Modelling the effect of deprived physical urban environments on academic performance in the Philippines |
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| Authors: | Ligaya Leah Lara Figueroa Samsung Lim Jihyun Lee |
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| Institution: | 1.School of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia;2.School of Education, University of New South Wales,Sydney,Australia;3.Department of Computer Science, University of the Philippines,Diliman,Philippines |
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| Abstract: | This study investigates how physical urban environments affect academic performance of urban public elementary schools in the Philippines by analysing the physical environment of school facilities and slum areas. Global, local, and semi-parametric regression analyses indicate that there is disproportionate provision of resources among the government schools and that lower academic performance is associated with the provision of fewer clinics rather than the proximity to poverty hotspots. Semiparametric, geographically weighted regression modelling outperformed global and local modelling, and estimated up to 30 % of the variation in math scores where the semi-parametric regression model is based on each school’s number of teachers and rooms, building conditions, availability of health clinics, and the location of slum areas near the school. On the basis of the research findings, it is concluded that the current state of school buildings is adequate and is a lower priority than the provision of health care support and smaller pupil–teacher ratios. Hence, government programs that aim to enhance the academic performance of children from the deprived physical urban environments should prioritize the provision of health clinics as well as maintaining few large schools with small pupil–teacher ratios. |
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