Paper Title: EFFECT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF TRIBAL STUDENTS AT SECONDARY LEVEL IN DHANBAD DISTRICT
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Education is a fundamental right of every Indian child. It is the most important element for growth and prosperity of the nation. Human beings are uniquely endowed with many abilities. The intellectual and cultural aspects of human beings distinct from other animals. Unlike other creatures, humans are capable of learning and being educated. Education ensures survival of the human race, maintains its intellectual and cultural traditions and helps in developing enlightened civilizations that history has witnessed through ages. Education is an essential ingredient of socio-economic development. Tribal students being socially disadvantaged have significantly lower academic achievement as compared to the non-tribal students. Theirs’ levels of performance are very much low due to psycho-social factors rooted in it. They need proper help, motivation, encouragement, guidance and remedial instruction. The proper diagnosis of their educational backwardness and corrective treatment are also necessary ingredients of a sound educational programme for the deprived tribal students’ population in comparison to socially advantaged groups. Dhanbad is a district of Jharkhand. As per 2011 census 28.5% ST People live in Dhanbad district and the literacy rate of tribal people is 49.29%. Among the tribal people 98.06% people live in rural areas where as 1.94% people live in urban areas. Another interesting and important feature is that 18 types are found to live in Dhanbad district. They are handicapped socially as well as educationally and found to be educationally backward.
Keywords: Socio-Economic Status, Academic Achievement, Schedule Tribe & Secondary Level.
Keywords:Socio-Economic Status, Academic Achievement, Schedule Tribe & Secondary Level.
DOI Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.V.2025.91-96
Review By – Dr. Parimal Sarkar and Dr. Chandan Adhikary