The name is absent

Three key issues were constructed from the main research
question (c.f. discussion above Ch.l pp.30-1). These issues
were more operational than statements of the problem. The
issues lent to the research study a definite and specific
structure. (32)

The next section discusses the structure of the
questionnaire .

5.1. The six interview questions

(1) What is the size of the Anglo-Indian
community in India today?

(2) What do you understand by "educationally
backward"?

(3) What is your perspective of the Anglo-
Indian community's need with regard to
language and education?

(4) What is your viewpoint about the Anglo-
Indian community's need with regard to
religion and education?

(5) What impact does the class or caste
system have on the educational
aspirations of the Anglo-Indian
community?

(6) What are the factors which impinge upon
the educational attainment of the Anglo-
Indians in India today?

The researcher being an Anglo-Indian was aware of the
controversy of the first two questions. Repeating the
questions by wording them differently was deliberate. If,
the first two questions elicited vague answers, there was
a likelihood that answers would be available by the time
the interview had reached questions five and six.
Eventually, the word "backward" was eliminated from the
questions, and "disadvantage" was used, because it would
have been too controversial to use "backward". Questions
five and six are also linked to backwardness, but were

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