words will not be evaluated.

Quality has a price tag. India is allocating lots of funds to education.Conclusions:(I)Quality of education in India would improve soon.(II)Funding alone can enhance quality of education.*1 pointIf only conclusion I followsIf only conclusion II followsIf either I or II followsIf neither I nor II follows andIf both I and II follow.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between education and inequality is INCORRECT?a.In the long run, education is an important income equalizer because low income families can be more easily acquire human capital through education than accumulate physical or financial capital through savings or inheritance.b.In the long run, education is an important income equalizer because the expansion of human capital accumulation involves dispersion of knowledge and skills across the wider population.c.In the short run, education itself may be a source of inequality because brain drain (to cities and coastal areas) reduces regional inequality.d.In the short run, education itself may be a source of inequality because different education opportunities between rich and poor.

Which of the following statements is consistent with the symbolic-interaction approach to understanding schooling?A.Schooling greatly increases our society’s level of meritocracy.B.Stereotypes in the classroom can affect student performance.C.Schooling serves the interests of society in many ways.D.Inequality at home becomes inequality at school.