Attitude of Muslim Parents towards Child Education in Nadia District in West Bengal: A Study

Abstract

Muslim parents' attitudes on their children's education and schooling were examined in 
this research. More than 600 Muslim parents with one or more school-aged children were surveyed 
for the research. Some 310 of the Muslim parents belonged to families descended from members of 
one of the Muslim tribes, while the other 290 were from non-Muslim families. Nadia district in West 
Bengal's tribal population comprised the sample's age range of 25 to 35 years. Personal interviews 
and a 23-item questionnaire were utilised to gather data. A four-point Likert type scale was used by 
the respondents to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with each of the statements 
concerning children's education, with 1 indicating strong disagreement and 4 indicating strong 
agreement. For male and female respondents, the mean scores were computed separately for tribal 
and non-tribal Muslim groups. Using the "t" test, researchers looked at how different Muslim 
groups, both tribal and non-tribal, and men and women, viewed education and schooling for their 
children. The results revealed that the majority of respondents had a relatively good view regarding 
their children's education and schooling. Tribal and non-tribal Muslim parents' attitudes were found 
to be indistinguishable, according to the findings. Also, no significant differences were detected 
between the sexes in this study. The future ambitions of tribal and non-tribal Muslim respondents to 
offer facilities for higher education for their offspring were visible in the differences between them. 
Though the government's efforts to universalize education have succeeded in raising public 
awareness and encouraging favourable attitudes about education, the findings of the research 
reveal that more work has to be done. The findings of this study have consequences for 
policymaking and additional research.