Asian girls in secondary schools: a British perspective.

This paper reviews some of the specific difficulties faced by South Asian (referred to in the text as Asians) girls in British secondary schools. These include tension and anxiety, mainly caused by the differences in values and belief systems of home and school, psychosomatic illnesses, vocational aspirations, scholastic attainment and progression to higher education. In light of this review, some suggestions are offered which might alleviate these difficulties and thereby improve the equality of opportunity for Asian girls. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]