Development, Education and Learning Disability in India

by Maya Kalyanpur

This book uses qualitative research methods to examine why students in an Indian context are being identified as having learning disabilities on criteria that are largely drawn from the context of the Global North. It explores the push towards English language instruction as a possible factor that affects poor academic outcomes for students from low-income backgrounds who may be first-generation learners or English language learners. The book contrasts...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030839915
• ISBN13: 9783030839918
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"