International Journal in Management & Social Science
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 9

Challenges and opportunities for girl education in Rajasthan

  • Author:
  • Sunita Gehlot, Shirish Balya
  • Total Page Count: 8
  • Page Number: 162 to 169

Shah Goverdhan Lal Kabra Teachers College, Jodhpur, India-342001

*Corresponding author: drsunitagehlot@gmail.co

Online published on 22 June, 2018.

Abstract

In the ancient times girl education was given proper attention and the women has honourable position in the society. Rajasthan was also known for many intellect women. But a great change has occurred in the position of women after independence as far as education is concern due to many reasons. There are so many challenges in the field of girl education after independence. Gender differences, poverty and practices of early marriage are the most important ethos associated with the girl education in Rajasthan. Various challenges for the enrolment and drop out of the girl students are sum up with the objective to assess the challenges and its opportunities of girl education in Rajasthan in the present study.