SOCIO-CULTURALPROBLEMS FACED BY FEMALE STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

Abstract

The present study is survey research mainly focused to test different hypothesis, a series of related past researchers were studied to identify the objectives of the study. Various research questions were formulated to show the relationships between variables of the study. Universe of the present study was two different government universities, namely Bacha Khan University Charsadda and University of Malakand. Self-administered matrix designed questionnaire of three points scales was used for collecting data for the study. Sample random sampling technique was used by the researcher; using proportional allocation technique. Data was collected from 200 respondents through questionnaire. The collected data was presented in two types’ first descriptive statistics which contains frequencies, percentage and table and secondly researcher has used Chi Square test in inferential statistics to show the relationship between formulated hypotheses. The collected data was analyzed through SPSS and presented in tabular form. The study reflects the low ratio of female higher education in the area and concludes that women of the area face numerous problems in getting higher education. The study suggested increase in the number of female higher education institutions equipped with required facilities, motivation and mobilization for female higher education, media positive role, religious leaders, restriction on early marriages, freedom of expression and more opportunities of female jobs in order to overcome the issue.