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From Praxis to Theory: Mentoring Programs for Underprivileged Students in India

From Praxis to Theory: Mentoring Programs for Underprivileged Students in India

Sumana Kasturi, Sreelata Chebrol
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 22
ISBN13: 9781799882879|ISBN10: 179988287X|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799882886|EISBN13: 9781799882893
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8287-9.ch001
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Kasturi, Sumana, and Sreelata Chebrol. "From Praxis to Theory: Mentoring Programs for Underprivileged Students in India." Creativity as Progressive Pedagogy: Examinations Into Culture, Performance, and Challenges, edited by Ambika Gopal Raj, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 1-22. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8287-9.ch001

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Kasturi, S. & Chebrol, S. (2022). From Praxis to Theory: Mentoring Programs for Underprivileged Students in India. In A. Raj (Ed.), Creativity as Progressive Pedagogy: Examinations Into Culture, Performance, and Challenges (pp. 1-22). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8287-9.ch001

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Kasturi, Sumana, and Sreelata Chebrol. "From Praxis to Theory: Mentoring Programs for Underprivileged Students in India." In Creativity as Progressive Pedagogy: Examinations Into Culture, Performance, and Challenges, edited by Ambika Gopal Raj, 1-22. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-8287-9.ch001

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Abstract

Research has shown that social capital plays a significant role in achieving success. For children from disadvantaged communities in India—such as the urban poor—financial and cultural constraints severely limit their ability to complete their schooling, forcing them to enter the job market as unskilled workers. This chapter presents an educational intervention called Project Disha in an urban slum by Kriti Social Initiatives, a non-profit organization in India. Project Disha is a scholarship and mentoring program that aims to teach life skills and fill the social capital gap for these disadvantaged students. Due to the pandemic, the program switched to an online mode, an already challenging situation made more so due to the extremely limited technology available to the children. With limited internet connectivity, frequent power cuts, and access only to inexpensive smartphones, Project Disha now relies on a team of volunteer mentors and creative pedagogical strategies to keep students connected, engaged, and learning.

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