From a Trickle to a Torrent

Education, Migration, and Social Change in a Himalayan Valley of Nepal

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology
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Author: Geoff Childs, Namgyal Choedup ISBN: 9780520971219
Publisher: University of California Press Publication: December 4, 2018
Imprint: University of California Press Language: English
Author: Geoff Childs, Namgyal Choedup
ISBN: 9780520971219
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication: December 4, 2018
Imprint: University of California Press
Language: English

What happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education? From a Trickle to a Torrent documents the demographic and social consequences of educational migration from Nubri, a Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal. The authors explore parents’ motivations for sending their children to distant schools and monasteries, social connections that shape migration pathways, young people’s estrangement from village life, and dilemmas that arise when educated individuals are unable or unwilling to return and reside in their native villages. Drawing on numerous decades of research, this study documents a transitional period when the future of a Himalayan society teeters on the brink of irreversible change.

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What happens to a community when the majority of young people leave their homes to pursue an education? From a Trickle to a Torrent documents the demographic and social consequences of educational migration from Nubri, a Tibetan enclave in the highlands of Nepal. The authors explore parents’ motivations for sending their children to distant schools and monasteries, social connections that shape migration pathways, young people’s estrangement from village life, and dilemmas that arise when educated individuals are unable or unwilling to return and reside in their native villages. Drawing on numerous decades of research, this study documents a transitional period when the future of a Himalayan society teeters on the brink of irreversible change.

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