A study of educational awareness among tribal parents in the salboni block of Jangal Mahal

Education is the fundamental key for improving the quality of manpower, and an important factor in accelerating rapid growth in social, economic and political fields. The objectives of the study are to study the literacy rate in the parents, awareness about government scheme, parental objective in educating their children, financial aid for children and to assess the difficulties faced by them and to suggest suitable remedies. The analytical description survey method has been suitably employed for this study. The result of this study was based on the primary data that was collected with the help of well-structured and pre-tested interview schedule, administered to 400 respondents in the Salboni block in four villages. A purposive random sampling method was adopted for sample selection and data collection. From the findings of the study, that the Bhumij tribe are more aware about education than Santhal and Mahali. Several socio-economic and living conditions factors those are directly and indirectly responsible for the socio-economic and educational backwardness or the tribal in this region are poverty, lack of knowledge about government scheme, lack of tribal teacher, lack of educational instruction in their mother tongue etc. But the firm determination and dedication of the teachers, government and community can give sight to the educationally impaired, backward tribal children and empower the tribal to look at their problem in civil societies.