| | WOMENS EDUCATION A STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING WOMEN'S ENTRY INTO HIGHER EDUCATION . INTRODUCTION Inducement of social change as one of the fundamental functions of education has been spelt out in the report of the Indian Education Commission (1964-66) thus: "The realization of the country's aspirations involves changes in the knowledge, skills and values of the people as a whole. If this 'change in a grand scale' is to be achieved without a violent revolution there is one and only instrument that can be used ?€“ Education". EDUCATION :- Education is the nourishment of the mind with knowledge this is practiced purposefully and productively. |