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Evaluating Gender and Equity in Elementary Education: Reflections on Methodologies, Processes and Outcomes by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…This article traces the path taken in India towards more rigorous and nuanced analyses of gender and equity issues in elementary education. It argues for the…”
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Evaluation of Gender and Equity Issues Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan by Ramachandran, Vimala, Chatterjee, Prerna Goel

“…In the last 50 years, India has made significant progress in the field of education. Yet, there are huge challenges, especially when it comes to bridging…”
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The Abortion Assessment Project–India: Key Findings and Recommendations by Duggal, Ravi, Ramachandran, Vimala

“…The Abortion Assessment Project–India, begun in August 2000, is one of the largest studies on abortion ever undertaken in India. This article synthesises the…”
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Women's Struggles: Many Dimensions by RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA

“…The process of sharing one's personal situations and journeys enabled us to move out of the "this is my problem" syndrome to one of understanding the social…”
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The best of times, the worst of times by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…It is no longer possible to blame the inequalities among schools in India on parents or on an absence of demand for schooling. 'The demand,' as this paper…”
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Quantitative and Qualitative Functional Evaluation of Upper Extremity Tendon Transfers in Spastic Hemiplegia Caused by Cerebral Palsy by Van Heest, Ann E, Ramachandran, Vimala, Stout, Jean, Wervey, Roy, Garcia, Louis

“…BACKGROUND:The purpose of this study was to determine if upper extremity function and joint positioning improved after tendon transfer surgery in patients with…”
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What It Means To Be a Dalit or Tribal Child in Our Schools: A Synthesis of a Six-State Qualitative Study by RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA, NAOREM, TARAMANI

“…The findings of a qualitative study commissioned by the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in six states — Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and…”
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The Abortion Assessment Project -- India: Key Findings and Recommendations by Duggal, Ravi, Ramachandran, Vimala

“…The Abortion Assessment Project-India, begun in August 2000, is one of the largest studies on abortion ever undertaken in India. This article synthesises the…”
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Why Women Teachers Matter in Secondary Education by JANDHYALA, KAMESHWARI, RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA

“…There have been plenty of policy recommendations and interventions to increase the pool of women teachers in India, especially at the school level. Despite…”
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Right to Education Act: A Comment by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…To argue that alternative schools or private schooling can take care of the needs of primary school-going children ("Feasibility of Implementation of Right to…”
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CAN RIGHTS GO WRONG? THE RTE CONUNDRUM IN INDIA by RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA

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Contract Teachers in India by BÉTEILLE, TARA, RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA

“…The political economy of managing the contract teacher cadre has proved difficult, with protests, strikes, anger and court cases consuming teacher as well as…”
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Biomechanical evaluation of 3-part proximal humerus fractures: a cadaveric study by Gillespie, Robert J, Ramachandran, Vimala, Lea, Ethan S, Vallier, Heather A

“…Proximal humerus fractures occur frequently, and treatment remains controversial. This study compares stiffness in axial loading for 3 methods of fixation…”
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Operationalising the Target-Free Approach: The Administrator's Dilemma by Ramachandran, Vimala

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The Great Number Race and Challenge of Education by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…The emphasis on enrolment of children into schools in order to meet global norms has led to total neglect of the kind of education that is available to India's…”
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Re-Imagining Education by Ramachandran, Vimala

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Literacy and Education by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…Literacy rates are taken to be one of the key indicators of a country's development. In the pursuit and acquisition of the basic criteria that constitute…”
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Urban Schooling: Mired in Apathy and Prejudice by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…Policies and programmes designed to ensure universal elementary education have failed to capture the specific situation of urban children. Despite the…”
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Attend to Primary Schoolteachers by RAMACHANDRAN, VIMALA, BHATTACHARJEA, SUMAN

“…Primary schoolteachers in India have no source of academic support whatsoever. In order to enhance efficiency what they require is assistance to cope with…”
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Why School Teachers Are Demotivated and Disheartened by Ramachandran, Vimala

“…Increases in enrolment rates, attendance figures and midday meal distribution do not convey the true picture of the state of the education system in our…”
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