Problems of Rural and Urban Muslim Girls in Higher Education-A Study

Abstract

Muslim girls form an important part of our society. They should therefore get higher education in reforming our society without facing any problem. So, the present paper proposed to study the problems of rural and urban Muslim girls with regard to higher education. The main aim of the present study was to find out the problems of rural and urban Muslim girls in receiving scholarships in higher education. It’s another aim was to study the problems of rural and urban Muslim girls with regard to dropout in higher education. The study also attempted to find out the incidence of discrimination and harassment of rural and urban Muslim girls in higher education. The method of investigation for the present study was descriptive survey method. The sample of the present study was consisted of 80 rural, 80 urban Muslim girls and 30 rural dropout and 30 urban dropout Muslim girls (total 160 Muslim girls and 60 dropout Muslim girls were selected randomly) from 4 provincialised degree colleges of Barpeta District. The investigator used self constructed questionnaire for finding out the problems of the sampled girls. The study revealed no significant difference between problems of rural and urban Muslim girls in receiving scholarships and with regard to dropout in higher education. But, the investigator found significant difference between the incidence of discrimination and harassment of rural and urban Muslim girls in higher education.