Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017

Tribals in Higher Education: Issues and Response

Dr. Moushumi Pattnaik

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-bidi-font-family:Calii;mso-ansi-language:&#10;EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA">Higher education plays a vital role for socio-cultural and economic development of a nation. The role of higher education is to impart training and skill for the empowerment of all. It is key to empowering disadvantaged groups to overcome poverty and to ensure equitable development. Nonetheless it is an effective instrument of upward social mobility. But the tribals of India lag behind in enrolling themselves in higher education , compared to other social groups.&nbsp; The paper aims to explore the structural and functional issues involved in low enrolment of tribals in higher education and envisage an accommodative framework for their inclusion.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;</span></p>