Chakraborty, Srijita
(2020)
Role of missions in the education of girls.
Learning Curve (7).
pp. 88-91.
ISSN 2582-1644
Abstract
Despite the government’s steady efforts to ensure
schooling for all, 11.9 million children between
the ages of six and thirteen remain out of school.
Most of these children are from marginalised
communities. In the Muslim community, girls have
not had enough opportunities for education, for
the most part, due to their restricted geographic
mobility, although this pattern is changing owing
to a shift in the attitude of parents. Having realised
the benefits of education, such as better marriage
prospects for girls and an increased likelihood that
the next generation will, in turn, be educated,
parents are now willing to pay a price for quality
education. The poor quality of public education
has given rise to a private market where residential
institutes, called missions, offer a solution to the
challenges associated with girls’ mobility.
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