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Research Paper Presentation

Ringchan Ali presented his MPhil research (abstract given below) in the Economics Faculty Departmental Meeting held on 25th January, 2018, at 10:00a.m in TRC-1.

Impact of Remoteness on Education Quality

Ringchan Ali

Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between remoteness and the student learning outcomes and simultaneously investigates the impact of remoteness on school infrastructure. Existing literature focuses on the impact of remoteness on socio-economic conditions however, it lacks the idea of remoteness effecting education quality. Data related to the learning outcomes and school infrastructure has been acquired through Annual Status of Education Report (ASER 2016) dataset. This will be the first study to investigate the impact of remoteness on learning outcomes. Results of this study can help inform policy decisions to reduce educational inequities arising from remoteness in rural areas.