UNDERLYING FACTORS FOR OUT-OFSCHOOL CHILDREN BELONGING TO MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF TALUKA HALA, DISTRICT MATIARI, SINDH)

Abstract

The survey is conducted focusing marginalized and deprived communities including scheduled castes of the area and giving significant space to attain the opinions of the parents belonging to these communities. The study also compares the educational and economic status of both marginalized Hindu communities and Muslims living in the area. This study is conducted to analyse the school enrolment status on the basis of religious diversity of the rural areas of taluka Hala, district Matiari, providing facts and figures about socio-economic conditions of the population living in the area, number of school going and Out-Of-School children in the area. The study also provides perception of teachers belonging to the local schools about high number of OutOf-School children in the area. The study reveals the most common underlying factors for low school enrolment of children belonged to marginalized communities in the area.