ABSTRACT

This chapter explicates the academic dimension of the school and the way the school is meeting the educational objectives of adolescent Muslim girls. Whatever the method of classroom organisation, the quality of pupil learning is always strongly affected by the nature of interaction through which that learning is mediated. One teacher attributed the Muslim girls' shyness to their inadequate English and limited experience of education. Homework is never seen as a pleasure, but always as an unpleasant imposition on the pupils' time. Qualifications are extremely important for an individual's future and good examination results can lead to the realisation of a person's educational and career aspirations. A person's educational aspirations are affected by several variables: ability, motivation and achievement are the most significant. The chapter shows the high regard for education as far as all the girls and the vast majority of parents are concerned.