Evaluation of the Spatial and Functional Efficiency of Secondary Education Services in Rural Settlements in Khabat District (Study in geographical services)

Abstract

Educational services are one of the valuable services provided to individuals in rural communities. It is also an open field for the progress of nations and a measure of the degree of civilizational progress. It is clear that this educational service for secondary schools is available in rural settlements in Khabat district, but in light of poor planning. The study aims to shed light on the reality of services in the secondary stage, in order to clarify the extent of unfair in the geographical distribution of educational services, in addition to referring to knowledge and analysis of spatial and functional efficiency. This study is based on the inductive approach. The study was divided into five main axes, represented in the theoretical framework of the study, the spatial distribution and variation of secondary educational services, in addition to evaluating spatial and functional efficiency and future needs for these services. It is worth noting that the study area in the academic year (2022-2023), in terms of the total number of schools, includes 16 secondary schools, and mixed schools have the highest number of them, 13 schools, and the number of male students is higher than the number of girls, while the number of female teachers is higher than the number of male teachers, in addition to the shortage of school buildings, especially in unserved villages by 78,5% of the study area. As for spatial efficiency, most of them are above the educational planning standards, while all indicators of functional efficiency are below the standards, with the exception of the indicator (teacher/student), which is above the standard.