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Taluka Wise Comparative Analysis of Educational Facilities in Thane District


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1 Department of Economics, R.K. Talreja College, Ulhasnagar & Ph.D. Research Scholar - Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, India
2 Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, India
 

The study aims to investigate the presence of disparity in educational facilities such as availability of educational institutions, teacher- pupil ratio and teacher’s availability per institution in fifteen talukas of Thane district, Maharashtra State of India during2008-09 to 2016-17.

Objectives: To study the growth of primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17; (2) To analyse taluka wise availability of primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges per ten thousand of population in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17; (3) To analyse taluka wise teacher pupil ratio in schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17 and; (4) To analyse taluka wise availability of teachers in primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: Present study is based on secondary data collected through various official sources/publications on different talukas (Fifteen) of Thane district of Maharashtra. Researcher has studied the presence of disparities in educational facilities in these selected (samples) talukas.

Findings: The study showed that availability of institutions per ten thousand of populationwas observed maximum for primary schools between Jawhar, Thane and Ulhasnagar Talukas (19.6), between Palghar and Talasari (40.5) for pupil teacher ratio and between Vasai and Mokhada (15.4) for teacher’s availability per institution. Disparity problems have existed in remaining Talukas also but were less than specified above. Application: Result outcome can be useful for the government to understand the causes for low quality of human resources in the region and can also help in framing suitable policies to overcome it.


Keywords

Educational Facilities, Disparity, Pupil Teacher Ratio, Teachers Availability, Mean, Range.
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Authors

Gulab T. Singh
Department of Economics, R.K. Talreja College, Ulhasnagar & Ph.D. Research Scholar - Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, India
Suresh Maind
Department of Economics, University of Mumbai, India

Abstract


The study aims to investigate the presence of disparity in educational facilities such as availability of educational institutions, teacher- pupil ratio and teacher’s availability per institution in fifteen talukas of Thane district, Maharashtra State of India during2008-09 to 2016-17.

Objectives: To study the growth of primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17; (2) To analyse taluka wise availability of primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges per ten thousand of population in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17; (3) To analyse taluka wise teacher pupil ratio in schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17 and; (4) To analyse taluka wise availability of teachers in primary, secondary, higher secondary schools and colleges in Thane district of Maharashtra between 2008-09 to 2016-17.

Methods/Statistical Analysis: Present study is based on secondary data collected through various official sources/publications on different talukas (Fifteen) of Thane district of Maharashtra. Researcher has studied the presence of disparities in educational facilities in these selected (samples) talukas.

Findings: The study showed that availability of institutions per ten thousand of populationwas observed maximum for primary schools between Jawhar, Thane and Ulhasnagar Talukas (19.6), between Palghar and Talasari (40.5) for pupil teacher ratio and between Vasai and Mokhada (15.4) for teacher’s availability per institution. Disparity problems have existed in remaining Talukas also but were less than specified above. Application: Result outcome can be useful for the government to understand the causes for low quality of human resources in the region and can also help in framing suitable policies to overcome it.


Keywords


Educational Facilities, Disparity, Pupil Teacher Ratio, Teachers Availability, Mean, Range.

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