A Comparative Study of Attitude of Litrate and Illitrate Parents Towards Girls Education: A Case Study of District Khanewal

The main objective of this research study is to investigate the views of literate and illiterate parents towards their daughter's education and also know about the problems faced by girls during education. A sample of 200 parents (100 from literate areas and 100 from illiterate side) were taken using convenient sampling method. A sample of 300 teachers were also taken from primary schools of Tehsil Mian Channu. Questionnaire was developed to collect primary data from the respondents. Survey method was used to conduct this research study. 5-points Likert scale was used to analyze the data. The findings of the study show that illiterate parents were reluctant to send their daughters to school and got their early marriage as compared to the educated parents who were eager to send their daughters to the schools and spend money on their education. Thus, we conclude that parents' education is necessary of the education of their daughters' education.