IMPACT OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND LEARNING RESOURCES ON TEACHER QUALITY

Abstract

The educational standard of the teachers is directly associated with the available physical setting and the educational facilities available in the schools. This study assessed how the factors affected teacher quality focusing on the availability of resources and the effectiveness of teachers in public primary schools in Punjab. In accordance with this position, the researchers formulated a working hypothesis that advanced infrastructure, and the availability of adequate educational resources had positive effect on the teachers’ performance and instructional delivery. The teachers were surveyed using self-developed questionnaires and the data gathered was analyzed using inferential statistics. The findings were intended to provide guidance to policymakers on the positive implications of the infrastructural developments and the learning resources on research productivity of the teachers toward increase in quality of education.