ZENITH International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research
Year : 2013, Volume : 3, Issue : 9
First page : ( 181) Last page : ( 192)
Online ISSN : 2231-5780.

Impact of socio-economic status on higher education aspiration among rural girls

Dr. Maheswari K. Kavitha*, Dr. Singh J. Godwin Prem**

*Assistant Professor, P.G and Research Department of Social Work, Shrimati Indira Gandhi College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

**Assistant ProfessoR, P.G and Research Department of Social Work, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Online published on 11 April, 2014.

Abstract

An attempt was made in the present investigation to study the impact of socio-economic status on higher education aspiration among rural girls and examine whether there was any significant difference between the higher education aspirants and on aspirants with regard to their socioeconomic status. Socio-economic status is the independent variable and the higher education aspiration is the dependent variable of the study. A sample of 370 respondents from the universe of 926 students were selected through stratified proportionate random sampling technique the groups of mathematics, science, commerce and vocational groups. Socio-economic status scale by Dr.Meenakshi (1985) was administered for data collection along with other variables like course of study, academic performance and favourable family environment towards education. The results revealed that there exists a significant difference between the respondent's higher education aspiration with regard to their overall socio-economic status, especially the dimensions of profession, property, locality and social status shown a significant difference between the higher education aspirants and non-aspirants.

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