摘要：ABSTRACT The girl child who has been neglected for centuries in our country is in our focus today.
The present study aimed to know the reasons for girls not attending school and their resourcefulness
to the families. The total sample consisted of randomly selected 80 school going and 100 non-school
going girls of 6-12 years and their either of parents. Rural areas of Northern Karnataka were the study
area. Pre-tested schedule was used to elicit information by personal interview and memory recall
method. Resourcefulness of the girls was assessed by their time spent on different activities. Majority
of the girls were not attending school as they were required in home or field to work as unpaid
labourers. School going girls also spent more time on domestic, child-care, paid and unpaid agricultural
activities than on studies. Girls were helpful, thus resourceful to their families. To improve the educational
status of the girls, flexible timing of school should be introduced to enable more girls to attend schools
after completing their other work. Revision of content of the curriculum to increase the relevance of
school learning to the real life is very essential to change the attitude of parents towards the use of
education.
关键词：KEYWORDS Girl Child. Educational Status. Child-care. Agricultural Activities. School Going Girls.
Rural Areas
