Azim Premji University, (APU)
(2019)
Is education a level playing field? : engagement in non-school work and availability of out-of-school learning support.
Technical Report.
Azim Premji University, Bengaluru.
Abstract
The value of schooling as the primary vehicle of learning for children is now recognised, by both
policy makers and parents. However, as studies have shown, learning in schools depends not
only on multiple factors at the level of the education system and schools, but also on the broader
social, economic and political institutions within which the education system and schools
function. Indeed, learning in schools has been seen to be strongly influenced and complemented
by learning support and opportunities provided by the families of children outside the school.
Not surprisingly, families with better socio-economic conditions are able to provide more such
external support to their children. The oft-touted learning difference between private and public1
schools by market-advocates of improvements in school systems is generally a result of such
factors. This has been made amply evident in studies both across the world and in the Indian
context that show how insignificant this difference is when adjustments are made for student
characteristics.2
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