Evaluation of educational accessibility using GIS and network analysis : a case study of Pak Kred Distric in Nonthaburi, Thailand | |
| Author | Kanit Tinnoraset |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.RS-19-19 |
| Subject(s) | Geographic information systems--Educational applications Education--Thailand--Nonthaburi Network Analysis Communication |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | This study aims to identify spatial distribution and evaluate the educational accessibility of elementary schools and junior high schools for decreasing the inequality of educational accessibility problem. In this research, the distance and travel time between communities and schools are used to identify the educational accessibility, and student could travel to school within 30 minutes. Distribution of schools are random patterns except nearest neighbor analysis presents dispersed patterns in both of Pak Kret district and Nonthaburi province. The educational accessibility of student in each school service area are perform to evaluate the school capacity and number of students in their service areas. The relationship presents imbalance between schools and students. Most students can access the education within 30 minutes while some students take time more than 30 minutes. Students in the east rather high accessibility than the west because number of schools in the east is higher and cluster than the west. Furthermore, most of small and medium school sizes can support students for complete school capacities, while students in large and extra-large school sizes are lower than school capacity. Finally, school capacity complement depends on educational accessibility of students such as population density, school location, and school capacity definition. |
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology |
| Department | Department of Information and Communications Technologies (DICT) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Remote Sensing (RS) |
| Chairperson(s) | Sarawut Ninsawat |
| Examination Committee(s) | Tripathi, Nitin Kumar ; Miyazaki, Hiroyuki |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Royal Thai Government Fellowship |
| Degree | Thesis (M. Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2019 |