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The quality of education and its determinants have been a topic of attention since the beginning of formal education. The present paper focuses on the issue of quality education among adolescent girls in the Jammu district (Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir). Out of five dimensions of quality education given by UNICEF, the first and foremost condition is the need to have ’quality learners’ is taken into consideration. It is an exploratory study based on empirical data gathered from 240 adolescent girls studying in sixteen higher secondary schools of Jammu District. The factors like parents’ education, monthly income of parents, family support, school environment, and good nutrition plays a vital role in making girls quality learners. Results show that cultural norms play an essential role in shaping the personality and choices of adolescent girls.
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Bokova, I. (2015). Empowering adolescent girls and young women through education. A Joint Programme by UNESCO, UN Women, UNFPA and the World Bank, Paris. Retrieved from http://www.youthmetro.org/uploads/4/7/6/5/47654969/un_empowering_adolescent_girls_and_young_women_through_education.pdf
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Centre for Development and Population Activities . (2001). Adolescent girls in India: choose a better future: an impact assessment. Retrieved from http://genderlinks.org.za/wpcontent/uploads/imported/articles/attachments/13177_file_blp_report.pdf
Department of Women and Child Development. (1999). Girl child in India: the situational analysis. Retrieved from http://wcd.nic.in/sites/default/files/AR2001-02.pdf
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Gyekye, K. (1987). An essay on African philosophical thought. the akan conceptual scheme. Cambridge University Press.
King, E. M. (1990). Educating girls and women: investing in development. Washington DC.
MOSP. (2012). Children in India- 2012: A statistical appraisal report. India: The Ministry of Statistical and Programme Implementation.
Sen, P. (1999). Enhancing women’s choices in responding to domestic violence in Calcutta: a comparison of employment and education. The European Journal of Development Research, 11(2), 65-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/09578819908426739
UNFPA. (2004). UNFPA state of the world population 2004: the Cairo consensus at ten: population, reproductive health and global effort to end poverty. Retrieved from https://www.unfpa.org/publications/state-world-population-2004
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