Girls' Socialisation and Schooling

This book delves into the socialisation process in the distinctive spheres of the family, community, and school, which has an unfavourable impact on girls' schooling and their 'school life expectancy' in India. Through extensive fieldwork in selected tribal, rural areas in the Indian State of Odisha, it carefully explores various dimensions of the disempowering process of socialisation on schooling and dropping out among tribal, other backward classes, and scheduled caste girls.

 

The volume makes an important intervention in gender and education by focusing on the sociological implications of gendering education for girls. It aims to explore the complexity of societal factors contributing to girls leaving formal education prematurely. It examines the societal, cultural, and systemic barriers they face and how girls enrolled in a particular community construct their educational goals. It also assesses the feasibility of those goals and addresses or overcomes obstacles to completing their education, especially in rural settings.

 

This book will make a significant contribution to the field by offering insightful information to scholars of education, gender studies, sociology, anthropology, development studies, policymakers, and anyone else interested in promoting gender equality in education. It will also be crucial as it comprehensively explains the complexities surrounding girls' education, contextualised within the Indian social and cultural landscape.