ABSTRACT

The present study entitled economic constraints to female in getting higher education was conducted in union council balamabat district Dir lower Pakistan, to explore the economic anomalies which affect female higher education negatively. A sample size stood of 375 was selected by using purposive sampling techniques. The data was collected from both sexes through a well designed data collection tool questionnaire. Frequency and percentage distribution and chi square test was used to ascertain the association between dependent ‘female higher education’ and independent variable ‘economic constraints’ by using SPSS software. The study found that, a highly significant association (p=0.000) was found between dependent and independent variables indicators, the prevalence of poverty; lack of scholarships and loan by the government; inadequate budget allocation; expensive educational system and economic supremacy of male members of a society over women negatively affects women higher education. An immediate steps up is the order of the day by the government to increase the budget which is a tumbling factor along with giving loans and scholarships will increased the level of higher education generally while female particularly were extended some of the recommendations in the light of present study. Keywords: Economic constraints, Female higher education, Insufficient Budget, Pukhtoon Society

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.5.4715