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13. Others (Education, Wellbeing and Happiness etc.)
Abstract
Studies on intergenerational educational mobility are rare in the Indian context, also focusing on women while
examining intergenerational mobility in education are even rare; few studies which have included both females and
their mothers as far as educational mobility is concerned are based on secondary datasets and do not offer relevant
insights. Therefore, present study examines intergenerational educational mobility among Indian Women using
data from the first phase of a longitudinal primary study based on 304 women belonging to 18 villages in the state
of Uttar Pradesh, India, transition/mobility matrices is calculated to assess intergenerational educational mobility.
Findings document that About 75% of women have educational attainment different from that of their mothers.
Nearly 11% of the remaining women have achieved lower educational attainment than their mothers. Some insights
behind these findings are: majority of women who completed more education than their mothers reported that this
happened because their parents (especially the mother) encouraged them to do so; most of the women who
completed less schooling than their mothers reported the reasons for the same as – they could not understand the
significance of education, parents did not encourage them to study, due to poverty and involvement in household
chores.
1420 A Study of Intergenerational Educational Transition among weaver’s
community of Varanasi, India
Laeek Siddiqui, Mohd Usman
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
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13. Others (Education, Wellbeing and Happiness etc.)
Abstract
Using data from a primary study based on 364 weavers from Varanasi, a district in the economically and
demographically backward region of state of Uttar Pradesh in India. The study examines intergenerational
education mobility (IEM) among three generations of weavers. Mobility matrices and mobility measures have been
used to assess IEM. We find considerable educational mobility from one generation to next-generation among
weavers. About 93% of weavers (2nd Generation) have educational attainment different from that of their fathers
(1st generation). further substantial educational attainment has been achieved by young weavers (3rd generation)
compare to their fathers (2nd Generation). However, dropout rates from school are very high. Weaver’s
representation in higher education is non-existent. Qualitative insights reveal that significant educational attainment
has not been achieved even in 3rd generation of weavers who are presently youth. Due to poverty, using children
as labor substitutes, illiteracy of elder generation, lack of awareness about education, cutthroat competition for
jobs, early marriage, and other aspects of community environment, the youth are staying away from higher
education.
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