Education Under Border Shelling: Evidence from Schools Near Line of Control in Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

This study was undertaken in schools which are situated near the Line of Control (LOC) in AJ&K. Objectives of the study were to find the effect of border shelling on educational setup in these schools. The population of the study was elementary and secondary school teachers who were teaching in schools near LOC in Tehsil Abbaspor District Poonch AJ&K. Universal sampling technique was used for sample selection. Five null hypotheses were formulated relating to the objectives of the research study. It was found that border shelling has a significant effect on education setup. It was also found that border shelling had a significant effect on the infrastructure of schools, teacher and student mental stress and student enrolment. Five null hypotheses were formulated which were rejected. It is recommended that government may take special security measures, allocate a special budget, and arrange training and counselling program. Future researchers can investigate border shelling effect on social problems.