ISSN 2736-1586
African Journal of Geography and Regional Planning ISSN 3627-8945 Vol. 6 (6), pp. 001-009, June, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
Problems and prospects of primary education in Mathura district: A geographical analysis
Kapil Kaushik
Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002, India. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 11 April, 2019
Abstract
Distribution and availability of primary education act as a vital factor in regional as well as human resource development. The present paper aims at assessing spatial problems of primary education among the blocks of Mathura district. This study was based on secondary sources of data. A total of eighteen selected variables were grouped into the three categories of primary educational attainment, primary educational facilities and socio-economic development. Statistical techniques like composite z-score and correlation have been applied to the data sets. The study revealed that at the block level there was unequal distribution of attainment in primary education. It is also interesting to note that the low level of attainment in primary education was mainly due to the socio-economic conditions of people rather than the educational facilities available in the blocks.
Key words: Universalization, curriculum, human resource, labor market and primary education.