From a trickle to a torrent : education, migration, and social change in a Himalayan valley of Nepal / Geoff Childs and Namgyal Choedup.
What happens to a community when the majority of young people move away for education? In Nubri, an ethnic Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal, educational migration (the sending of children to distant institutions for schooling) has become a key component of a family management strategy that...
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
2019.
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| Series: | California scholarship online.
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| Summary: | What happens to a community when the majority of young people move away for education? In Nubri, an ethnic Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal, educational migration (the sending of children to distant institutions for schooling) has become a key component of a family management strategy that is driven by the prospect of social and economic rewards but that entails risk, uncertainty, and unforeseen consequences. The authors draw on ethnographic, demographic, and historical research to document how long-standing religious connections shape contemporary migrations and how population growth disparities open new schooling opportunities for Buddhist highlanders. |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2018. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) |
| Audience: | Specialized. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520971219 (ebook) |
| DOI: | 10.1525/california/9780520299511.001.0001 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 3, 2019) |